Corinne Purtill

Corinne Purtill

@corinnepurtill.bsky.social

Science & medicine reporter, LA Times.

2,548 Followers 1,149 Following 2 Posts Joined Oct 2023
11 months ago

Hello @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social - possible to get in touch? Corinne.purtill@latimes.com. Thanks!

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L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to learn what they've done to the sea The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be gauging the impact.

The L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to examine the effects in the ocean. @corinnepurtill.bsky.social @rosannaxia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor... @latimes.com

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Graffiti wall art by @Steeke13. Text reads “THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS”

Seen in Venice Beach today

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Doctors identify 'alarming' new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles County health officials have identified what appears to be a strain unique to Los Angeles amid a spike in drug-resistant shigellosis cases.

Doctors identify ‘alarming’ new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles, @corinnepurtill.bsky.social reports

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This week I’m giving thanks for the Sling-Jaw Wrasse, and it’s amazing jaw #biomechanics!
🐟🦑🧪🌿

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Re-creating a family tradition, one walnut at a time A writer tries to re-create a traditional Italian walnut-based liqueur made by her great-grandfather and makes connections to her family and culture.

As a good Italian boy who knows how to recreate Mom & Grandma's Sunday Sauce, this story warmed me. Beautifully written @corinnepurtill.bsky.social -- hope you bring some to a holiday pot luck. www.latimes.com/food/story/2...

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Re-creating a family tradition one walnut at a time A writer tries to re-create a traditional Italian walnut-based liqueur made by her great-grandfather and makes connections to her family and culture.

"Tradition matters. So do the things we learn along the way. We are all just future ancestors, acting out our bit part on Earth before shuffling off to spend the rest of eternity watching from the wings." Absolutely in love with @corinnepurtill.bsky.social story!

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Thanks Ian!

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A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park She's big, she's green, and she's L.A.'s newest icon. Meet Gnatalie the dinosaur.

"Time passes. Things happen. Ice ages, cave paintings, nation-states, Bach."

Beautiful piece by @corinnepurtill.bsky.social. Each word carefully chosen, like the meticulous work of paleontologists brushing and cataloguing fossils. This story begs to be read out loud. www.latimes.com/science/stor...

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