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Just a quick intro post to say hello!

I'm a mid-40s woman in tech and security engineer. I'm neurodivergent, genderfluid, and my pronouns are she/they.

I tend to use Mastodon for the things I love and enjoy, and I'll include a few of them in the hashtags.

Sharing a pic of me wearing my comfy Dustrial hoodie. In case I look familiar, I have migrated from elsewhere on the Fediverse!

#introduction #WomanInTech #cats #knitting #crochet #creativity #SerialExperimentsLain #nature #SecurityEngineering #snails

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Snails of Cuba! In the end, we found 5 species, including the most endangered and arguably also most beautiful, Polymita sulphurosa. Unfortunately, we also encountered illegal sale of the shells on mountain pass.

Why? Project is on the evolution and conservation of these snails, led by Dr Bernardo Reyes in Cuba and working with colleagues from London zoo, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

#snails #cuba #fieldwork #polymita

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After 28 years, I am now officially a hand model for a snail 🐌. Supplied a lovely photo of me and snail but they cut off my head!
#snails #snaillove #asymmetry bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nott…

A diverse set of species, from #snails to #algae to #amoebas, make programmable DNA-cutting enzymes called #Fanzors — and a new study from scientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research has identified thousands of them.
#CRISPR #DNA #RNA #Microbiology #sflorg
sflorg.com/2023/10/mcb10142302…