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Laura Medina-Puche

@lauramepul.bsky.social
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Scientist mostly interested in Molecular Plant-Virus Interactions | Research Scientist in @geminiteamlab.bsky.social (ZMBP, Tübingen) | Traveler | Hiker | LesMills fan| Plant lover ORCID: 0000-0001-8362-8087

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Now out! Together with Kenneth Berendzen, Yu Zhou et al., in a commendable team effort, set up a FANS-FAPS protocol for the isolation of plant Cajal bodies @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social — revealing kingdom-specific protein composition: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
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Proteome profiling of plant Cajal bodies uncovers kingdom-specific components
Abstract. Membraneless organelles (MLOs) in eukaryotic cells, such as the nuclear Cajal body (CB), have been notoriously difficult to biochemically isolate
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🌱 Job alert! A PhD position starting in 2027 is available with me and Andrea Gust @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social as part of the Cluster of Excellence @greenrobust.de 👉 Interested? Apply now &/or share! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... #PlantSciJob #PhDPosition
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Margot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Job alert! 2 Positions starting 2027. PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat! Apply now or share! #PlantSciJob
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
How does a geminivirus replicate its genome using a pick&mix strategy with host proteins? 🦠🦠🌱🧬 Our new preprint identifies plant proteins repurposed by geminiviruses to carry out rolling-circle replication. Congrats @chaonan123.bsky.social , who spearheaded this work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Thorsten Langner @thorstenlangner.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
‼️Job altert🚨📢 please spread the word: We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our new department "Phytopathology and Plant Protection" at @unihalle.bsky.social. www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/DEZERN3/AUSS...
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Obrigado Brasil!! Grateful to be part of such an inspiring global #IS3DV community. Thank you all for making these days so special and unforgettable. See you in 2029 in Málaga! 🦠💚
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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GreenRobust @greenrobust.de · 04/03/2026
Kick-off meeting of our GreenRobust cluster of excellence last week. Exciting times ahead for plant sciences by bringing together an extraordinary bunch of enthusiastic scientists and human beings!
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Alternative splicing in viruses adds another regulatory layer that hugely increases the complexity of virus-host interaction. Congrats @delphinem-p.bsky.social @geminiteamlab.bsky.social and all involved!
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Cool story from @meristemania.bsky.social lab on growth-defense tradeoff at the shoot apical meristem www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Juan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Please share! My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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Clémence Marchal @clemmar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Please share! We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist (2 years, extension possible) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social! The project focuses on plant immune receptor biochemistry and structural biology. Deadline 09/03/2026. Apply at: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/11-postdocto...
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Postdoctoral position in biology (m/f/d) (2/2026)
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (Halle) offers a Postdoctoral position in Biology
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Clémence Marchal @clemmar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Please share! We are looking for a PhD student (4 years) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social! If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026. Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
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PhD position in biology (m/f/d) (1/2026)
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (Halle) offers a PhD position in Biology
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
🚀 Calling all ssDNA virologists! 🔬✨ Join the International Symposium on ssDNA Viruses (IS³DV 2026) isdv2026.com 📅 15–19 June 2026 📍 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil 🇧🇷 Whether you’re a P.I., postdoc, ECR, or student, this is your stage to connect, share, debate and push the frontiers of ssDNA virology.
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International Symposium on ssDNA Viruses
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Stèf Blanc @steffffff.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Deadline approaching Do Not Forget to join us !!! Beautiful Science program 👍🏻 👇🏼 isdv2026.com
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Why are so many plant viruses phloem-restricted? New work from Xueping Zhou’s lab reveals how this tissue tropism is determined in a geminivirus — and why phloem confinement can turn out to be an evolutionary advantage! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌱🦠🚷🅿️🛫🌱
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Defence-mediated phloem restriction of a plant virus facilitates insect transmission - Nature Communications
How plant viruses are restricted to the phloem are long-standing questions in plant virology. The paper shows PENETRATION3 activity and callose deposition confine plant viruses to the phloem, which fa...
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Marco Incarbone @incavirus.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Preprint alert! It is my great pleasure to announce the first manuscript from the lab, a story that started @gmivienna.bsky.social and was mainly accomplished by the intrepid @gesahoffmann.bsky.social at @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social. A brief thread with our findings www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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AGO5 restricts virus vertical transmission in plant gametophytes
The propagation of a viral infection from a host parent to its progeny is known as vertical transmission, or seed transmission in plants. It allows viral infections to rapidly spread locally via polle...
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
What an incredible 10 years! Here’s to another 10 and beyond! 🥳🎉👏🏻CONGRATULATIONS, @geminiteamlab.bsky.social 💚🦠🌱 #plantvirus #postdoclife #virology #labretreat
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 🌱🧪 @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Great talk by @delphinem-p.bsky.social from @geminiteamlab.bsky.social yesterday: “Hijacking the Plant #Spliceosome” on how alternative splicing drives #viral infection and #tomato fruit development 🍅 Thanks to our host @incavirus.bsky.social for organizing this insightful seminar! 👏
Delphine Pott (left) and Marco Incarbone (right) standing in front of a yellow wall and next to a window facade in an office building. Both are smiling.
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ZMBP @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Engineering the C-tail of the versatile Arabidopsis immune receptor RLP23 enhances pathogen resistance in rice and poplar! Congrats to Andrea Gust and her group at #ZMBP 👏👏👏 #MPMI #EvoMPMI #plantsci
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Delphine Pott @delphinem-p.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Splicing was discovered in adenoviruses, but was thought to be only anecdotal in plant viruses... We may need to revisit plant viral transcriptomes and proteomes!
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Pervasive splicing in a plant DNA virus
Viruses maximize their limited coding space through strategies that increase transcript and protein diversity. In mammalian viruses, splicing is a well-established mechanism for proteome expansion, ye...
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Congratulations, DOCTOR @chaonan123.bsky.social !!! What a wonderful PhD!!! 🫶🏻👏🏻💪🏻
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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
#HiringCBGP ‼️ 🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring! We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships. 📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW
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IHSM La Mayora UMA-CSIC @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🌱 ¿Quieres realizar tu tesis doctoral desarrollando un atlas del transcriptoma single-cell y la caracterización funcional de reguladores del desarrollo y maduración del fruto de fresa? Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00
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pfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Microbiome Imaging and Functional Analysis
Are you pioneering molecular tools and applying advanced imaging strategies to uncover how microbial communities are organized and interact in space and time? If so, we invite you to join The Swammerd...
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!
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ZMBP @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 Job alert! #PlantSciJob We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social Apply by October 17th Please spread the word! More info 👇 uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
Open Professorship (W1-TT) at the ZMBP, University of Tübingen (Germany). Deadline October 17th. More info: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/zentren/zentrum-fuer-molekularbiologie-der-pflanzen/zmbp/job-opportunities/#c12494
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Elena Garcia-Perez @egarcia-perez.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Happy to share the new article from my former lab at IBMCP — the final chapter of my PhD! We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱 If you’re curious… 👀: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Exciting opportunities to establish your group at JIC! Come join our vibrant research community in Norwich! 🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track) tinyurl.com/yk576jms 🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured) tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn
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Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
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Alberto Macho @albertopmacho.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Our latest article is now online! @PlantBiotechnologyJournal Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity doi.org/10.1111/pbi.... By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
It was great to be part again and see you soon!!
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Such an intense and enjoyable week at #2025MPMI!
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Cajal bodies are membraneless structures with fundamental roles across eukaryotes—but which proteins actually make them up? Using FAPS, Zhou et al. isolated 34 million plant Cajal bodies and profiled their proteome via LC-MS/MS. Curious? Check out our latest preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Proteome profiling of plant Cajal bodies uncovers kingdom-specific components
Insight into the molecular composition of cellular microenvironments is essential for understanding their function. Membraneless organelles (MLO), such as the nuclear Cajal body (CB), play fundamental...
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Kyoka Kuroiwa @kyokakuroiwa.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Are you interested in how DNA virus infection can change host chromatin localization🦠 ? Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social 📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
🤯🤯 and I ❤️ it! #2025ISMPMI @soreklab.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
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Zhihao JIANG (姜志豪) @zhihaojiang.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Are you interested in membrane trafficking and viruses🦠? 🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social 📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Interested on (gemini)viral peptides? 🦠🍅 ➡️ Come see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social 🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results #I’lldraw’em4U 💥
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
The @geminiteamlab.bsky.social on the way to #2025ISMPMI See you all there!! 🫶🏻
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Have you ever wondered why virus-infected plants twist, curl, yellow, and/or stop growing? We did—you can read what we found in our latest review: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @gmvalora.bsky.social @annualreviews.bsky.social
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Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why? | Annual Reviews
Plant viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that hijack host cellular machinery to support their replication and spread. Viral infection induces a variety of structural and physiological change...
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I’m sharing my very personal story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect diversity and support the queer community. #PRIDEmonth 🌈. rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...
Inclusive pride flag, showing the rainbow flag with the trans flag and brown and black stripes to represent racial diversity.
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Margot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
A PhD position (initially 3 years) is available in our laboratory in the Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), at the University of Tübingen (Germany). The position is available with an intended start date starting January 2026.
Interested applicants should submit a single PDF comprising a motivation letter describing your research interests, an up-to-date CV, and the names and contact information for 2 references to timing.lab@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de ideally before July 21st.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!!❤️ LOVE IS LOVE.💙
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
For decades, we thought geminiviruses had 4-8 genes. Here, we propose it is time to think again—about this family and beyond. @huangtan.bsky.social @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
How do plant viruses cause symptoms? Are these developmental alterations functionally relevant? Man Gao, Enmanuel, et al. found that TYLCV does so through a host-mimicking domain in its C4 protein, co-opting a plant protein family - to attract the insect vector! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A plant virus causes symptoms through the deployment of a host-mimicking protein domain to attract the insect vector
Plant viruses cause symptoms with devastating consequences for agriculture. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying symptom development in viral …
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Really well deserved! 🫶🏻💚🌱
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Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology @gmivienna.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher! Join the Ma Lab in exploring the the intricate interplay between plant development and defense signaling. Link below. #jobs #research #plantbiology #vienna
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I am truly grateful to Cesar Llave for the kind invitation to give a seminar last Friday @cib-csic.bsky.social . Thanks for the warm welcome, valuable feedback, and inspiring scientific discussions. Hope to see you all again soon! 🌱🍅💚👩‍🔬 #plantvirus
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Let’s keep working together for equality, recognition, and empowerment of women in science. May we inspire young girls—the future scientists of our society! #WomenInScience #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #10thFebruary11 www.un.org/en/observanc... @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
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