Ben Longdon

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of interest...? Virus evolution, ecology and host shifts. Fly zookeeper. Insect rhabdovirus geek. Tea Junkie. Like music, food, bikes.
Websitehttps://benlongdon.com/

Pre-pre-pre-announcement that around the end of the year/early spring we'll be announcing some new funded residencies, based at our new studio in Cornwall to run around Aug/Sept 2026.

The theme this time is moths and their viruses - as part of @b_longdon's research grant on how viruses and their hosts co-evolve and what the limitations are on which ones can infect/be infected by which other ones.

As usual it'll be open to folks from any background, and anything goes.

🦋 <- pretend it's a moth

@amberfirefly not much space in the back, and we've seen frogs (and a slow worm!) in the front so hopefully it will work!
@amberfirefly great haul! Any pond tips? Aiming to put one in our front garden in the next couple of weeks.
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@steveroyle thats super useful article - thanks!
Does anyone with a better grasp on AI than me know: if folk are putting docs (for eg grant applications/papers) in chatGTP and similar to help improve text or even just reduce word count, does that doc then become part of the training data?
@amberfirefly reckon he's got a deal with sainsburys 😀
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Do you know a Masters graduate looking for a #PhD opportunity? We have a PhD studentship opportunity with a short advertising period. Getting word out now.
The project will investigate aphid immunity. Lots learned since Gerardo 2010 (STING, protease cascades). Will use power of #Drosophila genetics to delve even deeper. Please get in touch here or by email if interested!

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That last panel reminds me of something...