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Ben Ross
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Associate professor, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology at Dartmouth College. Studying interbacterial interactions among members of the human gut microbiota. https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/faculty/facultydb/view.php/?uid=7172
Loved Dark is Rising growing up. Reading it to my 11 year old now
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Congratulations Eloi! What’s next?
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One of my favorite figures, from this paper www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Cool post - Kilham is very close to my house!
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Ben Ross
During hyperphagia, bears can spend 22 hours per day foraging.

The sweet scent of wind-fallen apples attracts them, which is why if you live in bear country, it's essential to remove fallen apples daily.

Kilham Bear Center link, if you feel like donating:
kilhambearcenter.org/how-you-can-...
How You Can Help | Kilham Bear Center
kilhambearcenter.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Love sketches of Spain
September 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Exact thing happened to me
September 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM