Danny Cowan-Turner
@dannycowanturner.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University - all things photosynthetic…. Once cycled from London to Belgrade. Always tinkering
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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
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
June 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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
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
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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
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
July 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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
Read more https://bit.ly/3G8kmoS
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"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...
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...
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.
www.abc.net.au
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"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...
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...
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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...
- 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...
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 ...
www.nature.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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...
- 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...
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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 💚
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
May 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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 💚
Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design
Please repost for reach 💚
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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.
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.
90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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.
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.
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‘Travel agencies charge far more than it would cost an academic to arrange their own travel and accommodations - sometimes staggeringly more.’
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
‘Travel agencies charge far more than it would cost an academic to arrange their own travel and accommodations - sometimes staggeringly more.’
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"Global plant crisis as botanic gardens exhaust ability to save plants from extinction." cosmosmagazine.com/people/socie...
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.
cosmosmagazine.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Global plant crisis as botanic gardens exhaust ability to save plants from extinction." cosmosmagazine.com/people/socie...
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Caught the Aurora Australis last night, just south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
January 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Caught the Aurora Australis last night, just south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
#photography #landscapephotography #canberra #aurora
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!
May 20, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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!