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Ben Libberton

Science Communicator, Freelance
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About Ben Libberton

I'm a freelance science communicator, formerly a Postdoc in the biofilm field. I'm interested in how bacteria cause disease and look to technology to produce novel tools to study and ultimately prevent infection.

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Comment on Unique fossil reveals the softer side of ancient ‘sea monsters’
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Ben Libberton
Dec 06, 2018

The fact that you can get soft blubber from a fossil after 180-million-years is mind blowing

Comment on Journal Club: Candida albicans biofilm–induced vesicles confer drug resistance through matrix biogenesis
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Ben Libberton
Oct 23, 2018
Replying to IQBAL AHMAD

Can you share the mutant strains and wild strains  of candida to see their sensitivity to phytocompounds.

IQBAL AHMAD

ahmadiqbal8@yahoo.co.in

Hi Iqbal, thanks for the question. Unfortunately I wasn't one of the authors so I don't have access to the strains. You can contact them directly though using the contact info on the article itself:

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006872

Comment on Linking genome architecture and antigenic variation
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Ben Libberton
Oct 18, 2018

Nice post on a fantastic paper! Out of curiosity, I noticed that you didn't use the word epigenetics in the paper. Would you consider this to be epigenetics or something different?

Comment on Viral communication is key to survival
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Ben Libberton
Jan 19, 2017
Great summary! Thanks for linking to the Nature News and the podcast as well, it's nice to have everything together in one place :)
Comment on How does microbial life persist in 2,500-meter deep shale rock after hydraulic fracturing?
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Ben Libberton
Sep 10, 2016
Fascinating story! Thanks for telling it here.
Comment on Coming Soon...
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Ben Libberton
Jul 15, 2016
The only Olympics anyone wants to see!
Comment on Micro-Interview #1
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Ben Libberton
Mar 22, 2016
OUTRAGEOUS! Bacteria are way better than fungi. Seriously, though - this is a great idea.
Comment on Making Waves
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Ben Libberton
Feb 29, 2016
Yes, let's all go out there and gather data! This is a cool story although I won't lie, when I read the title I thought someone had already done the microbiome of the gravitational waves (and in fact it was obviously microorganisms that caused them).

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