Dr Sally Le Page

Did you know I presented Genetics Unzipped for a few years? That's got some similar sort of stories.

From season 5 onwards, about half the episodes are presented by me

Haven't got to the end, but yeah.

Though it is kinda terrifying hearing about how repressed anger etc is a huge predictor for MND, lung cancer and melanoma as well as the (more expected) inflammation and immune disorders. It's basically a long list of why repressed emotions are unhealthy.

I've not read it but I have heard it's pretty sympathetic to sexual abusers.

I'm listening to When The Body Says No and it's very thought-provoking if what he claims is true.

He's basically saying that people wouldn't be abused by their partners if they weren't so irritating.

This guy teaches people about trauma. That's his job. And he said that.

Bessel van der Kolk, the hugely influential trauma expert (who wrote The Body Keeps The Score) just said on a webinar I was watching that domestic violence rose during Covid because people do irritating things, so their partners get annoyed with them.

Good lord.

No. So much no.

📻 My BBC World Service documentary is out today!!! 🦠

If you want to hear about bacterial suicide bombers, willing cannibalism victims, faecal transplants and resurrecting Ancient Egyptian diseases, then have I got the programme for you.

bbc.com/audio/play/p... or search 'BBC The Documentary'

📻 My BBC World Service documentary is out today!!! 🦠

If you want to hear about bacterial suicide bombers, willing cannibalism victims, faecal transplants and resurrecting Ancient Egyptian diseases, then have I got the programme for you.

bbc.com/audio/play/p... or search 'BBC The Documentary'

AI generated image of a dark skinned forest gnome with blue eyes and long brown hair in furs and leathers with a bow and arrow next to a white wolf in a snowy forest.

*starts a new D&D campaign*

I'm definitely going to branch out from my usual wood elf druid.

*makes a forest gnome ranger*

Dammit!

I didn't know Beech Martens were a thing!

But I'm glad I wasn't optimistically calling a cat a pine marten.

Before I get too excited, can any of you tell me what you think this is? It's in mid Wales.

OK, I'm not going mad, this looks like a pine marten, right???

AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

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Before I get too excited, can any of you tell me what you think this is? It's in mid Wales.

At the pub last night, in the middle of a conversation about which bird we would be, I said:

"Even a blackbird is a predator to worms."

I'm still think about how profound it sounds (even if it isn't really)

Nice! I've been seeing quite a few herons too!

A hot drinks machine with an option for 'beverage with the taste of hot chocolate'. A welcome dose of honesty because vending machine hot chocolate never gets beyond 'tastes vaguely like hot chocolate' in terms of quality.

I'm am absolutely on board with the blunt but long-overdue honesty of this hot drinks machine.

I have manifested myself a cat for a day!

Oh, I can see right down through the water just fine with polarising glasses. I just wish I could be looking on the same level as the fish instead of down at them.

In the summer with such little rain the visibility is a good metre or two.

In the sun, the aquatic plants light up and there are literally thousands of fish just below the surface.

I'm so angry that I can't stick my face in it because of all the sewage.

Selfie of me on a paddleboard on a calm river

It's hard to describe just how calm the river was yesterday.

I haven't been able to go out paddling nearly as much as I would like to because of my health, but whenever I can make it out, it's so worth it.

God the worst thing about not having the capacity to finish my house reno is not being able to have a cat. I am physically aching for one.

I'm honestly surprised it's *only* declined 60%

Arguably the greatest thing ever committed to print

It's been so long I don't recall. And I imagine the syllabus has changed quite a bit. I'd be surprised if antibiotics resistance wasn't covered

Me next to a UK Health Security Agency sign

Today I'm at the UK Health Security Agency recording interviews about how bacteria swap antibiotic resistance secrets with each other 🦠

Sally and Sue in a recording booth

So nice to be back in a recording studio and interviewing scientists (my favourite part of my job).

Chatted to four microbiologists for the BBC World Service radio documentary I'm presenting all about bacterial social lives 🦠💕🦠

What to do when wasps crash your picnic – a scientist’s guide to dining safely with these insects Did you know wasps switch from ham to jam foraging during the late summer?

It's a bumper-wasp year: here are my top tips on how to dine alongside wasps, without getting stung.

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Just finished writing the script for a climate masterclass which will be delivered to the directors of an absolutely mahoosively influential company when it comes to emissions.

Such a good feeling.

“did u finish the work on the terrifying dread kraken to strike fear in the hearts of men”

“sure did boss just like u asked made him goofy as hell all googley eyed and waving his lil tentacles up in the air’

“wait wat”

Weather forecast showing 44.8mm daily rain and peaks of 11.7mm/h

I think I'll be able to top up the water butts tomorrow 😬