Natalie, PhD

For those you encounter with a conspiracy mindset re: #COVID...we KNEW this family of viruses could cause a pandemic.
1) SARS/MERS preceded COVID
2) We actually have a list of the viral families with the highest pandemic potential (see attached)

Source: @science.org www.science.org/cont...

I like how part of the word for spider in Chinese Hanzi is basically "insect" on the left and what looks like a dude running for an exit on the right.

#spiders

I miss sleep

We're in the phase of newborn where kiddo will happily suck on a finger to calm down.

So today when she started fussing my husband turns to me and says: "Give her the finger."

I wish I could say I started laughing, but I just nodded and didn't realize what he said until he started laughing.

AstraZeneca has undergraduate internships in Frederick, MD - there are a variety of roles for folks studying engineering (mechanical, bio[medical],chemical,industrial,environmental), biology, chemistry, statistics, environmental science careers.astrazeneca.com/job/frederic... #chemsky 🧪⚗️ #chemsummer

EL entered popular consciousness after the late Oliver Sacks, on a hunch that EL had similar pathophysiology as Parkinson's disease, experimentally administered L-DOPA to catatonic patients, some of whom made miraculous recoveries, reanimating after decades of catatonia.

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When people are skeptical of long COVID, you may want to point them to Encephelaitis Lethargica (EL). Still unexplained, but many researchers hypothesize that the Spanish Flu was a causative factor.

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#longCOVID #infectiousDisease #virology #neuroscience

Oh look an actually relevant Guiness World Record.

If this was widespread, it could help a lot with enigmatic rare diseases, mysterious ICU visits, and the like. That is, if we don't lose the pre-existing conditions clause first. 🫠

#genomeSequencing #biotechnology #health #rareDisease

...And the functional elements were all represented with different colors of highlighted text. With a key at the bottom.

It'll take time - we are experiencing the regrowth and succession of an ecosystem. Y'all are the pioneer species.

Now that I have a newborn, I can safely say everyone's first love was a nipple.

Nurse: wow, it's hard to find a vein for the IV. You're very dehydrated.

Me: ...you gave me specific instructions not to eat or drink several hours before the procedure.

Nurse:

What's the hardest puzzle in Puzzle Depot's story levels? Tough to say, but Electroroach is a toughie that's gotten some attention.

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Check out Puzzle Depot on Steam during the launch period and get 10% off!
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#puzzledepot #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

This. I don't think a world with *no* cars is practical, but we could make them a lot less murderous.
#cars #vehicularManslaughter

If not friend then why friend-shaped?

Mexican Coke - Wikipedia

Actually, that cane sugar Mexican coke is now made mostly for U.S./non-Mexico markets due to the country's sugar tax.

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If you hadn't heard the news, Puzzle Depot is now OUT on Steam! Solve sokoban-style puzzles with surprising mechanics and object interactions!

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#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame #puzzledepot

Capturing tiny jumping spider friend strains the limits of my phone's camera.

#Salticidae #invertebrates #arachnid #photography

Unrelated to romance but I like how in nearly any other industry this line would be eyebrow-raising, but in biotech we are like 'yep this just in water is wet':

"The biotech company currently loses money and analysts expect additional losses while its drugs are still in development."

As a former field researcher, I can confirm this.

I got out not because of the danger, but because of how frustrating it was to get statistical significance for your studies because half of your field project would disappear.

That's a lot o' buddies

This is a true statement.

When you are the Batman of science journalism:

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#chemSky

This does not, however, rule out unplanned nuclear explosions...?

A scattering of many succulents and other plants amdist some new pots in a long-delayed repotting project.

Past me: oh, a bit of plant fell off let me just put it in a tiny pot.

Current me: How did I get this many plants.

#plantSky #succulents #repottingProcrastination

Fun insect-fungal mutualism alert!

#insects #invertebrates #fungi #symbiosis #bioSky

Scientists looking for new roles: follow @jobrxiv.org!!

It's an open, international job board for scientists and regularly posts jobs from academia and industry. Way more organized than my ad-hoc job posting.

#science #biotech #pharma #research #bioSky #chemSky #PhD #postdoc

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