Eloise, who I raised from a tadpole, is now over four years old. Isn't she beautiful?

There’s a lot of research focused on developing new antimicrobial compounds. As we’ve seen though, bacteria can evolve to protect themselves. So instead, my research takes a different approach, in our lab we study how bacteria communicate.

And I mean this outside of lab too! I used to think that being a good scientist meant working all day and having all the answers. But hobbies make us better scientists and better thinkers

Well dressing is actually a bit of a mystery. Perhaps we can look to the location of Derbyshire as a reason why the custom developed here and nowhere else.
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Back in 2016, I had an idea about writing a book with the aim of encouraging more young people to discover the wildlife on their local patch.
It's nearly a year since #GetYourBootsOn was released into the wild.

Cthulhu pie

Juvenile Starlings in my Somerset village. 😁
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#FridayNightFrills 18th Century men's waistcoat, or vest. Cream silk embroidered with floral details, 1790's

#FridayNightFrills Rear detail of 18th Century dress, Robe à la Francaise, 1760's via Museum of London

Team with mask for socially distant style. #FridayNightFrills

Casual attire. #FridayNightFrills

#FridayNightFrills 18th Century Stomacher, would have been worn across the chest and pinned to the overcoat of a dress to secure it into place. Embroidered with metallic threads, fruits and swirling rococo motifs, c.1750 via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Talking bats & their importance with National Geographic along with other fantastic bat scientists Rodrigo A Medellin and Daniel Streicker!
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#bats #batconservation #NationalGeographic

#FridayNightFrills 18th Century dress, an example of the transitional style of the late 1790's, via LACMA

Summer Wren song. Heady heated Gorse. No people that weren’t McAnulty’s. Relief.

Wishing everyone a wild and wondrous weekend 🌱

Now that's what I call a carnivore!

Flounce details should make a comeback (though must have been a pain to clean - particularly with painted silk). #FridayNightFrills

#FridayNightFrills 18th Century sack back gown, Spitalfield's silk, 1765-70 via V&A