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Claire Lonsdale

@clairelonsdale

Microbiologist/Molecular Biologist/Engineering Biologist My views, not necessarily those of my employer

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Underwater glue could solve sticky problems for military divers
Underwater glue could solve sticky problems for military divers YouTube video by Dstl

youtube.com/watch?v=JuM0...

17.05.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No sugar at all. Maybe that's why it was horrible... πŸ€”

13.05.2025 14:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I once accidentally used self raising flour to make toad in the hole. It was effectively sausage cake. I did not find the texture pleasant.

13.05.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Awesome sun halo today

01.05.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, what a fabulous and exciting role!

07.04.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@ncaturner.bsky.social I need a purple bug sticker (hint.... hint....)

01.04.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad photography (fun eclipse)

29.03.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They loved it so much they had to be thrown out!
#SOTSEF

15.03.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What building are you in? We can't identify you in the programme!

15.03.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Team Lonsdale are having a great time at #SOTSEF today

15.03.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't tell if it's snow, sand or something else! Could be Nottingham twinned with Hoth... Or Arizona? But given the time of year it could also be Marco Island?

28.02.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Where are you?

28.02.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah, but yours isn't just any whale...

28.01.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol, I was thinking of you when I read the headlines!

28.01.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Your kid should meet my kids. This is right up their street πŸ’₯

20.12.2024 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cut out paper snowflake with a DNA design

Cut out paper snowflake with a DNA design

Merry Christmas folks! πŸ§¬β„οΈ

20.12.2024 14:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enhancing UK Biosecurity: DASA Launches Microbial Forensics Competition DASA and UKMFC seek novel technology options to enhance the UK’s Microbial Forensic capability

🚨funding opportunity🚨
🧬πŸ–₯️🦠
www.gov.uk/government/n...

13.12.2024 10:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you do microbiology you can cut the end off a loop to make a reasonably good antler shape (sorry, photos on my laptop and I'm on my phone!)

04.12.2024 09:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A TNG scene. We're in the Enterprise conference room, where Picard is holding a meeting with Data, Troi, and Dr Crusher. Barclay is also there, for unknown reasons. Maybe he wandered into the meeting and just sat down, and everyone was too polite to mention it. That happened to me once. I was visiting an office location I didn't normally go to and I wasn't quite sure which conference room I was supposed to be in. I walked into one and sat down and it took me five minutes to realize I was in the wrong meeting. From the perspective of the people in that room, halfway through that meeting, a stranger walked in, sat next to the boss, took notes for five minutes, then walked out without saying a word.

A TNG scene. We're in the Enterprise conference room, where Picard is holding a meeting with Data, Troi, and Dr Crusher. Barclay is also there, for unknown reasons. Maybe he wandered into the meeting and just sat down, and everyone was too polite to mention it. That happened to me once. I was visiting an office location I didn't normally go to and I wasn't quite sure which conference room I was supposed to be in. I walked into one and sat down and it took me five minutes to realize I was in the wrong meeting. From the perspective of the people in that room, halfway through that meeting, a stranger walked in, sat next to the boss, took notes for five minutes, then walked out without saying a word.

At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes

03.12.2024 16:58 πŸ‘ 10000 πŸ” 2463 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 177

I can't bear repeated acronyms with different meanings. To the point where I would rather go longhand forever!

03.12.2024 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My final leg on my 2 week tour of the UK: Patrick Vallance kicks off #Synbitech2024

03.12.2024 09:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a great talk. So many applications!

27.11.2024 14:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you at #SBUK2024 ?
Come and say hi!

27.11.2024 09:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Robot or human?

Hello stranger. Long time no see, but did think of you the other day when this randomly popped up: www.walmart.com/ip/ScentMark....

11.11.2024 10:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just popping up to welcome all the recent arrivals :-)
Now back to lurking until I have something interesting to say...

11.11.2024 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the sticker on the right is beautiful. Is it something's logo?

08.11.2024 13:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there's quite a few epi folks on the genomics/bioinformatics feed if you've dropped by there?

04.09.2024 10:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But all the information richness pertaining to those base modifications (here methylation) is lost... That information could be of value elsewhere in the surveillance ecosystem

28.08.2024 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a super resource - thank you!
I am looking for raw nanopore data (preferably non-amplicon, but all data appreciated) from these viruses, and others. If any of the contributors would like to share with me please reach out :-)

28.08.2024 08:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo shows two large white furry growths on top of some pale yellow liquid in a plastic bottle

Photo shows two large white furry growths on top of some pale yellow liquid in a plastic bottle

@contamclub.bsky.social I don't often go in the lab these days but I just found this on some long forgotten elderflower cordial and immediately thought of you!

20.08.2024 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0