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Filipina-Australian scientist unmasks creative entrepreneurial talent

home-made masks, coronavirus

Source: Dr. Louisa Parkinson

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As a plant pathologist specialising in diseases affecting avocado, Dr Louisa Parkinson is all too familiar with protective protocols. But the popularity of her creative solution to stay protected from COVID-19 has caught her by surprise as her home-made masks become an accidental online sensation.

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