Petra Korlević
@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Geneticist working on malaria mosquitoes, I also doodle bugs 🦟
Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, opinions are my own
🇭🇷 expat in 🇬🇧
Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, opinions are my own
🇭🇷 expat in 🇬🇧
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Hello #PortfolioDay, I'm Petra, a staff scientist working on malaria mosquitoes, but I also try to make science more approachable and whimsical with my #SciArt doodles 🦟
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
the fit... fit this evening's event in Glasgow really well
t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
the fit... fit this evening's event in Glasgow really well
t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
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been getting a lot of asks about the critter monks on tumblr. i like to make little doodles to go along with my answers
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
been getting a lot of asks about the critter monks on tumblr. i like to make little doodles to go along with my answers
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going forward this is my reply to all of 2026
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
going forward this is my reply to all of 2026
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On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.
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I made the soil too nice and now the untreated wooden sign stakes are deteriorating. Remind me to get a metal trellis and do this
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I made the soil too nice and now the untreated wooden sign stakes are deteriorating. Remind me to get a metal trellis and do this
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Beyond thrilled to announce that “Extremely Accurate Birds: An Anatomically Precise Field Guide” is coming this April via Running Press! Been working on this thing for years now and can’t wait for you to see all 200 pages of accurate bird information and *extremely* accurate illustrations!
February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Beyond thrilled to announce that “Extremely Accurate Birds: An Anatomically Precise Field Guide” is coming this April via Running Press! Been working on this thing for years now and can’t wait for you to see all 200 pages of accurate bird information and *extremely* accurate illustrations!
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just a little baby child (from @mosquitolab.bsky.social's pitfall samples; I can see how this one got sorted into the beetle pile)
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
just a little baby child (from @mosquitolab.bsky.social's pitfall samples; I can see how this one got sorted into the beetle pile)
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I've definitely overdone the stars here! 😂 So gonna tweak that a bit.
But this is supposed to be a fun drawing not a super-serious one. So I'm mostly gonna scan it and not be too fussy.
#FebruaryFrost26
But this is supposed to be a fun drawing not a super-serious one. So I'm mostly gonna scan it and not be too fussy.
#FebruaryFrost26
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I've definitely overdone the stars here! 😂 So gonna tweak that a bit.
But this is supposed to be a fun drawing not a super-serious one. So I'm mostly gonna scan it and not be too fussy.
#FebruaryFrost26
But this is supposed to be a fun drawing not a super-serious one. So I'm mostly gonna scan it and not be too fussy.
#FebruaryFrost26
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🌊 Caribbean Reef Octopus & Golden Trevally Sculpture 🐙✨🪸
#ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #CoralReef #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife #FebruArty 🦑🐡
#ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #CoralReef #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife #FebruArty 🦑🐡
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
🌊 Caribbean Reef Octopus & Golden Trevally Sculpture 🐙✨🪸
#ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #CoralReef #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife #FebruArty 🦑🐡
#ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #CoralReef #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife #FebruArty 🦑🐡
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February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
my brain just broke at the fact there are trash mobile game ads on the telly
and this is why i do not have telly at home
and this is why i do not have telly at home
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
my brain just broke at the fact there are trash mobile game ads on the telly
and this is why i do not have telly at home
and this is why i do not have telly at home
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me when I spot the neighbourhood cats going through the field outside my window
a man in a pirate hat is looking out of a window
ALT: a man in a pirate hat is looking out of a window
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February 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
me when I spot the neighbourhood cats going through the field outside my window
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The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
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beetle is writing you a love letter 💌
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
beetle is writing you a love letter 💌
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Owl Babies, Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.
February 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Owl Babies, Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.
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generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
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Welcome to my Owlery
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Welcome to my Owlery
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pick up the ash and berries
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
pick up the ash and berries
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I’m an artist with Scleroderma and Raynaud’s.
Basically, my hands, fingers and joints don’t work well.
If I can learn workarounds and patience, you can too!
Basically, my hands, fingers and joints don’t work well.
If I can learn workarounds and patience, you can too!
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I’m an artist with Scleroderma and Raynaud’s.
Basically, my hands, fingers and joints don’t work well.
If I can learn workarounds and patience, you can too!
Basically, my hands, fingers and joints don’t work well.
If I can learn workarounds and patience, you can too!