Ben Long
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Ben Long
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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
They could make bridges out of the nerves of postdocs!
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I was chearing Durbridge on for the first half of the last lap, but when Plapp started chasing I thought they deserved to lose.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
They totally screwed it up!
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is somewhat similar to an RNAi masterline made by the Whitney group several years ago.

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Modifying Plant Photosynthesis and Growth via Simultaneous Chloroplast Transformation of Rubisco Large and Small Subunits
Erasing Rubisco small subunit nuclear synthesis in tobacco provides a new plant chassis for investigating novel Rubisco complexes in a whole plant context
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January 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM