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Rachel

@rachelscicomm.bsky.social

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Media relations specialist at Rice University, covering the natural sciences.

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Amy Dunham @amydunham.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Our work with Dr Matt McCary and team was featured in NYTimes! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/s...

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Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests

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Rachel @rachelscicomm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Invasive strawberry guava is a favorite food of endangered Madagascar lemurs. It also prevents native trees from growing past the seedling stage, halting the regeneration process after deforestation. Study led by Amy Dunham and Matt McCary. news.rice.edu/news/2026/st...

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Rachel @rachelscicomm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A grad student in one of Rice's labs recreated Thomas Edison's lightbulb experiment looking for graphene (and found it!) This was a fun story to write. news.rice.edu/news/2026/ri...

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Rachel @rachelscicomm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I was reading "The Big Over Easy" and my 8 year old nephew read the back cover. This conversation happened. 🧵 Nephew: There's a dead body? Me: It's Humpty Dumpty Nephew: Like...Humpty Dumpty...? Me: He had a great fall. Nephew: and he broke?

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Rachel @rachelscicomm.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

When I first learned about flow cytometry, I spent a lot of time confused about the plots. So I wrote a handy guide for my very confused past self. Given the responses, it seems like we *all* might have been a little confused 🤣😅 If flow plots are mystery to you, too, this might help. #immunology

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Eric J. Perkins, PhD (he/him) @allostericsite.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

If you are working with AAV or thinking about working with AAV, you definitely want to check out (and bookmark!) the latest @addgene.bsky.social blog post on systemic capsids from our blog editor, @rachelscicomm.bsky.social. blog.addgene.org/viral-vector...

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Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids

Curious about systemic capsids? Looking for one to test in your experimental system? This 101 is an introduction to systemic capsids uses and types!

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