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Corinne Purtill

@corinnepurtill.bsky.social
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Science & medicine reporter, LA Times.

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to examine the effects in the ocean. @corinnepurtill.bsky.social @rosannaxia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor... @latimes.com
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L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to learn what they've done to the sea
The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be gauging the impact.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13/01/2025
Seen in Venice Beach today
Graffiti wall art by @Steeke13. Text reads “THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS”
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E.A.R. @primateyell.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Doctors identify ‘alarming’ new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles, @corinnepurtill.bsky.social reports www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Doctors identify 'alarming' new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles
County health officials have identified what appears to be a strain unique to Los Angeles amid a spike in drug-resistant shigellosis cases.
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Mark Westneat 🐟 @mwestneat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This week I’m giving thanks for the Sling-Jaw Wrasse, and it’s amazing jaw #biomechanics! 🐟🦑🧪🌿
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James Queally @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
As a good Italian boy who knows how to recreate Mom & Grandma's Sunday Sauce, this story warmed me. Beautifully written @corinnepurtill.bsky.social -- hope you bring some to a holiday pot luck. www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
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Re-creating a family tradition, one walnut at a time
A writer tries to re-create a traditional Italian walnut-based liqueur made by her great-grandfather and makes connections to her family and culture.
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Karen Garcia @karenmg.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Tradition matters. So do the things we learn along the way. We are all just future ancestors, acting out our bit part on Earth before shuffling off to spend the rest of eternity watching from the wings." Absolutely in love with @corinnepurtill.bsky.social story! www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
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Re-creating a family tradition one walnut at a time
A writer tries to re-create a traditional Italian walnut-based liqueur made by her great-grandfather and makes connections to her family and culture.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
"Time passes. Things happen. Ice ages, cave paintings, nation-states, Bach." Beautiful piece by @corinnepurtill.bsky.social. Each word carefully chosen, like the meticulous work of paleontologists brushing and cataloguing fossils. This story begs to be read out loud. www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
She's big, she's green, and she's L.A.'s newest icon. Meet Gnatalie the dinosaur.
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