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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🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🌿🐝🍂 Team from University of Sheffield in Botanical University Challenge first time 2025. Read 'The Sheffield Sporangia' experience in the competition's newsletter, The Thymes. Read more at the QR code or: botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/
More new teams #BUC2026?
More new teams #BUC2026?
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🌿🐝🍂 Team from University of Sheffield in Botanical University Challenge first time 2025. Read 'The Sheffield Sporangia' experience in the competition's newsletter, The Thymes. Read more at the QR code or: botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/
More new teams #BUC2026?
More new teams #BUC2026?
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🔴 🌿 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌿 🔴
The protein kinase SnRK1 acts on PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 to regulate anthocyanin accumulation - Dieckmann et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @andreasrichter.bsky.social
The protein kinase SnRK1 acts on PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 to regulate anthocyanin accumulation - Dieckmann et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @andreasrichter.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔴 🌿 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌿 🔴
The protein kinase SnRK1 acts on PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 to regulate anthocyanin accumulation - Dieckmann et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @andreasrichter.bsky.social
The protein kinase SnRK1 acts on PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 to regulate anthocyanin accumulation - Dieckmann et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪 @andreasrichter.bsky.social
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We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting plastid endosymbiosis in microbial eukaryotes. This position involves sampling, exciting microscopy such as CARDFISH, ExM and FIBSEM, single-cell transcriptomics and more. #protistsonsky 1/2
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations
Induction of apomixis, or clonal reproduction through seed, could economise commercial hybrid seed production and enable smallholder farmers to save and sow hybrid seed. Here, we demonstrate the synt....
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line | Nature Communications share.google/Ygkz9JGBF06d...
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line - Nature Communications
The authors show evidence from a German funding line that a lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among fund...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line | Nature Communications share.google/Ygkz9JGBF06d...
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On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Photo of a Joshua #tree (Yucca jaegeriana) at dawn in the Mojave #Desert. Image courtesy of Karolina Heyduk.
📖 See Heyduk et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖 See Heyduk et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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For some sense of scale, if dollars were seconds, $1tn would equate to
31, 709 years, whereas the average Joe would spend their yearly income within a day.
31, 709 years, whereas the average Joe would spend their yearly income within a day.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
For some sense of scale, if dollars were seconds, $1tn would equate to
31, 709 years, whereas the average Joe would spend their yearly income within a day.
31, 709 years, whereas the average Joe would spend their yearly income within a day.
Amino acid transporters mediate autonomous delivery of nanoparticle vehicles into living plants
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Amino acid transporters mediate autonomous delivery of nanoparticle vehicles into living plants - Nature Communications
Autonomous delivery of exogenous cargo into plant tissues is achieved by a nanocarrier system harnessing amino acid transporters, enabling force-free, species-independent uptake and ultra-low dose dro...
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Amino acid transporters mediate autonomous delivery of nanoparticle vehicles into living plants
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Functional characterisation of bicarbonate transporters from the cyanobacterial SbtA2 family and subsequent expression in tobacco https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686429v1
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Functional characterisation of bicarbonate transporters from the cyanobacterial SbtA2 family and subsequent expression in tobacco https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686429v1
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Functional characterisation of bicarbonate transporters from the cyanobacterial SbtA2 family and subsequent expression in tobacco www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Functional characterisation of bicarbonate transporters from the cyanobacterial SbtA2 family and subsequent expression in tobacco
Cyanobacteria rely on bicarbonate (HCO3-) as the primary inorganic carbon (Ci) source for photosynthesis in aquatic environments. To use of this Ci source, cyanobacteria employ CO2 concentrating mecha...
www.biorxiv.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Functional characterisation of bicarbonate transporters from the cyanobacterial SbtA2 family and subsequent expression in tobacco www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🚨 SPECIAL ISSUE - CLOSING SOON 🚨
🌿🟡 Sulfur Signaling 🟡 🌿
📝 Edited by Markus Wirtz, Stan Kopriva & Hideki Takahashi
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2025
📄 We welcome contributions! Got an manuscript in mind? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social
🌿🟡 Sulfur Signaling 🟡 🌿
📝 Edited by Markus Wirtz, Stan Kopriva & Hideki Takahashi
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2025
📄 We welcome contributions! Got an manuscript in mind? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 SPECIAL ISSUE - CLOSING SOON 🚨
🌿🟡 Sulfur Signaling 🟡 🌿
📝 Edited by Markus Wirtz, Stan Kopriva & Hideki Takahashi
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2025
📄 We welcome contributions! Got an manuscript in mind? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social
🌿🟡 Sulfur Signaling 🟡 🌿
📝 Edited by Markus Wirtz, Stan Kopriva & Hideki Takahashi
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2025
📄 We welcome contributions! Got an manuscript in mind? Contact JXB office 👉 bit.ly/JXBissues
#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social
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📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
📢 Postdoc position: Cell Biology of Cyanobacteria
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in my group, as part of the Excellence Cluster "Microbes for Climate" (M4C) in Marburg, Germany.
More information at shorturl.at/wNnDT (see Project 2)
🔗Apply at shorturl.at/VsEDl
📅Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
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Every bit helps: “Even halting warming by a fraction of a degree” will help #Climate
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Every bit helps: “Even halting warming by a fraction of a degree” will help #Climate
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No body to ride with? Ride anyway!
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
No body to ride with? Ride anyway!
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No matter how advanced you become in bioengineering, the rake awaits us all. The most important thing to do in this godforsaken field is to learn deeply from failure, maintain intellectual humility, and speak up about your struggles. You never know who is out there ready to help.
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
No matter how advanced you become in bioengineering, the rake awaits us all. The most important thing to do in this godforsaken field is to learn deeply from failure, maintain intellectual humility, and speak up about your struggles. You never know who is out there ready to help.
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🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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At the @sydney.edu.au node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network, we’re using drone-based LiDAR to map agroecosystems in 3D — revealing canopy structure, terrain, and floral diversity like never before.
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
At the @sydney.edu.au node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network, we’re using drone-based LiDAR to map agroecosystems in 3D — revealing canopy structure, terrain, and floral diversity like never before.
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
Read more here:
🔗 plantphenomics.org.au/visualising-agricultural-landscapes-with-appn-gobi
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Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London.
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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ARC says Discovery Projects outcomes will be tomorrow (Tuesday). Linkage Projects (2025, round 1) on Wed. Over past ~year, it's often been at about 11am (Canberra).
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
October 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
ARC says Discovery Projects outcomes will be tomorrow (Tuesday). Linkage Projects (2025, round 1) on Wed. Over past ~year, it's often been at about 11am (Canberra).
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
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Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out crops around the world. Researchers hope it may be on our shelves by 2027.
GM bananas could soon be for sale in Australia, but will people eat them?
Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out crops around the world. Researchers hope it may be on our shelves by 2027.
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out crops around the world. Researchers hope it may be on our shelves by 2027.
This is a very old culture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Ancient rock art in northern WA shows Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian devil
There are more than 2 million artworks on the rocks at Murujuga, with more stories under the waves.
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This is a very old culture
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Proteomic analysis of the pyrenoid‐traversing membranes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals novel components - Franklin - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Proteomic analysis of the pyrenoid‐traversing membranes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals novel components
Pyrenoids are algal CO2-fixing organelles that mediate approximately one-third of global carbon fixation. Most pyrenoids are traversed by membranes that are thought to supply them with concentrated ...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Proteomic analysis of the pyrenoid‐traversing membranes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals novel components - Franklin - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Vale Jim Peacock - a giant in plant physiology
We are saddened to learn of the passing of the Academy's former President and former Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Jim Peacock AC FAA FTSE FRS at the age of 87. Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, said Jim will be deeply missed and remembered as a champion of Australian science.
October 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Vale Jim Peacock - a giant in plant physiology