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L. Felipe Benites

@lfelipeb.bsky.social
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Mino Postdoctoral Fellow at the @setiinstitute.bsky.social | Gardener and Evolutionary Biologist | Astrobiology | Virus evolution | Children's book author | Experimental musician | Brasileiro. lfbenites.com

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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I had some great years in Tempe, AZ , working at ASU in the @saraimari.bsky.social lab. I feel so grateful and lucky to have worked on exciting projects, from virology to #astrobiology, to have been part of this team and for making new friends. Now, on to the next chapter!
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This Sunday I will be giving a talk for international students on "Defining Life (and defining viruses)"; One of the most intriguing concepts is the "Shadow Biosphere", that proposes a hidden microbial world that thrived under the shadow of the Tree of Life, exploring radically different ecologies:
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Algal pico-tank is experiencing an ecological shift. After I added a tiny live rock with lots of Valonia sp. there was a bloom of filamentous algae (or bacteria); Cool to see that Acetabularia sp. is recovering, I though it was gone! #algae #biosphere
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains. >>> Hard one to choose, but this one from MBV (Loveless) still one of my favorites!
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Our session on symbiosis and biointeractions for the #Astrobiology meeting #AbSciCon26 was accepted! Please share widely and submit your abstract by 14 of January 2026; Let's put more biology into Astrobiology! agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon...
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Here’s my #protist pico tank in the office. It’s home to Laurencia, Codium, Lobophora, Heterosiphonia, Valonia, and my favorite of all, the giant single-celled Acetabularia, also known as the Mermaid’s Wine Glass.
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Excited to be co-organizing an #AbSciCon2026 session on Symbiosis. We welcome everything from mobilomes and viruses to organelle evolution and ecological networks! Let's bring more bio to astrobio! Submit here: agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon... #astrobiology #symbiosis
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L. Felipe Benites @lfelipeb.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Currently playing this masterpiece that was released 10 years ago, #Bloodborne! The hardest, scariest, and most rewarding game I've ever played. Nothing scratches that eldritch cosmic horror itch quite like it. Hope to see a sequel one day! #PS4 #FromSoftware
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