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Laura Spinney
@lfspinney
Novelist, science journalist and author of PALE RIDER and PROTO
Ile-de-France, France
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Joined July 2012
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    Laura Spinney
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    Jun 20, 2020
    If @MullapallyR wishes to politicise the story that's his prerogative. When I used the term "rockstar", I was quoting others. @shailajateacher has however been the subject of a feature film for her successful handling of another outbreak -Nipah virus:
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    Livy @ ☭ Antifascist🌹
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    Jun 20, 2020
    @lfspinney.Your article in The Guardian about our HM raises heated protest from Kerala's opposition. @MullappallyR (was a Minister, India for 7 yrs)is accusing you have done PR work for Kerala govt.He also accuses you called @shailajateacher as a rock dancer. Please clarify.Ty.
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    Laura Spinney
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    Apr 24, 2025
    PUBLICATION DAY - finally! Why does nearly half of humanity speak languages descended from a single common ancestor? That question fascinated me enough to write a book about it, hopefully it will fascinate you enough to read it.
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    Laura Spinney
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    May 14, 2020
    The coronavirus slayer! How Kerala's rock star health minister helped save it from Covid-19
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    The coronavirus slayer! How Kerala's rock star health minister helped save it from Covid-19
    From theguardian.com
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    Laura Spinney
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    Mar 3, 2021
    How elimination versus suppression became Covid's cold war | Laura Spinney
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    How elimination versus suppression became Covid's cold war | Laura Spinney
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    Laura Spinney
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    Nov 12, 2019
    History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the future
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    History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the future
    From theguardian.com
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    Laura Spinney
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    Mar 25, 2020
    It takes a whole world to create a new virus, not just China | Laura Spinney
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    It takes a whole world to create a new virus, not just China | Laura Spinney
    From theguardian.com
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    Laura Spinney
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    Jun 3, 2020
    Pale Rider by me 😉
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    Paul Bloom
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    Jun 3, 2020
    Is there any good work -- by psychologists, historians, sociologists, etc. -- on how people have been affected by other pandemics, such as the Spanish Flu epidemic? Many thanks for suggestions.
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    Laura Spinney
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    Nov 22, 2020
    On the under-explored vaccine promise of mucosal immunity, among other things @florian_krammer @BeateKampmann @ChrisChiuLab @VirusesImmunity @JenGommerman @ZaniaStamataki Why the race to find Covid-19 vaccines is far from over
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    Why the race to find Covid-19 vaccines is far from over
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    Laura Spinney
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    Mar 28, 2020
    Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
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    Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
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    Laura Spinney
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    Apr 12, 2020
    Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them ⁦@Peter_Turchin⁩
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    Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them | Laura Spinney
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    Laura Spinney
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    Apr 12, 2020
    Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them | Laura Spinney theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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    Laura Spinney
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    Sep 24, 2020
    Genetic or immune defects may impair ability to fight Covid-19
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    Genetic or immune defects may impair ability to fight Covid-19
    Exclusive: significant proportion of severely ill people have inborn errors, study finds
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    Laura Spinney
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    Jan 8, 2025
    My new book on the Indo-European languages will be published in the UK on 24 April and the US on 13 May (with other language editions to follow). It's available now for preorder wherever books are sold... geni.us/proto
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    Laura Spinney
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    May 15, 2020
    Grassroots movements can rise during this crisis – Italy’s Sardines group shows how theguardian.com/commentisfree/…