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Niranjana Rajalakshmi

@vetvirologist.bsky.social
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Vet-turned-science journalist | SHERP 40 | words in National Geographic, Scientific American, Slate and others.

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Niranjana Rajalakshmi @vetvirologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
After learning that PCOS is NOT a condition of just people with ovaries, I wanted that to be a story. Turns out that there is a male equivalent of PCOS we've been overlooking for a long time. Men with PCOS genes can develop obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. For Slate:
slate.com
PCOS Might Not Be Considered a Women’s Condition for Much Longer
PCOS can affect people across age and gender.
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Niranjana Rajalakshmi @vetvirologist.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My first for National Geographic 🐋 On how the deepest-diving animals on the planet survive extreme low-oxygen dives - and what that means for human diseases like stroke and cancer. Huge thanks to @wwrfd.bsky.social for insightful editing!
nationalgeographic.com
The deepest-diving whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer
Goose-beaked whales hold the record for the deepest dive of any mammal. Researchers want to learn their secrets to develop new drugs for human diseases.
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Niranjana Rajalakshmi @vetvirologist.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Just wrote about how next-gen telescopes (GMT & ELT) could detect oxygen on distant planets! New research shows they might survey 5-7 Earth-like worlds over a decade. We're entering an exciting era in the search for extraterrestrial life! #Astronomy #Exoplanets
news.arizona.edu
How next-gen telescopes could discover extraterrestrial oxygen | University of Arizona News
The U.S. Giant Magellan Telescope and the European European Extremely Large Telescope, both under construction in Chile, could transform scientists' quest for life beyond Earth.
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