Danny Cowan-Turner

A very short summary of "Data Visualization against fascism":

Fascism conceals truths, disregards evidence-based decision-making, and jeopardizes the education of the next generation. Standing up against means: MONITOR, EXPOSE, and EDUCATE. As scientists we are ready for this!

#TCTeAC

13.06.2025 10:08 — 👍 83    🔁 19    💬 3    📌 2

A chlorophyll fluorescence-based biofeedback system was developed to adjust LED intensity based on real-time plant responses, rather than using a fixed photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). The system was tested in a growth chamber with lettuce and cucumber.

Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS

16.07.2025 11:35 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Alpine forests face collapse without urgent reforestation, say scientists Bushfires and a lack of seed have created a "ticking time bomb" in Victoria's alpine and mountain ash forests, scientists are warning.

"It isn't that the alarm bells are about to ring. They already have & if these last 2 fires are not enough to scare the pants off you, I don't know what is."

VIC's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires & lack of regeneration support.

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

22.06.2025 01:36 — 👍 51    🔁 25    💬 2    📌 1

Warming accelerates global drought severity - Nature Increased atmospheric evaporative demand in recent years has increased drought severity by an average of 40% globally across both dry and wet regions, and the trend is likely to continue under future ...

New research: Warming accelerates global drought severity

- During the past 5 years (2018–2022), the areas in drought have expanded by 74% on average compared with 1981–2017

#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

05.06.2025 08:51 — 👍 58    🔁 38    💬 1    📌 1

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs.

Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design

Please repost for reach 💚

02.05.2025 14:39 — 👍 161    🔁 280    💬 7    📌 4

This has only been possible through NIH funding.

Funding biomedical science through the NIH has been one of the greatest accomplishments of the United States of America for America, and for the world.

We are ALL better for the work that passionate scientists funded by the NIH have been able to do.

16.03.2025 16:29 — 👍 329    🔁 130    💬 2    📌 2

‘Travel agencies charge far more than it would cost an academic to arrange their own travel and accommodations - sometimes staggeringly more.’

09.03.2025 09:35 — 👍 119    🔁 37    💬 17    📌 6

Plant crisis for 3,500 botanic gardens worldwide A century’s worth of data reveals that botanic gardens and arboreta have reached capacity, impacting their scientific and conservation goals.

"Global plant crisis as botanic gardens exhaust ability to save plants from extinction." cosmosmagazine.com/people/socie...

07.02.2025 01:53 — 👍 21    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

Caught the Aurora Australis last night, just south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway

#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora

02.01.2025 01:33 — 👍 141    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 1

We use an O2 sensitive flurophore system which can do hundreds of leaf discs per day or a differential O2 analyser made by qubit + a licor 7000 for open flow O2 and CO2. A few people in the building use Mims but not super often

20.12.2024 11:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ahh I remember that manual Ali or at least the beard - some people here have used them a fair bit in the past, but we’ve switched to much higher throughput methods for O2 measurements

20.12.2024 03:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That’s great, could I also be added thanks!

30.11.2024 12:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I guess they kinda sniff leaves! They measure leaf gas exchange, so we can see how much photosynthesis or respiration the leaves are doing.

21.05.2024 02:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Saguaros

Organ pipe cacti

Massive blue box, being freed from customs

Three LICORs

Finally all the kit arrived after being freed from customs and I’ve started measurements in the wonderful Desert Botanical gardens in Phoenix. Very very warm!

20.05.2024 14:13 — 👍 28    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0