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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · 10d

Niece went to sea life today.

Me: So what did you see?

Her: I saw a shark, and they had a pool and I touched a star fish.

Me: Cool. Did you know they have horses in the sea as well?

Her: What?!

Me: Yeah seahorses.

Her: They look like an 'f' but they're not an 'f' and they have a long mouth

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · 20d

It's that time of year again. We are getting more and more such samples. The analyser saw this and was like, "nope".

#LabDiagnostics #RedCells

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · 21d

Shoutout to the amazing @cozynoems.bsky.social whose art never fails to impress! I had a vague idea for new Only Cells headers and she turned it into something beautiful. Check them out 👇

www.linkedin.com/company/only...

x.com/OnlyCellsLTD

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Sep 28

It's nearly time to wake up that guy from Green Day.

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Sep 14

My niece has recently learnt phonetics and so I'll get her to spell it out. Will see what she comes up with.

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Sep 14

Me volunteering for an overtime/weekend shift vs me on the day of that shift

#WorkLife #BiomedicalScientist

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Sep 14

I have never seen the word poikilocytes spelt so wrong before.

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Aug 30

Biochemistry are never gonna beat the allegations that they do nothing all day. Look at the size of their authorisation queue! 🙄🤔🤣

(this is a satirical post)

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Jun 22

Happy Sunday

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Clotted Conundrum | Life in the Lab: Episode 2

youtu.be/YAE4wJRuAt0?...

In this episode, a junior doctor drops off a blue-top citrate tube for a clotting screen… but something’s not right.

#OnlyCells #LabLife #animation

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Jun 18

Mark your calendars! Register for session 1 of 3 of our antibody identification webinar series

📔Tools of the trade
🗓️15th July 2025
🕛12:00 (BST)

Learn key principles & testing tools.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd8153...

#AntibodyID #ABID #Webinar #OnlyCells #Back2Basics

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · Jun 5

I’ve always wanted to bring lab stories to life, and this project has been on my mind for a very long time. What better time to do just that than Biomedical science day.

Episode 1: Tube tsunami and the curse of the Q word.

YouTube: youtu.be/WlMZerDc5mM?...

#BiomedicalScienceDay2025

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 27

This is a fantastic resource for scientists, educators, and students alike! 🔬🩸🦠

High-quality, free-to-use scientific illustrations from NIH, perfect for posters, slides, and social media science comms.

Bookmark this: bioart.niaid.nih.gov

#scicomm #ScienceIllustration #STEMResources

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 26

#MorphologyMonday

These blood film images are from a man in his 20s presenting with 7 days of malaise and lymphadenopathy.

No improvement so far.

What tests would you request next?

And based on the images… what’s your leading diagnosis?

#OnlyCells #BloodFilm #Haematology

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 22

This was an interesting #MorphologyMonday case because at a first glance it looks very much like P. malariae

A closer look reveals it's P. falciparum because🧐...
✅Maurer's clefts
✅T1 line on RDT test positive
✅Travel history

Read more here: onlycells.co.uk/mm20250522-p...

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 21

Eating rubies for lunch

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 21

Preventing TTP relapse starts with the right monitoring.

In this clip from our webinar on TTP Diagnostics, we explore how early detection of ADAMTS13 activity changes can guide treatment and reduce risk of relapse.

🎥 Full webinar: youtu.be/Ol4wdCLZaok?...

#OnlyCells #TTP #Haematology #ADAMTS13

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 19

#MorphologyMonday

This blood film is from a 30 something year old who travelled to Cameroon without taking the recommended prophylaxis.

A RDT (Care US kit) was positive for T1 and T2.

What do you see? What's the diagnosis?

#OnlyCells #BloodFilm

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 12

I do not 🤔

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 12

A steady light

A sonnet celebrating the support and guidance nurses provide during times of need.

#InternationalNursesDay

A steady light

With quiet grace, they move from bed to bed,
A calming voice, a touch that soothes the pain,
Through sleepless nights and words that go unsaid,
They stand where hope and healing must remain.
They lift the weak, dress wounds both seen and deep,
They chart each sign, yet see the soul beneath,
They guard our rest while we drift into sleep,
And offer peace in moments filled with grief.
From birth’s first cry to twilight’s final breath,
They are the thread that runs through joy and strife,
A shield in illness, soft in face of death,
Restoring dignity and guarding life.
No crown they wear, yet heroes true they are—
A steady light, our ever-guiding star.
- Anas Nasir

Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 12

I did, got an automated response from their "public relations team" that they would get back to me in 2 weeks. But that was 2 years ago 🙄

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 12

Ugh, the annual daddy long legs invasion has begun! Warmer weather, open windows... and in they flutter. My annual battle with them has commenced. Any foolproof methods of defence? Send ideas (and window screens) 😩

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 12

#MorphologyMonday

Here is a photo of a slide made from peripheral blood and a few pictures of what it looks like under the microscope. What do you think it is? 🥶

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 11

Last year for #BiomedicalScienceDay, I wrote a song and used AI to spin it into 4 bangers. You can see my fav of the 4 here: youtu.be/dRy1Jt0L14w?...

This year, I'm planning something even more unexpected 😉 Hopefully I finish it on time!

Watch this space.

🎥🎬🔬🩸

The silent heroes in lab coats (Punk Rock) - Biomedical Science Day 2024

YouTube video by Anas Nasir

youtu.be

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Anas Nasir @bloodscientist.bsky.social · May 11

War is in some scenarios a necessary evil, and should always be a last resort. Anyone who glamorises or celebrates it is blind to its true cost and complicit in the suffering it brings. Because in the end, it is usually the innocents who pay the ultimate price.