Ben Larson
@blarson.bsky.social
Protists, microscopy, biophysics, evolution. Interested in how cells control shape and movement https://www.benlarson.org
Natura in minimis maxima
Asst Prof, RPI | Postdoc, UCSF, Wallace Marshall | PhD, UCBerkeley, Nicole King | BA, Physics, Reed College
Natura in minimis maxima
Asst Prof, RPI | Postdoc, UCSF, Wallace Marshall | PhD, UCBerkeley, Nicole King | BA, Physics, Reed College
What could be more exciting than watching Euplotes scurry around under the microscope? How about adding some raptorial predation by supergiant cannibal cells?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video by Vittorio Boscaro.
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video by Vittorio Boscaro.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What could be more exciting than watching Euplotes scurry around under the microscope? How about adding some raptorial predation by supergiant cannibal cells?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video by Vittorio Boscaro.
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video by Vittorio Boscaro.
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A haiku composed by Hannah Brannan, inspired by recent slime mold sightings:
Protists sneak, small and
ferocious in the mulches,
and in the water.
Protists sneak, small and
ferocious in the mulches,
and in the water.
July 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A haiku composed by Hannah Brannan, inspired by recent slime mold sightings:
Protists sneak, small and
ferocious in the mulches,
and in the water.
Protists sneak, small and
ferocious in the mulches,
and in the water.