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tim vernimmen

@timvernimmen

science writer / music enthusiast / aspiring peripatetic

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Pretty cool to chat with tim vernimmen for National Geographic (National Geographic) about our recent study in JAMA on plasma biomarkers🩸aiding #Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in both primary and secondary clinical care. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

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For all you people out there who are really, really into #ribosomes: my latest Knowable Magazine story, featuring Barna Lab, Karbstein Lab, Davide Ruggero and the one and only Ada Yonath. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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In my latest story Knowable Magazine, I explore the social life of... #earwigs, with the expert help of @JMeunierEarwig and others! knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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Capuchins are incredible animals, and even if you already knew that, this Q&A with Susan Perry (UCLA), who has studied them for decades, might contain some surprises. It certainly did for me. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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More than 50 years ago, Terje Lømo and Tim Bliss discovered a process now called LTP that allows our brain to learn and remember. I had the pleasure of spending a few delightful hours with both of them in Oslo last year to learn about their own memories. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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My latest story for @knowablemag explores research on the challenges of pregnancy at high elevation, and how it might help prevent complications. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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My latest National Geographic story explores a study that shows seals are aware how much oxygen they've got left in their blood, inspired by the Science Magazine paper by J. Chris McKnight. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

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My latest story is inspired by papers in Science Magazine and Cell revealing Homo longi aka 'Dragon Man' was a Denisovan - or is it the other way around? Featuring Frido Welker & Chris Stringer. nationalgeographic.com/history/articl…

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A million years ago, someone was already making stone tools on the island of Sulawesi. But who was it, and how did they get there? My latest story for the National Geographic website, based on a new paper in nature. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

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Mexican tetras living on the surface (left) look dramatically different from populations that were washed into caves generations ago (right) – and not just on the outside. Featuring Nicolas Rohner and Jaya Krishnan. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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My latest story for New Scientist - the first in many years - is kind of crazy. Based on a @nature study by @selfishmeme and colleagues. newscientist.com/article/249485…

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My latest Knowable Magazine story explores what we have lost by destroying oyster reefs, and if they can be restored. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

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Chimps ingest quite some alcohol, but they don't get drunk. “That would be very dangerous when you need to climb high up in a tree to build a nest to sleep at night.” New story for National Geographic! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

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My first article for Science Magazine is about Antarctic weather - quite far outside my comfort zone in more ways than one. :) Featuring, among others, Irina Gorodetskaya and Michelle Maclennan. science.org/content/articl…

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Arriving Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the UK. Passport control. Self-scan gates: closed. Border agents present: 2. Waiting time: 20 minutes. Avoid this airport if you can. #ongelooflijk