Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
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Tests and engineers membrane proteins for crop improvement and separation technology applications. Bioengineering Professor.
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Sep 6
New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities
We have gaps – in workforce, infrastructure and coordination – that will cripple our ability to secure a bright future for the next generation, unless we act now.
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Aug 10
In conversation with the 2025 Young Australian of the Year – Scientist, Dr Katrina Wruck
The Australian National University, in partnership with the National Australia Day Committee, brings you an opportunity to meet and hear from winner of the Young Australian of the Year.The Australian ...
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jul 24
World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia
The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm.
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why
The answer confirms scientists’ suspicion that when our planet’s climate crosses certain ‘tipping points’, truly catastrophic ecological collapse can follow.
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jul 2
Post-translational modification acts as a digital like switch influencing AtPIP2;1 water and cation permeability - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Post-translational modification acts as a digital like switch influencing AtPIP2;1 water and cation permeability
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jun 28
Food in space! 02 | Meals on Mars - ABC listen
In episode two of our series on food in space, we're travelling beyond the exosphere to discover how we might feed ourselves during voyages into deep space and how that technology could change what we...
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Climate science and the case of the missing moisture - Nature Water
Expected air moisture is missing over drier areas worldwide, possibly because climate models undervalue the effects of plants and other life. This finding could be a fingerprint of human-caused land d...
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jun 16
The Australian scientists on a mission to grow plants on the moon
While some people find it hard enough to keep their garden alive at home, an Australian team plans to send plants to the moon in the hope they will grow on the lunar surface.
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jun 16
Root remodeling mechanisms and salt tolerance trade-offs: The roles of HKT1, TMAC2, and TIP2;2 in Arabidopsis
Author summary Plants face significant challenges when growing in saline soils, requiring them to balance sodium (Na⁺) exclusion with maintaining root growth. While High-Affinity Potassium Transporter...
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Caitlin Byrt
@botanicgeek.bsky.social
· Jun 10
Caitlin Byrt
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· Jun 3
Feeding the Bloom: The Role of CO₂, Nutrients, and Heat in Algal Proliferation - The Global Plant Council
Incidences 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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