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Aaron Engelhart
@aaronengelhart
Nucleic acids-focused synbio and astrobio. Asst. Prof., @UMNews. Lover of all things guanine related, husband, golden retriever human
Aug 8, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/… Paper looking at respiratory droplets emitted from people talking w/various masks.
Takeaways:
1) Chances are, the mask you wear blocked most droplets in this study. Every type did except a bandana (#12), knitted (#3), or a fleece gaiter (#11) (thread).
/1 2) Knitted (#3) and a bandana (#12) didn't block as much. A fleece gaiter (#11) made more, smaller droplets than no mask! When people mention airborne transmission, it's caused by small droplets (not just floating virus), so this covering may be especially bad. /2
Sep 4, 2018 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
The story is IT related but equally applicable to biosciences. One thing I try and pass on to students is that you're going to make the biggest impact where your skill sets form uncommon cross sections. (thread) And a second/related lesson: we don't know what will be in 10, 20, or 30 years, so you always have to be thinking strategically and looking for opportunities. Heard of CRISPR? If you're in the biomedical sciences, you likely have.