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Karen James
Independent Scientist
Karen James is an independent scientist in Bar Harbor, Maine. She uses DNA-based species identification (“DNA barcoding”) and other molecular ecology techniques to support a range of local and international environmental research, conservation, and restoration projects. Her Twitter handle is @kejames.
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Karen James visited a local preschool to share her love for space with a pre-Kindergarten class.