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Petra Korlević
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Geneticist working on malaria mosquitoes, I also doodle bugs 🦟

Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, opinions are my own

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hello #PortfolioDay, I'm Petra, a staff scientist working on malaria mosquitoes, but I also try to make science more approachable and whimsical with my #SciArt doodles 🦟
a collage of 32 invertebrate drawings on a black background with the list of their scientific names in the middle. DToLtober 2024 1 | Thyatira batis 2 | Sphecodes monilicornis 3 | Halyzia sedecimguttata 4 | Bugulina stolonifera 5 | Meta bourneti 6 | Scaeva pyrastri 7 | Ocypus olens 8 | Vespa crabro 9 | Nematostella vectensis 10 | Papilio machaon 11 | Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 12 | Alitta virens 13 | Allacma fusca 14 | Andrena fulva 15 | Anoplius nigerrimus 16 | Aporia crataegi 17 | Patella pellucida 18 | Bombylius discolor 19 | Chrysoperla carnea 20 | Diadumene lineata 21 | Calliphora vomitoria 22 | Apoderus coryli 23 | Gibbula magus 24 | Mimas tiliae 25 | Lineus longissimus 26 | Parasteatoda lunata 27 | Melolontha melolontha 28 | Marthasterias glacialis 29 | Emmelina monodactyla 30 | Gymnosoma rotundatum 31 | Laothoe populi extra | Nephrotoma flavescens a large widescreen comic in yellow, light green, dark green, of scientists talking about their projects at the Vector Kolymbari Meeting 2024. Panels are split into days and Session numbers. drawing of a beefly and mosquito standing in front christmas trees decorated with yellow lights’, both are standing by an AB blood bag with mugs, the beefly is worried, the mosquito has a christmas hat and spices in a mug full of red liquid. hand holding an A4 sticker sheet with various famous memes redrawn with mosquitoes as the main characters. Anthony Adams Rubbing Hands Together Captain Picard Facepalm Shia LaBeouf's Intense Motivational Speech / Just Do It Buzz And Woody This is Fine Take all my money Hide the Pain Harold I am cringe But I am free Math Lady Clown at computer Computer stare Spiderman pointing at Spiderman Treat. Yo. Self. Pepe Silvia Homer comfy cinnamon roll Spiderman computer desk Disaster girl Kermit sipping tea Drunk Kitty Peter and Miles crouching
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
my section was all about uterine tissues creating happy little "benign" tumors that make your life hell but since they are not cancerous it takes forever to diagnose and find a treatment that works for YOU!

#SciArt #endometriosis #fibroids #adenomyosis
cartoony page from the zine I drew, the colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, light pink and dark pink. the text is When the uterus tissues go WILD! - FIBROIDS- non-cancerous abnormal growths of muscle tissue extremely common, 2/3, ~50% asymptomatic unclear origin, estrogen? progesterone? at higher risk: African Caribbean, family history, early periods, obesity heavy bleeds, anemia, back pain infertility constipation, frequent urination Dr. Platypus fact: one of the biggest fibroid was 28kg in a 53 year old Singaporean patient! the middle drawing is of an uterus absolutely covered in pink blobs representing the different type of fibroids: pedunculate (outside), pedunculate (inside), subserosal, submucosal, utnramural cartoony page from the zine I drew, the colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, light pink and dark pink. the text is When the uterus tissues go WILD! - ENDOMETRIOSIS- endometrial-like tissue growing outside of the uterus unclear origin (cells escaping fallopian tube at menstruation, immune dysfunction, local estrogen production, circulation, surgery, genetics) Dr. Platypus fact: endometriotic lesions were even found in the brain, which caused neurological and psychiatric symptoms! ~8 years to get diagnosed 1/10 people bleeding outside and inside infertility pelvic PAIN! during intercourse, bowel movement, urination, or for no good reason nausea the middle drawing is of an uterus, guts, kidneys ovaries and bladder covered in pink endometriotic lesions, none of the organs are happy about it, one ovary has a massive pink chocolate cyst on it (a cyst full of endometrial tissue and blood) cartoony page from the zine I drew, the colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, light pink and dark pink. the text is When the uterus tissues go WILD! - ADENOMYOSIS- endometrial tissue frowing inside the muscles of the uterus 1/10 people, and they might not even have symptoms (one figure sayinh you telling me WHAT??) unclear origin... shocking i know... estrogen?? other hormones? most likely in: +30 years, abdominal surgery, given birth heavy abnormal bleeding, anemia, pain bloating, fullness infertility Dr. Platypus fact:you can have endometriosis, adenomyosis, and firboids ALL AT ONCE!... and they all have similar symptoms the middle drawing is of an uterus absolutely covered in pink blobs representing the endometrial tissue growing within the muscle: focal (adenomyoma), diffuse, enlarged uterus cartoony page from the zine I drew, the colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, light pink and dark pink. the text is When the uterus tissues go WILD! - MANAGING- there is no one-size-fits-all treatment, care ranges from less to more invasive first you need to diagnose the problem: ultrasound, blood markers, Magnetic Resonanse Imaging (MRI), surgery etc. PAIN CONTROL: painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, heating pads or hot water bottles, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) HORMONAL MEDICATION: IUS, mini pill, implants (progestogen only), combined pill, patches (progestogen + estrogen), hypothalamus pills injections (GnRH agonists and antagonists) SURGERY (diagnostic, to alleviate symptoms, and curative) laparoscopy, transvaginal hysteroscopy, abdominal (all biopsied) diseased tissue removal by laser or surgical hysterectomy: curative for adenomyosis and fibroids, but harder to access if <45 Dr. Platypus fact: platypuses don't have a uterus*(long oviduct, sometimes called the "uterus") so don't need to worry about any of this
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
i just think they are neat

#birds #SciArt
drawing of a jackdaw with a silly eye, top is grey, bototm is black, and they have a speech bubble with two sunflower seeds and a question mark
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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heknitt.bsky.social
Frog and toag! 👯‍♂️🐸🐸

#whimsical #cottagecore #frogandtoad #christmasvibes #christmas
Knitted stuffed animal representing frog and toad. Same guys but sitting next to each other
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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tanasimensis.bsky.social
Happy thanksgiving. Boat stuck.
Headline from Detroit free press about a grounded freighter on the Detroit river.
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
the culmination of one year of collaborative work on a #SciArt zine discussing gynecological issues, finally in print form!

from a lovely team from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with special thanks to Dr @talkswithdrsesay.bsky.social and Dr Gioia Canciani for reviewing the contents! 🥼🩸
cover of a zine that looks like a corkboard, with various gynaecological organ pictures connected by red string, some pills pinned to it, a callendar, a page saying gyn app the title is Pelvic Matters A collaborative zine on gynaecological health last page of the corkboard zine, with the various sponsors, a qr code for the zine website, a DO NOT SCRAPE anti AI sticker, the 5 artists involved, the 6 writers involved and the two reviewers involved the artists Antonio Garcia (Scientific illustrator and designer, Founder of Bio-Graphics. Explore his work at www.bio-graphics.es) Petra Korlević (Staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Insitute. Find more of her silly doodles at petrathepostdoc.bsky.social, and SciArt and crafts at theintrovertebrates.etsy.com) Megan Gozzard (Post-Doctoral Researcher in Human Genetics at Wellcome Sanger Insitute. Explore her portfolio at www.megangozzard.co.uk) Lia Bote (PhD student at the Wellcome Sanger Insitute, Parasites and Microbes Programme. See more of her art and science at @liabote.bsky.social!) Isabelle Zane (PhD student, Sanger Institute. Find scientific cartoons and live sketches of conferences @isabellease on X, @isabellease.bsky.social or isabellezane.bio) The writers Valentina Lorenzi Charlotte Cassie Marie Moullet Ana Paredes Garcia Christina Kim Rina Sakata The reviewers Dr Gioia Canciani Dr Aziza Sesay cartoony page from the zine I drew, the colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange, light pink and dark pink. the text is When the uterus tissues go WILD! - ENDOMETRIOSIS- endometrial-like tissue growing outside of the uterus unclear origin (cells escaping fallopian tube at menstruation, immune dysfunction, local estrogen production, circulation, surgery, genetics) Dr. Platypus fact: endometriotic lesions were even found in the brain, which caused neurological and psychiatric symptoms! ~8 years to get diagnosed 1/10 people bleeding outside and inside infertility pelvic PAIN! during intercourse, bowel movement, urination, or for no good reason nausea the middle drawing is of an uterus, guts, kidneys ovaries and bladder covered in pink endometriotic lesions, none of the organs are happy about it, one ovary has a massive pink chocolate cyst on it (a cyst full of endometrial tissue and blood) photo of seven of the eleven zine authors under a giant oak tree without any leaves (it is winter) each holding one zine.
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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burrowingowl.bsky.social
Good morning! 🪶
Four burrowing owls waking up. One is preening, one is tilting his head, one is yelling and one is glaring at the camera.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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timgaedke.com
look at him go
scribble art of Ragost cooking up a meal
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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baseball4breakfast.bsky.social
The kombucha girl side-eye/approving eye meme, with “Weird Al music”/“Weird AI music”
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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blueappaloosa.bsky.social
November's #InvertArtChallenge, a Tachinid Fly. Such neat little feets! So fuzzy! I should probably get better at sketching fur/fuzz/hair.

#SciArt
Sketch of a tachinid fly on some flowers. It's a very fuzzy, black fly with a lighter colored head. Watermark reads: Blue Appaloosa
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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rachelignotofsky.bsky.social
Herbivore Dinos grazing in a Cretaceous Period paradise! Illustration from my book: DINOSAURS

Link to buy here: a.co/d/b5XhJp2

#prehistoric #dinosaurs #fossil #fossiladdict #paleontology #evolution #sciart #paleoart
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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casswart.bsky.social
November 2025 #BirdWhisperer project bird is the Spotted Owlet! 💙

#Bird #BirdArt #birdartist #ornithology #SciArt #NatureArt #WildlifeArt
Spotted Owlet sketch study sitting on a branch with an adult flying behind in the air coming towards the Owlet.
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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quietnovastudios.bsky.social
A pile of sea flap-flaps, sea flapjacks, and egges

🧶 #crochet #amigurumi #rays #stingrays #kites #egg #pancake #flapjack #art #craft #SciArt #ocean
A pile of crocheted stingrays, some of which are dressed up as eggs or pancakes, the rest are many colors
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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sculptedreef.com
🐙 Newly completed artwork for the Sculpted Reef series

✨🪸 Reef Dreams VII 🪸✨

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
A mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted Caribbean Reef Octopus sculpture, a bluish teal octopus with neon green patches around the eyes. It is painted with very tiny detailed brush marks in pearl, bronze, green and teal. The octopus is sitting on top of a teacup, which is overgrown with hand crafted corals. The corals are mainly purples and teals with hints of gold.
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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gamerstavernshow.com
Funny it's only the EXECUTIVES who keep saying "AI" is inevitable and will be in everything. When it's developers, coders, writers, artists, independent creators, and smaller studios run by those people, they're somehow shockingly AGAINST using plagiarismbots that can't code, write, or draw.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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marygillis.bsky.social
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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gamerstavernshow.com
"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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gaudipern.bsky.social
The most simple fact is: It makes sense because your consumers care about it. Set aside any facts about AI and just treat it as a black box component. If buyers say it factors into their purchasing decisions, then it matters to you because the point of your service is to sell what they want to buy.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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lauropea.bsky.social
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 2d
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something. By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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darrylayo.bsky.social
“Poor people have a right to art!”

They sure do. So get to it.
Eminem tosses you a pack of crayolas
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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pikaole.bsky.social
🦑~ (ver. Eng)
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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spider.florist
This is probably the best way to phrase it tbh
vulture.com Vulture @vulture.com · 1d
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
Bushtit flock! 🪶
Male bushtit on an oak Female bushtit on a branch Female bushtit on a branch Female bushtit looking right at camera.
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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birdwhisperers.bsky.social
Calling all bird loving artists! This month's bird is the Spotted Owlet. 🤎 Draw! Paint! Sculpt! We hope you'll join us. Posting day is Nov 26th.

Rules and Full Size Ref. Photo here: birdwhispererproject.com/participate/

#birds #BirdWhisperer #art #owl
The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from North Pakistan to Southeast Asia. The upperparts are grey-brown, heavily spotted with white. The underparts are white, streaked with brown. The facial disc is pale and the iris is yellow. There is a white neckband and supercilium. Sexes are similar. (from Wikipedia) Our reference photo has the owl perched in a tree, where two branches diverge. Body is in side profile, breast facing our left, and their head is turned to face us. In the background are more large tree limbs
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
🚨🚨 WeeooWeeoo 🚨🚨
Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE!

Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE!

Wow!
What a deal!
Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure.

SquidFacts.net
a t-shirt design with an orange bee, clownfish, and lily, that says "Biology is bigger than binaries" an brightly colored eel facts advent calendar, with 4 types of eels and 24 scratch off boxes. The eels include garden eels, american and european eels, ribbon eels, and a yellow moray eel a love notes from nature advent calendar with the year 2026 on top, and a salamander sitting on a mushroom a bunch of valentines, with a rosy maple moth, and a praying mantis
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM