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Dr. Auriol Purdie
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Research pathogenesis of infectious disease & use plasma nanotechnology to improve disease diagnostics & vaccine efficacy

PhD Medicine & Therapeutics (immunology)

Uni Sydney & culturon.com.au

🇬🇧🇦🇺 wife mum reader crafter

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One of our DVM students needs farmers with working dogs to complete a short survey. Please do feel free to share!
July 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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For 12wks I’ve been in Cohort 3 of the Beanstalk Drought Resilience Lab.

It gave us structured commercialisation support, market validation, investor readiness & direct mentoring from agrifood venture builders. I was selected to the final 8 & pitched my idea at an innovator showcase.

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#agritech
July 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Arrived in Queenstown New Zealand for an 11 day #holiday. It’s pitch dark but the view from our rental is spectacular. Can’t wait to see it in the morning!
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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🌾I’m excited to share I have been selected for Cohort 3
of the Drought Resilience Lab with @BeanstalkAgTech!🌾

#DroughtVentureStudio #FutureDroughtFund #DroughtResilience #AgTech

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May 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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A bluetongue lizard just wandered by for a visit.

It was totally unbothered by our two dogs & looked through the back door for a bit before meandering off into the bushes.

A few weeks ago I found it in the kitchen. I’m guessing it was hoping for a repeat visit.
Black Labrador looking out a glass door at a small bluetongue lizard on the other side. Black Labrador looking out a glass door at a small bluetongue lizard on the other side. Lizard is walking away towards a dog bed.
March 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Thanks for the pick up. When I filter for case reports on Pubmed, yes its 2. When I carry out the same search on Scopus I get 27 without the case report filter and 12 with.

Definitely something going on.
March 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Perhaps there is somehow a country specific issue? When I use the same search terms as shown in your image (muscle dysmorphia & androgenic), I get 26 results (I’m in Australia)

I do wonder why there was unexplained lack of access over the weekend & if there have been deletions or modifications.
Image of PubMed page showing the search terms muscle dysmorphia and androgenic. The number of results is shown as 26.
March 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Not my images but have you seen Gulabi goats? They are cartoon like cute as kids but then a bit gargoyle like as adults.
Two white very long eared goats. The one on the left is a juvenile and looks like something out of a cartoon with a cute face and expression. The one on the right is facing side on and this shows off the very bulbous nose and bulging neck.
February 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I just had a look at the poll. Its a very poorly set up process as it doesn't give any idea of how many people have voted but still, the results are shocking.
A bar chart showing three polling questions about Brexit sentiment in the UK. The first question "Was it right for the UK to leave the European Union?" shows 47% responding Yes and 53% responding No. The second question "Do you think there should be a referendum on rejoining the EU?" indicates 51% Yes and 49% No. The final question "Do you think Brexit has been a success?" reveals 42% answering Yes, 54% saying No, and 4% responding "It's too soon to say." The chart uses blue horizontal bars and black text, with the title "How do you feel five years post-Brexit?" at the top.
January 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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A gorgeous double rainbow after the storm.
Beautiful double rainbow with very clear colours in the bottom bow.
January 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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@drsally.bsky.social hi there! Long time no see, I used to follow you on Twitter before I left it.

Black labs do rule … but so do fox reds
January 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Bit hot for Labradors & humans this evening.

One hour after our walk & she’s still not cooled down enough to stop panting.
Fox Red Labrador sitting on a stripy couch with her tongue out and her paw on my hand. She’s still very hot after our evening walk.
January 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 17
January 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Interesting smudge of a cloud in the sky for our walk with the dogs this evening
A cloud in a vibrant blue sky. The cloud appears as a smudge.
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 16
The title in brown curly text beneath which is a circle inside which is a four pointed star.
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 15
The title and author of the book is written in bold text beneath which there is a stylised outline of Mahatma Gandhi
January 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 14
A statue in a Romano/Greek style showing a woman’s torso and head with no arms. The woman’s face is side on and looking to the right. The statue is against a brick wall covered in ivy leaves.
January 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 13
Cover of book shows the title in colourful text beneath which is a switchblade.
January 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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There is an ongoing H5N1 outbreak in the veterinary world in the US. To keep informed look at wahis.woah.org#/event-manag....

These images are sourced from there & show H5N1 prevalence worldwide, US current outbreaks, numbers of domestic birds that have been culled due to H5N1 risk in the US.
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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I woke up this morning at 3AM with a feeling of such great sadness.

I feel the world is not in a good place.

Stay strong my American friends, I hope this too will pass.
January 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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This book digs into the ties of the British aristocracy (ie the oligarchs of the time) with the growth of far-right and fascist movements in the 1930’s.

The author draws parallels with current events & is scarily prescient

This article discusses the book:
livewire.thewire.in/livewire/hit...
January 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 12
The cover of the book ‘I, Robot’ by the author Isaac Asimov. The image is in shades of purple and shows the stylised shape of a robotic face (oval with two circles representing eyes and a cut away section of almost half the ‘head’ that has what appear to be linking circuits).
January 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 11
Book cover for the wonderful book ‘Flying Dutch’ by Tom Holt. The image is of Captain Cornelius Vanderdecker sitting in a globe. He is looking very glum and has a seagull sitting on his head. He has a cat sitting to the right, a fish on a hook to the left.
January 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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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.

#Books

#BookSky

#BookChallenge

Day 10
An excellent cover for an excellent book (Mort by Sir Terry Pratchett). The image shows a white horse (Binky) mid gallop across a blue background. On its back are Death who is portrayed as a skeletal figure wearing a black hooded cloak and holding a scythe, and the small figure of Mort who is sitting behind Death.
January 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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They are the sweetest. We love them dearly although they are the reason for a never ending battle against drifts of hair on every surface 😁
Fox red and black Labrador dogs sitting on a grassy lawn looking up at the photographer. They
January 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM