Biofilms and Other Cooperative Microbial Assemblages

27 Feb 2017 16:30

Yet Another Inadequate Placeholder. I was once involved in a project to create cellular automaton models of biofilms, which got me interested in the subject of how things grow on your teeth. That project was lead by Gonzalo Pizarro, who taught me basically everything I know about the subject...

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