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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Interesting no-electricity solar food dehydrator model. #sustainablescience

Rendering of a solar powered dehydrator with components listing. More info in comments.

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Finished The River has Roots. Seriously good.

The River has Roots cover by Amal El-Motar

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

IDK, this one is just freaking cool. Silk. I mean, silk?! Look at how clear that is! Super high pressure though. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I love biochemistry around fermentation, so this paper was fun for me. They did a Genome Wide Association with 143 plants, 2 species of coffee to look for flavor genes, and the core of their study found that more sugar makes coffee taste better. ❤️❤️❤️

Plots associating different carbohydrate genes with flavor profiles.

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Very interesting move towards off the grid water condensation from the air itself. 🧪 #sharegoodnewstoo

MIT engineers test a passive water harvester. Window-sized setup made from origami inspired hydrogel material (black) that absorbs water from the air and releases it into tubes where researchers can collect it. MIT news

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) T cells are showing promise in treating autoimmune disorders. Basically, the patient's T-cells are genetically modified to attack the disease causing B cells which are attacking the healthy body tissues - 'resetting/calming' the immune system. #sharegoodnewstoo

Shows chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) T cell attacking autoimmune disease causing autoreactive B-cell - leading to apoptosis and a reduction in autoantibodies. Meanwhile, non-autoreactive B cells survive and become plasma cells in a 'reset, calmer' immune system.

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Looking into Thermodiffusive Desalination - it’s literally a temperature gradient where you split the hot from cold water. Salt concentrates in cold water.

Thermodiffusive separation concept and device implementation. Credit: Nature
Water (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00428-5

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Not sure how I feel about current subsurface water retention technology (SWRT). Interesting for sustainable farming but installing subsoil sheets of polyethylene (plastic) seems messy for future generations to have to clean up.

25 cm wide Curved membranes installed at 40 and 60 centimeters under plant roots.

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

This was just the sort of dystopian hopefulness I needed right now.

Cover of “Alien Clay” by Adrian Tchaikovsky - red with weird alien plant silhouette in yellow.

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Happy early valentines to us! Masala Chai sampler. ❤️

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Finally read Douglas Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard". Very good. I especially loved the slightly snippy FAQ answers at the end. :)

Cover of Douglas Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard"

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Last day, couldn’t choose. Two books on the 20th day. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20: The Diamond Age by Neil Stevenson The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19: Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief by Andrew Newburg #booksky #bookchallenge

Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief by Andrew Newburg

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 18: Herculine Barbin: Being the Recently Discovered Memoirs of a Nineteenth-century French Hermaphrodite #booksky #bookchallenge

Herculine Barbin: Being the Recently Discovered Memoirs of a Nineteenth-century French Hermaphrodite

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17: Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha #booksky #bookchallenge

Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16: The Birth of the Pill by Johnathon Eig #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Hobble time! (Boot scooter bye bye!) Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15: The Tending Instinct by Shelley Taylor #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Not able to walk for one more day! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 2 days, so: Choose 20 books that have you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 3 days, so: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12: Nonviolent Communication: Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall Rosenberg #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. Day 11: The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug by Thomas Hager #booksky #bookchallenge

The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug by Thomas Hager

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Couldn’t choose today so there are two :) Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10: Lords and Ladies / Nation by Terry Pratchett #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 6 days, so I’m jumping on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9: Turning Point by Lisanne Norman #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 7 days, so I’m jumping on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8: Next by Micheal Crichton #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 8 days, so I’m on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7: Below the Root trilogy by Zilpha Keatley Snyder #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 9 days, so I’m jumping on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6: Pigs Don’t Fly series by Mary Brown #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 10 days, so … Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5: The Book of Night with Moon series by Diane Duane #booksky #bookchallenge

The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 11 days, so I’m on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4: Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 12 days, so …. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3: Arrows of the Queen - Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 13 days, so I’m on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2: The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Not able to walk for the next 14 days, so I’m jumping on this bandwagon: Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1: Anne Frank’s Diary #booksky #bookchallenge

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Sara Guenthner @sguenthnerauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The first portal fantasy I remember seeing was Fluppy Dogs. Poor Stanley. What about you?

Two fluppy dogs and two kids riding a hippopotamus like creature from another universe.

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