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Happy 121st Birthday to Barbara McClintock...a beloved member of the CSHL family, one of the most influential geneticists of the 20th century, and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (the first woman to win that prize unshared!)
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Today, we celebrate the birthday of a
@NobelPrize
laureate and the queen of
#epigenetics
herself,
#BarbaraMcClintock
. Find out why she is SO important to CSHL, not to mention to science in general!
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72 years ago today, Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock submitted her discovery of transposons, also known as "jumping genes" which cause the purple spots and streaks on corn kernels.
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Happy birthday to Nobel laureate Dr. Barbara McClintock! 🎉🎂 Learn more about this pioneer who pushed on with her research in the face of every challenge, saying, “They said I was crazy—absolutely mad...When you know you are right you don’t care!”
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On this
#WomensEqualityDay
, we celebrate all women who fought (and still fight) tirelessly for equality, including CSHL’s Barbara McClintock.
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“I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.”
~Barbara McClintock
#OTD
in 1992, CSHL lost a beloved family member,
#BarbaraMcClintock
, who left behind an inspiring legacy for women and scientists facing barriers or adversity.
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#OTD
in 1983, Barbara McClintock was notified that she had received the
@NobelPrize
for Physiology or Medicine. Days later, McClintock, who eschewed publicity while maintaining a wry, self-effacing sense of humor, showed up at a CSHL event “incognito” wearing a Groucho Marx mask.
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“They said I was crazy—absolutely mad… but when you know you are right, you don’t care!”
This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, take a lunch break from
#COVID19
news to meet a determined scientist and inspiring mentor in CSHL history:
#BarbaraMcClintock
#WomenInSTEM
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Barbara McClintock’s words upon hearing she’d won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine? “That’s nice.” She was the first, and still only, woman to win this honor unshared. This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, celebrate one of CSHL’s most inspiring scientists:
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CONGRATULATIONS to CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer! He and his collaborator have been awarded the 2019
#BreakthroughPrize
in
#LifeSciences
for developing the first-ever approved therapy for deadly
#SpinalMuscularAtrophy
🍾🎉
#sciencematters
#basicresearch
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Statement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory addressing remarks by Dr. James D. Watson in “American Masters: Decoding Watson”
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Congratulations to Prof and HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman, who has been named the director of
@CSHLsbs
! Lippman graduated from the school back in 2004, and is the first alum to take on the role.
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Persevere through doubt,
@CWGreider
urges this year's
@wsbsbot
graduates, "because when you do, you open yourself to so many possibilities."
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Jessica
@tollkuhn
on being chosen to receive one of
@PershingSqFdn
’s MIND Prizes. Her project highlights the pioneering aspect of her research on how sex hormones affect the body throughout our lifetimes.
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“You won the Nobel Prize!” She stopped for a second, smiled, and said, “That's nice.” – Remembering Dr McClintock ➡️
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Exciting news! Our first At the Lab podcast episode is live, featuring Prof. Zach Lippman and his urbanized tomatoes that are designed to grow indoors with artificial light, no pesticides, and minimal water. Check it out!
#AtTheLab
🌿🍅
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Congratulations to Cancer Center Director David Tuveson, who was elected to
@theNAMedicine
! He is being recognized for his leadership in the field of
#pancreaticcancer
research.
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@HHMINEWS
has named postdoc
@simonedsun
a 2023 Hanna Gray Fellow! The fellowship provides up to $1.4 million in funding for up to eight years in support of her studies on the effects of sex hormones on the brain during adolescence. Congrats! 🎉
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"After arriving at CSHL in the late 1980s, Martienssen had the thrill of working at Dr. McClintock’s side. His early research actually confirmed and extended McClintock’s…"
And now, his work is being celebrated with the most fitting of awards!🏅🎉
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Congrats to
@simonedsun
, a postdoc in
@tollkuhn
lab, who was named a 2022
@LeadingEdgeSymp
Fellow! She is being honored for her research on the protein estrogen receptor beta, and its role in the development and function of the nervous system.
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CSHL’s
@ArkarupBanerjee
has found that some mice’s brains bend their perception of time to communicate more effectively. This may clue us into how our brains affect our ability to interact with each other.
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"...and thank you for the time spent away from your family to save ours."
Doctors Krainer and Bennett accept their
#BreakthroughPrize
through happy tears, hugs, and tiny high fives during last night's
@brkthroughprize
ceremony.
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Welcome, Assistant Prof
@GPouchelon
! 🎉 She joins the neuroscience faculty, researching the balance of genetic and environmental factors in neural circuit development.
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CSHL Cancer Center Director David Tuveson was chosen President-Elect of
@AACR
: “AACR’s mission is to improve the lives of people world-wide... Collectively we can solve the hardest problems and help the most cancer patients.”
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Congratulations to CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer for winning the 2021
@WolfPrize_
in Medicine for his work on RNA splicing.
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Despite half the population being female, their health needs are often overlooked. CSHL scientists are on it—tackling cancer, hormones, and brain research to bridge the gap in women's health! 💪🧠
#WomensHistoryMonth
#InternationalWomensDay
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Wishing a warm welcome to new CSHL Fellow Mitra Javadzadeh, who joined our neuroscience faculty! Her lab studies neural computations behind visual perception and the ways in which the brain processes visual information. 🧠
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“Biology is a data science. If we’re getting those tools into the hands of students, we’re opening up what’s possible.”
@DNALC
’s
@JasonWilliamsNY
is bringing programs in bio & data science to underrepresented students and the teachers who educate them.
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🎶Sing it from the rooftops!
CSHL Assistant Professor
@arkarupbanerjee
, whose work uses singing mice as a model to investigate the neural circuits in the brain, has been awarded the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience. Congratulations!
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“You won the Noble Prize!” She stopped for a second, smiled, and said, “That's nice.” – Remembering Dr McClintock ➡️
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Chronic stress increases cancer metastasis risk – but how? CSHL Cancer Center researchers may have the answer!
#CancerResearch
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"We're finding tens of thousands of variants that are missed using short-read sequencing." 🤯
@mike_schatz
explains how his decision to depart from traditional methods and "start from scratch" has paid off 👇
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Congrats to Professor Rob Martiessen of
@cshlplants
, winner of the
@royalsociety
Darwin Medal for his work on
#epigenetics
!
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Happy 90th birthday to James D. Watson! He shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, and served as director and then president of CSHL for a total of over 35 years.
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Nothing like a summer sunset on campus! Thanks to Dr. Luciano Martelotto (
@LGMartelotto
) from the University of Adelaide for snapping this stunning scene!
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Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eliminating unwanted germs and debris, like unneeded neuronal connections. Prof Linda Van Aelst has discovered microglia also help neurons grow connections critical to cognitive functioning.
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This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we'll be sharing insights from some of our favorite
#WomenInScience
.
We'll kick things off with an oldie but a goodie. In 2017, CSHL alum and
@NobelPrize
laureate
@CWGreider
shared an important life lesson with our Ph.D. graduates 👩🎓👨🎓
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Congratulations to CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer for his election as a new member of
@theNASciences
!
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CSHL
@DNALC
’s Jason Williams (
@JasonWilliamsNY
) winning idea for
@NSF
2026 Idea Machine: empower K-12 & other educators to engage all members of society in STEM literacy, become the problem-solvers of tomorrow
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67 years ago today, Barbara McClintock submitted
@NobelPrize
winning research on “jumping genes.” Her passion for
#science
is clear to hear👂
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Congratulations to CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen for being awarded the 2024 Genetics Society Medal, which is given in recognition of outstanding research contributions to the field of genetics! 🏅🎉
@GenSocUK
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This
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
, how can
#science
help? We're helping students sequence DNA to catalogue biodiversity🐟🐌🌿🌎
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CSHL is training
#AI
scholars in modern neuroscience through their new NeuroAI program to achieve the next-generation of artificial intelligence.
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The Tuveson lab at CSHL Cancer Center is revolutionizing pancreatic cancer research with cutting-edge organoid technology and mucus studies! 🧪💡
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Congrats to Assistant Prof
@ArkarupBanerjee
, who has been named a 2022 Searle Scholar! He is being honored for his work on neural circuits for flexible vocal communication.
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Congratulations to CSHL Assistant Professor
@LucasCheadle
on his selection as a
@HHMINEWS
Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, a new program that supports outstanding early career faculty committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science.
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.
@biochem_bri
does it all! She's a graduate student in
@leemorj
's lab, the social media chair of
@CSHL_WISE
, and the first ever student ambassador of
@iubmb
. We invite you to dive into the world of biochemistry with her as your guide:
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A toast to our very own Adrian Krainer for winning the
#BreakthroughPrize
in Life Sciences! He was awarded for his work on the first approved treatment for
#SpinalMuscularAtrophy
, which is the leading genetic cause of infant death. Cheers to you, Dr. Krainer! 🥂
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It’s hard not to fall for CSHL’s autumn colors! The campus flora are changing their foliage to match the season 🍂🍁
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Celebrating the birthday of Barbara McClintock—the only woman to receive an unshared
@NobelPrize
in Phys or Medicine
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For over 17 years, Wayne has kept our labs supplied. So when
#COVID19
emptied our labs, offices, and auditoriums, Wayne and his colleagues remained on campus to safely ensure that crucial
#coronavirus
research can continue. We can’t thank them enough!
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Happy 120th birthday to
@NobelPrize
winner Dr. Barbara McClintock! We baked her a walnut cake, an homage to her legendary black walnut cake, to celebrate.
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Congratulations to Professor Hiro Furukawa (
@furuttini
) for winning the 2020 Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Award from
@jnsorg
for his research on the NMDA receptor, a key molecule in the brain!
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Witness a baby neuron literally crawl to its proper place inside a brain! Research reveals how they inch along 🤯➡️
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🧠 Curious about how the brain adapts to sensory changes? CSHL's new Assistant Professor, David Klindt, is using NeuroAI to unravel this fascinating mystery! 🔍
@klindt_david
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What can singing mice teach us about how our brains take in information and respond to it? That’s what new CSHL Assistant Professor
@ArkarupBanerjee
is going to find out.
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CSHL Professor and Cancer Center Director David Tuveson has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! Congratulations on this monumental achievement! 🎉
@americanacad
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CSHL neuroscientist
@anne_churchland
tells
@nature
, “All kinds of really interesting stuff is being generated within [animal] brains that changes the way that sensory inputs are processed - and so changes the animals’ behavioral output”
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The student has become the master, or in this case, the director. Professor and HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman is the first alum of the CSHL graduate program to serve as
@CSHLsbs
's director of graduate studies.
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Happy
#InternationalDogDay
! Today we celebrate Sam, the campus Goose Buster and a resident fav at CSHL facilities 🦆🦢🚫🐕
#whoyougonnacall
Follow us on instagram @ cshlnews for more
#dogsofcshl
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Welcome to Assistant Prof
@BenjoCowley
! His lab will study how the brain processes information gathered by the senses, creating computer models to capture the step-by-step calculations across neural circuits.
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* Types "dogtoral" * ...🤔
* Smashes that "add to dictionary" button. * 🐶
Henry, our dogtoral student in the lab is tired after a full day of microscopy.
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Barbara McClintock: the only woman to win an unshared
#nobel
in physiology or medicine
#cshl125
#HappyWomensDay
http://t.co/Uf7FWlBn15
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Congratulations to Professor and
@HHMINEWS
Investigator Zachary Lippman! CSHL held an outdoor celebratory toast to honor his election to
@theNASciences
. Cheers! 🍾🥂
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“She was just beside herself with excitement, and was almost incoherent, she was talking so fast. She had drawn the conclusion that this thing was moving around.”
– Dr. Evelyn Witkin recalls the moment McClintock discovered transposition 😮
via
@hackaday
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An important update about
#preprints
:
Our friends at
@PLOS
are working to link every PLOS paper back to its respective
@biorxivpreprint
article, immortalizing "an important part of the paper’s life cycle" for all readers 🔬📜👍
#PowerToThePreprint
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Congrats to CSHL Cancer Center Director David Tuveson on becoming
@AACRPres
, bringing years of scientific and clinical expertise in
#pancreaticcancer
research to the position.
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#Climatechange
is turning our favorite movie-night snack to rust, but Adjunct Professor and USDA Agricultural Resource Service biologist Doreen Ware (
@CSHLplants
) is providing open access corn genome maps that can help breeders make more resilient corn.
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Just around this time two years ago, the
@US_FDA
approved what many would call "a miracle" – the first-ever treatment for
#SpinalMuscularAtrophy
🎉
You can learn about the whole story –from serendipitous start to joyful finish– by exploring our interactive feature👇
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Did you know plants get stressed? Assistant Prof
@UllasPedmale
and his team discovered that when plants are grown in the shade, they turn on hundreds of stress-related genes, stunting their root growth.
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Jason Williams (
@JasonWilliamsNY
) began his science journey as a student at
@DNALC
, and now he’s the Assistant Director for External Collaborations! Read about his journey from one side of the lab bench to the other:
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Congratulations to Assistant Professor
@LucasCheadle
, who has been named CSHL’s first recipient of the
@NIH
Director’s New Innovator Award! 🎉
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28 yrs since Martienssen met historic geneticist
#BarbaraMcClintock
, "the study of plant
#epigenetics
has exploded."
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#HappyBirthday
to Barbara McClintock! 🎂 Her voice conveys a passion & brilliance which revolutionized
#biology
▶️👂
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Why is it that a pregnancy early in a woman’s life dramatically reduces her risk of developing
#BreastCancer
? This question has led
@caoresco
to investigate the
#epigenome
🔬
Now, the
@psscra
prize will help her continue to ask bold questions 🎉
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Have you read
#TheGene
? TOMORROW (5:30PM EST):
@DrSidMukherjee
will discuss his book and recent
@PBS
doc of the same name with science historian
@matthewcobb
. A FREE live-streamed talk made possible by
@CSHLLibrary
⏯️ RSVP:
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Welcome to CSHL,
@LucasCheadle
! He studies
#neuroscience
, specifically how sensory experience and the environment shape the developing brain.
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Meet the newest
@SloanFoundation
Fellow, Dr. Tatiana Engel! Her lab studies cognition through the use of computational models. Her work is at the cutting edge of
#neuroscience
research and we're proud to have her as a member of our community🧠💻
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As much as 98 percent of the human genome🧬consists of “dark matter”: sequences that don’t present immediately visible functions. But to Dr. Andrea Schorn, who joins the faculty as a Research Ass. Professor, this dark matter is actually quite bright.
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#HappyFriday
! Are you ready for the weekend? Mr. Henry, a 3-year-old dogtoral student 🐶 often seen in
@CSHLplants
biologist
@UllasPedmale
's lab, certainly is! Follow us on Instagram @ cshlnews to see more
#dogsofCSHL
!
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UPDATE:
@CSHLmeetings
is offering remote conference participation to scientists affected by the US
#travelban
. Info:
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Evelyn Witkin is a Lasker Award-winning geneticist who made her mark in biology by identifying mechanisms of DNA repair. On her 100th birthday, learn how the courage of her convictions and a bit of luck brought her to CSHL:
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Today is
#DNADay
commemorating 70 years since “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” was published & 20 years since the completion of the Human Genome Project.
Let’s take a historical look back...🧬
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Congratulations to Professor
@leemorj
on being named CSHL’s new director of research! Take the opportunity to hear her vision for the lab's future. 🔬
#Research
#CSHL
#womeninSTEM
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“NASA scientists have expressed some interest in our new tomatoes," is all
@CSHLplants
Prof. & HHMI investigator Zach Lippman could tell us… so far 🚀🍅
But how do you get tomatoes to grow in a storage unit, on a rooftop, or possibly in space? Find out:
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CSHL’s Rob Martienssen and
@leemorj
teamed up to determine what controls epigenetic inheritance in plants. 🌱 Their discovery could have implications for agriculture, food supplies, the environment, and our understanding of the human genome. 😮
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