Caitlin Byrt

Caitlin Byrt

@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Tests and engineers membrane proteins for crop improvement and separation technology applications. Bioengineering Professor.

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Ben Long
@botbml.bsky.social

Really lucky to have been involved in this amazing research led by Loraine Rourke and with @scienceanu.bsky.social colleagues @botanicgeek.bsky.social and Dean Price #cyanobacteria #CCM www.newcastle.edu.au/news/2026/09...

newcastle.edu.auTiny ocean microbe unlocks new clue to Earth's carbon cycleResearchers have uncovered a key mechanism that helps one of the world's most abundant marine organisms capture carbon, providing new insights into the ocean's role in regulating Earth's climate.
Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social

The amazing powers of cyanobacteria. Regularly on display outside @biologyanu.bsky.social buildings, Sullivans Creek @scienceanu.bsky.social Earth's oceans, & the worlds freshwater, turning greener and greener. Awesome to discover more about ocean cyano C capture - academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

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Heterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp. academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

academic.oup.comHeterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp.Abstract. The widespread oceanic cyanobacterial Prochlorococcus genus is a major contributor to global carbon fixation, yet mechanisms enabling this lineag
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@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Heterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp. academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

academic.oup.comHeterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp.Abstract. The widespread oceanic cyanobacterial Prochlorococcus genus is a major contributor to global carbon fixation, yet mechanisms enabling this lineag
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@botanicgeek.bsky.social

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

iopscience.iop.orgAn interdisciplinary agenda to assess risks of climate extremes to nature’s contributions to peopleAn interdisciplinary agenda to assess risks of climate extremes to nature’s contributions to people, Hülsen, Sarah, Amaral, Cibele, Bresch, David N, Hayden, Meghan T, Kropf, Chahan M, LoPresti, Anna, Manley, Kyle, McDonald, Robert I, McIntosh, Tyler L, Nomura, Keiko J, Ohlert, Timothy J, Siegel, Katherine J, Steinmann, Carmen B, Dee, Laura E
Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Not all scientifically elegant problems are equally consequential. Finite time, escalating global risk. Water-food-energy-security, protection of ecosystems, biodiversity. R&D$-situationally-relevant, ethical-respectable-State-saving. #GlobalChallenges #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ResponsibleLeadership

Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Rare Earth Elements are increasingly in the news and at the centre of global tensions. We reviewed their roles and interactions with living organisms, and biotech opportunities for their management @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social

Plants, People, Planet@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social

A. McGaughey, et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Societal Impact Statement also available in 🇫🇷 and 🇪🇸 @botanicgeek.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social #LatestIssue

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Botany One
@botany.one

📝 A rare plant with a taste for toxic soil is getting help from unexpected allies with green fingers 🧵 doi.org/pwhg Czech gardeners helped protect an endangered flower from extinction using their backyards. The simple trick could aid plant conservation worldwide. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 (1/10)

Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Characterisation of dynamic switches for maintaining water and ion homeostasis under diverse environmental conditions! @asps-oz.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com @scienceanu.bsky.social #droughtadaptation #plantbiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comPost-translational modification acts as a digital like switch influencing AtPIP2;1 water and cation permeability - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Post-translational modification acts as a digital like switch influencing AtPIP2;1 water and cation permeability
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theguardian.com‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – studyOcean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
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Yep, we're in hot water! globalplantcouncil.org/feeding-the-... @botbml.bsky.social @globalplantgpc.bsky.social

globalplantcouncil.orgFeeding the Bloom: The Role of CO₂, Nutrients, and Heat in Algal Proliferation - The Global Plant CouncilIncidences of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are becoming more frequent, their scale is growing and so are their impacts on food and water security. HABs are being fed by increases in water temperature, ...

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Sam Burgess
@oceanterra.org

How are #heatwaves changing in #Europe? According to the European #Climate Report, 2024 saw: 🌡️ Record-breaking ‘strong heat stress’ days and tropical nights in southeastern Europe during summer 🥵 In recent decades, heat has been the leading cause of reported deaths due to extreme weather 🌍🧪⚒️🌡️🌊

Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social

Authoritarian governments rolling back freedoms. Having to fight for the right to be paid equally. Time to stand up for what's fair and what's right. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... via @ABCaustralia

abc.net.auLadies, We Need To Talk with Yumi Stynes - ABC listenSex, health, relationships: frank, funny, furious. Join host Yumi Stynes as she rips open the sealed section on life. Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the personal stuff that's hard to talk about...