Ben Long
@botbml.bsky.social
Cyclist. Scientist. Synthetic biology in plants. Carboxysomes and chloroplasts. Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
He/him
Group leader: Biological CO₂ Capture Lab
Awabakal and Worimi country ⬛🟡🟥
University of Newcastle, Australia.
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ben-long
He/him
Group leader: Biological CO₂ Capture Lab
Awabakal and Worimi country ⬛🟡🟥
University of Newcastle, Australia.
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ben-long
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This article isnt behind a payway. So sad. Such a shock www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Family, colleagues in 'disbelief' after leading scientist dies aged 52
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This article isnt behind a payway. So sad. Such a shock www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Gang gang cockatoos are always gonna put a smile on your dial
December 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Gang gang cockatoos are always gonna put a smile on your dial
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A tragic loss. Emma was a wonderful person, brilliant scientist, great communicator and has been a fantastic Dean, DVC and now VC. My thoughts are with her family www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Unfathomable loss’: University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor dies at 52
Professor Emma Johnston, the university’s first female vice chancellor, has died less than 12 months after taking up the role.
www.theage.com.au
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A tragic loss. Emma was a wonderful person, brilliant scientist, great communicator and has been a fantastic Dean, DVC and now VC. My thoughts are with her family www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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If car infrastructure was designed like bike infrastructure:
— motorists would have to end trip because “lane ends”
— they would have to give priority to airplanes
— they would have to drive longer because curvy road is more esthetic
— every time they drove, someone would say “you drove here”??
— motorists would have to end trip because “lane ends”
— they would have to give priority to airplanes
— they would have to drive longer because curvy road is more esthetic
— every time they drove, someone would say “you drove here”??
December 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If car infrastructure was designed like bike infrastructure:
— motorists would have to end trip because “lane ends”
— they would have to give priority to airplanes
— they would have to drive longer because curvy road is more esthetic
— every time they drove, someone would say “you drove here”??
— motorists would have to end trip because “lane ends”
— they would have to give priority to airplanes
— they would have to drive longer because curvy road is more esthetic
— every time they drove, someone would say “you drove here”??
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'I am grateful that #PlantScience is so international and so full of people who are really motivated to try to improve the world for many living things.' – Dominique Bergmann
Explore New Phytologist's Profiles 👇
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Explore New Phytologist's Profiles 👇
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December 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
'I am grateful that #PlantScience is so international and so full of people who are really motivated to try to improve the world for many living things.' – Dominique Bergmann
Explore New Phytologist's Profiles 👇
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
Explore New Phytologist's Profiles 👇
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
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It’s nice when you find your bike where you left it. Too bad there are no buses after 6.30pm from Newbury to Wash Common. Please sign the e-petition! decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
December 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It’s nice when you find your bike where you left it. Too bad there are no buses after 6.30pm from Newbury to Wash Common. Please sign the e-petition! decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Tribute to Eva-Mari Aro: Physiologia Plantarum
Click on the title to browse this issue
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December 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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A high-throughput heterologous expression platform for plant synthetic biology based on Arabidopsis suspension cells academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... @jxbotany.bsky.social
A high-throughput heterologous expression platform for plant synthetic biology based on Arabidopsis suspension cells
Abstract. Efficient heterologous expression platforms are essential for plant synthetic biology, particularly for engineering complex multigene pathways. H
academic.oup.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A high-throughput heterologous expression platform for plant synthetic biology based on Arabidopsis suspension cells academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... @jxbotany.bsky.social
Atomic resolution structure of spinach rubisco reveals protons and dynamics
@cblikstad.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@cblikstad.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Atomic resolution structure of spinach rubisco reveals protons and dynamics
Photosynthetic organisms sustain life on Earth by storing solar energy in biomass. Central to this process is rubisco, the enzyme that catalyses the fixation of CO2 to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, provi...
www.biorxiv.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Atomic resolution structure of spinach rubisco reveals protons and dynamics
@cblikstad.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@cblikstad.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
High-Throughput Detection of Cyanobacterial Form I Rubisco Assembly | ACS Synthetic Biology pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
High-Throughput Detection of Cyanobacterial Form I Rubisco Assembly
Rubisco catalyzes the CO2 fixation step in the dark reactions of photosynthesis. Transgenic expression of better-performing Rubisco orthologs in plants or discovery of improved mutants of Rubisco via ...
pubs.acs.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
High-Throughput Detection of Cyanobacterial Form I Rubisco Assembly | ACS Synthetic Biology pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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'It wasn't a case of 'I want to be a pro', it was a case of 'I'm going to be a pro'' – the epic journey that took Pippa York from young wannabe to Tour de France star and beyond
www.cyclingweekly.com/cw-awards/it...
www.cyclingweekly.com/cw-awards/it...
'It wasn't a case of 'I want to be a pro', it was a case of 'I'm going to be a pro'' – the epic journey that took Pippa York from young wannabe to Tour de France star and beyond
From Grand Tour climber extraordinaire to journalist and now author, the Scot was an easy choice for our Lifetime Achievement award
www.cyclingweekly.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
'It wasn't a case of 'I want to be a pro', it was a case of 'I'm going to be a pro'' – the epic journey that took Pippa York from young wannabe to Tour de France star and beyond
www.cyclingweekly.com/cw-awards/it...
www.cyclingweekly.com/cw-awards/it...
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Canadian universities offer free courses and you can take these classes online
You don't need to be a student at these school to enroll in courses!
www.narcity.com/free-online-...
You don't need to be a student at these school to enroll in courses!
www.narcity.com/free-online-...
Canadian universities offer free courses and you can take these classes online
You don't need to be a student at these school to enroll in courses!
www.narcity.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Canadian universities offer free courses and you can take these classes online
You don't need to be a student at these school to enroll in courses!
www.narcity.com/free-online-...
You don't need to be a student at these school to enroll in courses!
www.narcity.com/free-online-...
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“A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think” - pleased to have been involved in this project jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think
Christmas is a time of expectations, when we assume that familiar traditions will work as they always have. Some traditions are associated with plants such as holly and mistletoe. In ecology, we ma…
jeffollerton.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think” - pleased to have been involved in this project jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
Editing mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes
Genome editing technologies for plant organelles provide new opportunities in functional genomics and breeding
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Genome editing technologies for plant organelles provide new opportunities in functional genomics and breeding
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Editing mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - The article discusses recent progress with developing tools for organellar genome editing, highlights current and potential future applications, and analyzes benefits and limitations...
link.springer.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Editing mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes
Genome editing technologies for plant organelles provide new opportunities in functional genomics and breeding
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Genome editing technologies for plant organelles provide new opportunities in functional genomics and breeding
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Year in #JBiolChem 2025 is a virtual issue featuring some of the year’s most impactful research. Highlights span mitochondrial ribosome structure, biomolecular condensate imaging, nucleosome positioning & more.
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
www.jbc.org/the-year-in-...
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
www.jbc.org/the-year-in-...
December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Year in #JBiolChem 2025 is a virtual issue featuring some of the year’s most impactful research. Highlights span mitochondrial ribosome structure, biomolecular condensate imaging, nucleosome positioning & more.
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
www.jbc.org/the-year-in-...
➡️Assembled by @alextoker.bsky.social & Henrik Dohlman
www.jbc.org/the-year-in-...
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🔬 UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE 🔬
🌱 Plant Growth Substances 🌱
✍️ Guest edited by Brad Binder, Jennifer Nemhauser, Mark Estelle & Junko Kyozuka
📅 Deadline 30 April 2026
📄 We welcome contributions! Got a manuscript? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
🌱 Plant Growth Substances 🌱
✍️ Guest edited by Brad Binder, Jennifer Nemhauser, Mark Estelle & Junko Kyozuka
📅 Deadline 30 April 2026
📄 We welcome contributions! Got a manuscript? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🔬 UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE 🔬
🌱 Plant Growth Substances 🌱
✍️ Guest edited by Brad Binder, Jennifer Nemhauser, Mark Estelle & Junko Kyozuka
📅 Deadline 30 April 2026
📄 We welcome contributions! Got a manuscript? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
🌱 Plant Growth Substances 🌱
✍️ Guest edited by Brad Binder, Jennifer Nemhauser, Mark Estelle & Junko Kyozuka
📅 Deadline 30 April 2026
📄 We welcome contributions! Got a manuscript? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
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This is pretty amazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8O...
If/when we finally get something like domestic robots, I wonder if companies like Disney will have an outsize role in figuring out how to make their appearance acceptable (something the various humanoid robot companies seem mediocre at)
If/when we finally get something like domestic robots, I wonder if companies like Disney will have an outsize role in figuring out how to make their appearance acceptable (something the various humanoid robot companies seem mediocre at)
Olaf: Bringing an Animated Character to Life in the Physical World
YouTube video by DisneyResearchHub
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is pretty amazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8O...
If/when we finally get something like domestic robots, I wonder if companies like Disney will have an outsize role in figuring out how to make their appearance acceptable (something the various humanoid robot companies seem mediocre at)
If/when we finally get something like domestic robots, I wonder if companies like Disney will have an outsize role in figuring out how to make their appearance acceptable (something the various humanoid robot companies seem mediocre at)
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Our new Tansley Review reveals hydrogen isotopes in plant carbohydrates aren't just climate indicators - they're powerful tools for understanding how plants actually function and perform metabolically.
- New Phytologist
- New Phytologist
Rethinking the 2H fingerprint of carbohydrates: a novel proxy for plant metabolism and performance
The intricate architecture of plant metabolic networks and the dynamic fluxes of elements through these networks are fundamental determinants of how carbon (C) is partitioned among growth, reproducti...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Our new Tansley Review reveals hydrogen isotopes in plant carbohydrates aren't just climate indicators - they're powerful tools for understanding how plants actually function and perform metabolically.
- New Phytologist
- New Phytologist
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🔬💡 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🔬💡
Skalický et al. present an overview of how fluorescence-activated sorting enhances plant organelle isolation, showcasing its advantages, recent achievements, and future applications in plant research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @nowako76.bsky.social
Skalický et al. present an overview of how fluorescence-activated sorting enhances plant organelle isolation, showcasing its advantages, recent achievements, and future applications in plant research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @nowako76.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🔬💡 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🔬💡
Skalický et al. present an overview of how fluorescence-activated sorting enhances plant organelle isolation, showcasing its advantages, recent achievements, and future applications in plant research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @nowako76.bsky.social
Skalický et al. present an overview of how fluorescence-activated sorting enhances plant organelle isolation, showcasing its advantages, recent achievements, and future applications in plant research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @nowako76.bsky.social
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"World Bank analysis suggests that every $1 million invested in agribusiness generates more jobs than equivalent spending in manufacturing or services"
agri4africa.com/agribusiness-the-hidden-jobs-engine-in-sub-saharan-africa
agri4africa.com/agribusiness-the-hidden-jobs-engine-in-sub-saharan-africa
AGRIBUSINESS: The hidden jobs engine in sub-Saharan Africa - Agri4Africa
Destek Design seed oil processing equipment manufactures complete turnkey oil expelling plants or small standalone machines as required by oil processors.
agri4africa.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"World Bank analysis suggests that every $1 million invested in agribusiness generates more jobs than equivalent spending in manufacturing or services"
agri4africa.com/agribusiness-the-hidden-jobs-engine-in-sub-saharan-africa
agri4africa.com/agribusiness-the-hidden-jobs-engine-in-sub-saharan-africa
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Plant Science Research Weekly: December 19, 2025 plantae.org/plant-scienc...
Fund food research now:
Successes from improving photosynthesis;
Training tomorrow’s taxonomists;
Frontiers of space biology;
Pectins regulate stem cell dynamics (1/2)
@cavycavs.bsky.social
@plantimager.bsky.social
Fund food research now:
Successes from improving photosynthesis;
Training tomorrow’s taxonomists;
Frontiers of space biology;
Pectins regulate stem cell dynamics (1/2)
@cavycavs.bsky.social
@plantimager.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Plant Science Research Weekly: December 19, 2025 plantae.org/plant-scienc...
Fund food research now:
Successes from improving photosynthesis;
Training tomorrow’s taxonomists;
Frontiers of space biology;
Pectins regulate stem cell dynamics (1/2)
@cavycavs.bsky.social
@plantimager.bsky.social
Fund food research now:
Successes from improving photosynthesis;
Training tomorrow’s taxonomists;
Frontiers of space biology;
Pectins regulate stem cell dynamics (1/2)
@cavycavs.bsky.social
@plantimager.bsky.social
