Caitlin Byrt

17 incredible Australian women in botany - Australian Geographic Australia is home to many talented botanists, many of whom are women. Here are just a few of their stories.

www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/03...

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

Staggering GDP impact - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before Governments have been warned about climate change for 70 years. They’re still suppressing the worst news.

Official assessments understating climate-related impacts on food and water security, and critical-ecosystem collapse: theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...

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

ANU tech to recover trillions in critical resources | Canberra Daily ANU scientists have developed a technology to recover valuable metals from mining wastewater while turning it into clean water.

ANU tech to recover trillions in critical resources | Canberra Daily share.google/uL4smVpH8iWX...

Nature inspires ANU tech to help recover trillions of dollars in critical resources An advanced filtration system inspired by nature that can recover untapped critical resources such as copper and lithium from mining waste is being developed by scientists from The Australian National...

Critical resource sustainability tech innovation www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...

YouTube video by Cicada Innovations Redesigning Resources From The Cell Membrane Up | Caitlin Byrt (MTE)

Cicada x Tech23 talks are up! youtu.be/vXbfEjVGry0?...

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.

Agricultural science and biotech!!! theconversation.com/new-report-r...

What is the Orbital Perspective? | Ron Garan The Orbital Perspective is a way of looking at things that inspires collaboration and connection with others.

1. Planet
2. Society
3. Economy

What is the Orbital Perspective? | Ron Garan share.google/eZFEojsMQQ6I...

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

Thanks both for sharing diurnal changes in irradience observed via this aperture - nice!

ANU academic making waves in water innovation Plant molecular biologist Dr Samantha McGaughey has been announced as the 2025 ACT Scientist of the Year.

ANU academic making waves in water innovation share.google/eITbzPkxf8bT...

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 ...

Super lucky to have the opportunity to meet Katrina tomorrow! www.anu.edu.au/events/in-co...

Wastewater innovation expert named ACT Scientist of the Year - Our Canberra share.google/kcOfpKFU5nEK...

Looking forward to discussing the biotechnologies shaping future food systems and catching up with friends and colleagues at Made & Grown: The Future of Food | Agrifood Innovation Institute
agrifood.anu.edu.au/made-grown-f...

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.

World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia share.google/FtqAsRAs2gTX...
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A compact, dome-shaped plant with dense green foliage and numerous small white flowers, each with five petals, growing directly from harsh, rocky terrain. The surrounding soil appears mineral-rich and pale, scattered with limestone or serpentine rock fragments. The plant forms a tight cushion growth pattern typical of alpine or specialized soil plants, demonstrating remarkable adaptation to harsh growing conditions.

📝 A rare plant with a taste for toxic soil is getting help from unexpected allies with green fingers 🧵
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Czech gardeners helped protect an endangered flower from extinction using their backyards. The simple trick could aid plant conservation worldwide.

#Botany #PlantScience 🧪 (1/10)

23 Australian Deep Tech Startups to Watch in 2025 share.google/lHk2FYCMicIC...

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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.

theconversation.com/around-250-m...
Plants = Earth's life support system

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

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

The highest-leverage ROI opportunity of the century! ~$157.5 trillion of Global GDP, in AUD (International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook, World Bank Global Economic Prospects).

www.linkedin.com/pulse/highes...

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...

So much gratitude for Earth's irreplaceable soil, rain, and atmospheric resources!

Imagine being charged with supplying Meals on Mars www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Membrane Transporter Engineers (MTE) are excited to share that we are one of the 2025 Tech23 Teams joining Cicada x Tech23, Australia's biggest deep tech celebration of radical tech innovation!
Tickets available until sold out via: events.humanitix.com/cicada-x-tec...

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...

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🌟 We are hiring! Seeking a postdoc to use molecular dynamics and AI to understand how ion channels are regulated by membrane lipids 🌟

Join us at #scienceanu with amazing collaborators and great working conditions!

Email me (karri.anu.edu.au) or apply here (tiny.cc/corry). Please share & repost!

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.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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...

Aquaporins❤️ HKTs❤️ Salt tolerance❤️
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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, ...

Yep, we're in hot water! globalplantcouncil.org/feeding-the-...
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