Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a...
A truly collaborative effort with Laura Gunn (Cornell Plant Biology) and Alistair McCormick (University of Edinburgh). Huge shoutout to Tanner Robison @tarobison.bsky.social, Yuwei Mao, Zhen Guo Oh, and Warren Ang who carried this work on their shoulders. 🙌
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Join us for the 4th annual NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year! @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Thank you BTI and Cornell for the fantastic support, collaboration, and mentorship over the past 10 years. Now we are starting a new journey at Duke Biology!!!
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Hornwort pyrenoids: a terrestrial exception with engineering lessons.
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WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
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Now accepting applications for the Jane Silverthorne Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at BTI! 🌿 Supporting bold scientists tackling plant science frontiers with cross-disciplinary approaches. Full funding for high-risk, high-reward research. Apply by Jan 15, 2026! 🧬 spf.btiscience.org
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
