Freelance science writer/editor with a love of plants. @girlguiding leader.
Norwich, England
Joined April 2013
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Coronaviruses and other viruses are non-living, nano-robot-like particles that invade cells and hijack them to make more viruses. Guest post by David Parrish plantscientist.wordpress.com…
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The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading is officially here!
Please say hello to welcome our new name and status!
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You don't need to be religious to be celebrate Christmas (or Yule, midwinter or the solstice, whatever you want to call it!) - as I explain in the @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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We are looking for a New Chief Editor for Annals of Botany-this prestigious plant journal - owned and managed in support of Plant Sciences - please RT
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Whether bacteria grow floating in liquid or attached to a surface affects their ability to evolve antimicrobial resistance and our ability to treat infections elifesciences.org/articles/5…
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DEVELOPMENT - The role of calcium is well understood as a function of signalling between plants and symbiotic fungi. Now Dr Myriam Charpentier's lab have discovered that calcium also plays a key role in primary root development okt.to/UMT8BA
This week I have been learning how to use Macros in MS Word to help with my proofreading and editing work. I had no idea how useful they can be! Link for an introduction to the world of editing macros: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/…
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For your morning gut-punch: Here's a Washington Post perspective piece on the ongoing brain-drain of @USDA_ERS. This is important & terrifying. This is necessary "infrastructure" being killed.
Thanks to @Brix_Ag for sharing.
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👏Great to see more journals adopting format free submissions! It means that you can spend your time focussing on the science and not the margin sizes.
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🌱Our sister journal @annbot and @botanyone are on the hunt for a Social Media Editor! The role is remote so is an excellent opportunity for any plant science ECRs with an interest in #scicomm.
🌱 For more info, click here: bit.ly/2IZHUvw
I'm awake early and, since the toddler is still asleep, it seems like a good opportunity to bring out the laptop and do some editing work #flexibleworking #freelancelife
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Emma (Sherwood) Gehrke, enthusiastically sharing her journey from Rotation Student, to post-doc in the US, to healthcare consultant in the UK. @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab #johninnesfoundation
This might be why I buy more food from bakeries after a bad nights sleep!
People who do not get enough sleep often start to favour sweet and fatty foods. A new study shows that this might happen because a lack of sleep changes the way the brain processes scents elifesciences.org/digests/49…
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A symbiosis between a soil fungus and a marine alga in the laboratory leads to photosynthetic mycelium elifesciences.org/digests/47…
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On the GARNet Community podcast, Janneke Balk @JohnInnesCentre discusses iron signalling through regulation of the FIT transcription factor! @PNASNews
Listen below 👇 or search for GARNet in your podcatcher blog.garnetcommunity.org.uk/…
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*POSITION VACANT| @JXBot EDITOR- IN -CHIEF*
⚫️ The Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) is a leading peer-reviewed Plant Science journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the SEB
⚫️ Applications Close: 28 October
⚫️Details: sebiology.org/about-seb/posi…
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This was one of the best experiences I have had as a scientist! 👌 I learnt a lot from 2 of the coolest editors 😎, felt an insane amount of pride completing any of the articles 💪, interviewed 2 fantastic scientists, attended TPC ed board meet. If you like writing ✍️ - APPLY!
The Plant Cell Is Accepting Applications for Assistant Features Editors Deadline is Nov. 18 - spread the word and get your applications in!plantae.org/blog/call-for-tp…
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In the run up to #BLAW2019 I wrote this piece for @GuardianOpinion about why the '12-week rule' perpetuates the notion that miscarriage is something to hide and we shouldn’t make a fuss, forcing so many women & couples to suffer in silence.
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