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Jason Bains

@jasonbains.bsky.social

PhD student in mathematical biology/biophysics at Newcastle University, working on modelling the motility and chemo responses of microbes in complex environments

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Otti Croze @otticroze.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Predator amoeba🦠 C.owczarzaki is both chemotactic and chemokinetic. Our simulations indicate that even just the latter is beneficial to predation. Great work by Sonyia Quick @jasonbains.bsky.social (his second paper!) et al. A serendipitous collaboration with the Gerdt lab. doi.org/10.5967/sh2f...

Illustration showing the chemotaxis of an amoeba up a chemical gradient (left) and chemokinesis, the speed up of motion in response to inducers (right)

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A new model enables efficient simulation of bacterial responses to changing chemicals in environments like soil and oceans, reducing computational costs and supporting ecosystem research. doi.org/g9529b

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Efficient bacterial modeling cuts computational costs for researchers

Newcastle scientists have developed an efficient new model to track bacterial responses to toxic chemicals and nutrients.

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Jason Bains @jasonbains.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Really great to see the article published! Thank you @otticroze.bsky.social and @finnegansquark.bsky.social for your support and guidance throughout.

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