Sri Narasimhan

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Scientist and Deputy Editor, Cell at Cell Press All things science with a love for #microbes, #immunology & #metabolism #sciencesky #womeninSTEM - Opinions and posts are my own. 🇺🇸🇮🇳 https://www.cell.com/cell/editors-and-staff

Did you know that sea slugs steal chloroplasts from algae as portable snacks?! Neither did I, but a new Cell paper demonstrates that they do. 🐌🧪 My favorite part is the researchers called the storage for these stolen hors d’oeuvres “kleptosomes” 😂🥰 Summary from Nature & Cell paper linked below.

‘Wildest thing’: solar-powered slug steals chloroplasts and stores them for emergencies

Marine creatures house contraband structures in special organelles, which the animal raids for food in times of need.

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I remember the cystic fibrosis patients I took care of 20 years ago. I also remember the dedicated HIV wards in the hospitals, and that Princess Diana made headlines for shaking hands with AIDS patients. Progress has been incredible. Miracles are where you choose to see them.

Screenshot of tweet from @AlecStapp
“Too many people take biomedical innovation for granted.”
Below this is a screenshot from an article on the Atlantic.com.  Highlighted is the text: “A child born with cystic fibrosis in the 50s could expect to live until age 5.  In the 70s, age 10.  In the early 2000s, age 35.  With Trikafta came a quantum leap.  Today those who begin taking the drug in early adolescence, a recent study projected, can expect to survive to age 82.5 - an essentially normal lifespan.”

Someone awesome in my circle shared some terrific news with me today but was hesitant to do so because of all that is going on in the science world. It may appear insensitive that you are celebrating when other colleagues are struggling but I entreat you to celebrate & share good news. 1/

Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.