Bioreactor Ben

PhD candidate at the ARC Training Centre in Biodevices@Swinburne Uni. Translational research, biotech, medtech, policy and practice.

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

Fantastic news that Dengue fever outbreaks have been halted by release of special mosquitoes in Townsville. #I nspiredscience https://t.co/iI77OaoUIW

[Australian Academy of Science @Science_Academy]

On July 28, there will be the longest lunar eclipse this century.
Point your eyes to the sky at 5:30AM (AEST).
🌕 🌔 🌓 🌒 🌚 🌘 🌗 🌖 🌕
#moon #eclipse

[Michelle Grattan @michellegrattan]

The shaky case for prosecuting Witness K and his lawyer in the Timor-Leste spying scandal https://t.co/6qkU0oGL37 via @ConversationEDU

[Julian Burnside @JulianBurnside]

The prosecution of Witness K and his lawyer is disgraceful. The lawyer's role was to help K prepare a case showing Australia broke the law. Now he's charged with conspiracy!
Christian Porter should not have approved the charges: he is a disgrace to the office of Attorney-General https://t.co/eFyl9RwvF4

[Cathal D. O'Connell @iCatHalo]

On truth decay... https://t.co/kwWYLKpFYi

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@mca178 @GCOration Lol - it’s a good song, if a little repetitive.

[Mizar Imaging @MizarImaging]

Check out this #tardigrade we imaged at #embryo2018. Labeled with fluorescein-dextran & imaged by #lightsheet on the #MizarTilt with a 40x 1.2NA water objective at 30fps. Would you all be cool with us filling up your Twitter feeds with cute tardigrade movies all the time?

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

**crickets** https://t.co/QqiqbIt7TD

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

Dehumanizing others makes atrocities possible. When a leader uses terms like "animals" and "infest," it's a tool to weaponize people who think themselves decent, and it's extremely effective. Don't write it off as just words.

[Laurel Coons 🧬🧬🧬 @LaurelCoons]

Natural Transformation:

📌Two bacteria are sitting near free-floating DNA

📌Suddenly, one bacterium shoots out a long appendage, latches onto a DNA fragment and reels in its catch

📌A way to introduce variation into their genetic code

#Harpooning

👉https://t.co/nzVtWIhLgV

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

Absolutely fantastic new animation from @drewberryIV ! #science > #fiction #plants https://t.co/2Wjas6jMdw

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

Leeds researchers working with manchester? https://t.co/ZHjzDW7PO6

[Anna Dumitriu @AnnaDumitriu]

Video of linen lace and bacterial biofilm sculptures being formed now after one week in the Leeds Gut Model by Clostridium difficile bacteria. In collaboration with Jane Freeman @drjanefreeman & Caroline Chilton @HCAILeeds #Leeds #bioart @ModMedMicro @PreventionTips

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@crazycatzzz They say “we highlight that the mass of humans is an order of magnitude higher than that of all wild mammals combined”. We can’t continue with the fantasy that our impacts on the environment are trivial. #BiodiversityDay

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@danieldennett Perhaps it was just a dumb machine at work. Do we need a reason? It certainly engaged your followers

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@RoyalSocietyVic has some amazing plans to transform the society and fulfill its important mission advocating #sicence #stem. It’s a great time for members to #engage to have a say in their #future

[Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics]

Tomorrow at @ucdavis: Raquel Peixoto @peixotors on “Marine probiotics: increasing coral resilience to bleaching through m icrobiome manipulation” https://t.co/frmeHpHXX5

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@dr_kazzah Is it an infectious diseases conference?

[Bioreactor Ben @BioreactorBen]

@mca178 @Swinburne @Engineeringkate @RMIT Getting at seat will be a challenge!

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

People love to present science as a series of eureka moments but when you’re in it most of the time you’re digging around through a whole lot of nagging maybes

[Emma Alberici @albericie]

With the mining boom behind us, what's going to drive an economy studies show ranks alongside Oman & Kyrgyzstan in sophistication & complexity? Remember when the PM told us innovation was going to be the key to jobs & growth? Tune in tonight for my @abcnews special report #auspol