Niamh Ordner
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Michael Middlebrooks
2 months ago
I'm quoted in this fun article in Smithsonian Magazine. It's sea slug science meets science fiction. One of my photographs is also featured in it.
#sluglife
#scifi
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These Sea Slugs Can 'Eat' Sunlight—but They're No Astrophage. Here's How the 'Project Hail Mary' Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth's Oceans
By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-sea-slugs-can-eat-sunlight-but-theyre-no-astrophage-heres-how-the-project-hail-mary-antagonist-has-a-real-life-analog-in-earths-oceans-180988361/
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As an undergrad researcher, I’ve seen firsthand how NIH budget cuts are impacting the very people who make science possible — mentors, friends, even family. Thank you to those still fighting for the future of research. My latest for the
@latimes.com
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www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it
NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers facing career uncertainty.
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-07-06/nih-budget-cuts-threaten-the-future-of-medical-research-and-young-scientists
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
12 months ago
The
#MMF50th
fellows have completed orientation and we're thrilled to watch as they use their learned
#SciComm
skills to write the news!
add a skeleton here at some point
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