Profile
Anna Wood
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About Me:
I live in North Wales and a I am a PhD student. I love crafts, animals, baking, and being outside.
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My pronouns are:
she/her
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My Work:
My work uses DNA to find out which animals, plants and fungi live in forests from the DNA they leave behind – like a biodiversity detective. I am a PhD student which means I am studying how to research and I am doing a big project as I learn.
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Read more
I use DNA to try and work out what lives in forests. Looking at which species live in the forest and how this changes as we improve the forests, e.g by planting trees or changing which trees we cut down.
From a small amount of soil you can find out the insects, fungi and bacteria live in that soil from the DNA they leave behind. You can even use DNA to work out which animals a mosquito has been feeding on from its stomach.
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Current Job:
I am a PhD student, this means I am still studying how to do research.
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My Interview
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What's your favourite food?
I love pasta!
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