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Ben Auch

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Director of Metagenomics @phasegenomics.bsky.social | Posts & opinions are my own | he/him

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today. "I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..." Law Dork:
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The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 23/01/2026
This is, by no exaggeration, one of the biggest barriers to actual mobilizing rn. People are engaging in both play and misinformation over what they believe is proper and necessary vetting and training for e.g. RR to the point it is a literal catch-22 for concerned neighbors who try to get involved
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Amy, what the hell?
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Three helicopters seen over North Minneapolis, from Saint Paul. Only two showing up on ADS-B.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 10/11/2025
The shutdown put incredible strain on so many families and dedicated civil servants, but at least it was all for fucking nothing.
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Ivan Liachko @ivanliachko.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Very excited to be at American Society for Microbiology #ASMicrobe meeting. I’m here with a large suitcase of, what could it be? Science swag and also just science. Come talk to us about transforming the future of #metagenomics and #phage research. @phasegenomics.bsky.social (booth 1109)
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UMN Genomics Center @umngenomics.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Inaugural post on BlueSky! We’re here to share our latest news and connect with you. Give us a follow and help spread the word!
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Daryl Gohl @darylgohl.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Today's the day! Minnesota, let's show up and make our voices heard to support science!
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kathychasler.bsky.social @kathychasler.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Goosebump producing news this week out of Oregon Health and Science University in the diagnosis of pancreatic CA. They developed a groundbreaking blood test, called PAC-MANN. This new test can find pancreatic cancer in just 45 minutes, even in its earliest stages.
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New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Dr. Wolfe-Simon has long-deserved a "redemption" story, and there was never any sin to redeem anyway. The arsenic bacteria paper will always be one of my favorites, regardless of conclusions. Science shouldn't punish anomalies, that's where all the fun is! #arseniclife
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Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same
The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.
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Jennifer Goff, PhD @jlgoff.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It has been brought to my attention that my article has been censored to exclude certain terms: asm.org/Articles/202... web.archive.org/web/20250114... #MicroSky
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Women in the History of Antimicrobial Development | ASM.org
Women researchers played a key role in the development of antimicrobials during the mid-20th century. This article works to highlight their work, as their contributions often went unacknowledged.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
BREAKING: Federal judge in Rhode Island formall blocks the Trump spending freeze, saying the actions likely "violate the Constitution and statutes of the United states." Judge cites @PressSec statement as primary cause for concern: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Daryl Gohl @darylgohl.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Check out our paper on genetically barcoded flies! The barcodes enable multiplexed behavioral assays that are read out by sequencing or can be expressed tissue-specifically to tag cells upstream of single cell transcriptomics. Artwork below by @mdonox.bsky.social - includes a scannable barcode!
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Really disappointed in Target's recent decision to pull back on diversity programs, and I stand w/ Twin Cities Pride in telling them enough is enough. If you want to support Pride, you can donate to their "Fill the Gap" fund which is already halfway to its goal. tcpride.org
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Dan Portik @dportik.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
One concern I've heard for long-read #metagenomic sequencing is the amount of DNA needed. New Ampli-Fi protocol from #PacBio now allows as little as 1ng input for library prep - that's kind of a game changer for low biomass samples.
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Dissing and defending and arguing about peer review – hot takes and take downs – that's what I'm here for. SciTwitter we are so back! 💕
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Ben Auch @sciberius.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
We're Back! (A Dinosaur's Story)
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a cartoon of a dinosaur says roll back the rock to the dawn of time
ALT: a cartoon of a dinosaur says roll back the rock to the dawn of time
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