Yvonne Masters, Ph.D.

YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer

🚀 Amnesia? ✅
Alone in space? ✅
Save the world with microbiology? Just another Tuesday. 🧬😅

Project Hail Mary is a hilarious, space adventure packed with science, heart, and an alien BFF 👽💚

🎬 Movie lands March 2026 starring Ryan Gosling! #SciFiReads #MicrobiologyInSpace
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✨ Iridescence is a 3D-printed, AI-powered collar inspired by hummingbirds! 🐦💡 It senses movement & emotions, using 200 color-changing quills to mimic expressions in real time. On display at MSI Chicago’s Wired to Wear, it’s a stunning leap into wearable tech & social interaction! 🌈👗 #Innovation

✨ Just visited the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago, and WOW! 🎄 🌎 The Christmas Around the World & Holiday of Lights exhibits were pure magic—trees, lights, and holiday cheer galore! Loved the sign by the tree: “Where Science Sparkles.” 👩🏻‍🔬💡🎅 A must-see this season! #ScienceSparkles #Chicago

🎷✨ Microbial jazz magic! This winning #AgarArt2024 piece turns a Petri dish into a jazz club, featuring bacteria from extreme environments creating saxophones, pianos, and more. Art, science, and music in perfect harmony!

#ScienceArt #MicrobialJoy

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‘Conan the Bacterium’ can withstand radiation that could kill a human. Scientists say they’ve found its secret weapon | CNN A type of bacteria dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” can withstand radiation thousands of times stronger than what can kill a human. Now, scientists have figured out why.

Meet “Conan the Bacterium”! 🦠Scientists unlocked the secret of this microbe’s radiation resistance—a powerful antioxidant trio. This discovery could shield astronauts👩🏻‍🚀 from cosmic rays on deep-space missions 🚀 and protect human health. Science meets survival! #science

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Getting ready to bring some science magic to my daughter’s STEM Night! 🧼✨ We’ll be diving into a hands-on handwashing activity, and I’ve got fun stickers for all the students who join in. Let’s make germs run and learning fun! 🦠💥 #STEMNight #ScienceIsCool #HandsOnLearning #WomenInSTEM

Student Travel Scholarship #

Undergraduate and graduate students studying food safety/microbiology, apply for IAFP Student Travel Scholarships to the 2025 European Symposium (Madrid) or the 2025 IAFP Annual Meeting (Cleveland)!
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