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Andrea Yool

@andreayool.bsky.social

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Professor of Physiology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Fascinated with molecular mechanisms of cell signalling by aquaporins and ion channels in all kingdoms of life. aka "Aussie Andy". Scientist, artist, author, uke enthusiast, ecotourist.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 3

Definitely a science joke! 😂 I guess hydrogen peroxide is only good in small amounts. 👍🏼

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 2

Science jokes are just as bad as dad jokes. What about this one?

Germline: Bacteria marching in formation across a Petri plate
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🧪 #academicsky

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 2

Fixing a lamp? Many hands make light work. 💡

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · May 8

Quoting Marjorie Taylor Greene's comment in her bid to depose the current House Speaker: "We need to stop the government from being used for politics.”
Hello?? Can someone please M.T. the Greene bin?

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 27

You are blessed water falls from the sky. Harvest it; use it.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 27

now settled in Adelaide, South Australia, originally born in Marin county California, and raised all over the world.

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 27

beautiful place, well chosen!

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 25

Pro life means taking care of the children.

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 25

Primates are beautiful, but really... tackling the world with four jawbones and a few thousand teeth? Too much back talk to handle, I fear.

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 22

(not < 50% but close? )
'Don't Look Up' is a brilliant film with a critics' Tomato rating of only 55%. Seriously underestimated...

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 21

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 21

Yes, it allows survival for now even if not ideal for long-term adaptation.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 21

well done! It sounds lovely.

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 20

A study of field pansies near Paris suggests flowers shift to self-pollination and decreased nectar production as insect pollinators become scarce. Millions of years of coevolution to build, but only decades to dismantle? Another call to keep diverse ecofriendly oases intact in our communities. 🧑🏻‍🔬🐝🧪

Guardian news article cover image of flowering pansies.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Jan 20

Raised eyebrows?

I'm not surprised, just twice as sceptical.
🤨x2 = 😳

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Dec 2

Now that your month of intense focus is almost done, we're waiting in suspense to hear how your project is going... Time to come for another breath?

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks ; ) Our goal is supporting pollinators more than collecting honey. We welcome the opportunity to learn more about enabling success of native bees as well. Our focus on diversity in flowering plants and no pesticides over the past 7 yrs seems to be building a local eco-oasis. Room for all?

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Dec 2

We've just joined the ranks of backyard beekeepers with our first hive, and have been surprised by the world of new questions this project has opened up. I'd be keen to join the bee feed. Thanks.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Dec 1

congratulations! It is truly a joy. My partner and I are rediscovering the process as happy grandparents.

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 26

It did feel empty when I joined recently. Posts seem to just be echos. The key for me was finding feeds of interest to follow. Under the settings icon on the home page, scroll to the bottom of Edit Feeds to search. Your profile descriptor keyword 'climate' pulled up more than a dozen. Go Mathildas!

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 21

🧑🏻‍🔬 #molecularbiology #academicsky

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 18

A real concern, but perhaps not the fault of lenient lecturers? Universities reoriented to profit goals view students as "customers" and constrain the limits faculty can set. Student issues are ascribed to faculty "not sufficiently engaging" the clients. Fragility is built over years of education.

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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 17

#academicsky

Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 17

@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Welcome A/Prof Caitlin Byrt, Australian Natl Univ, who is leading a research team engineering plant membrane proteins (including my favorite channels, Aquaporins) as selective solute transporters, with biotech applications in food security and ultrafiltration of water.
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Andrea Yool @andreayool.bsky.social · Nov 6

Life of Brian- words to live by