Robert Willows

Congratulations to ON alumni @HydgeneR and their UK partner Nium on being awarded $2.265M in grants from the Australian Government for their groundbreaking work in sustainable solutions. We recently spent time with their CEO to hear about their journey: vimeo.com/896032983

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A bit of a Friday brainbuster and your chance to win a book! This puzzle recently saw the claim that only 1% of people could solve it. No idea if that’s true, but I will send a signed copy of one of my books to a few randomly chosen people who correctly answer the puzzle.

nature.com/articles/d4158… a eukaryote that can fix nitrogen with a “nitroplast”.

The effects of #ClimateChange will be diverse and complex. Explore these #interactive global maps to gain insights into #drought, #flood, and #heat as temperatures rise: ow.ly/qG4p50QNSJ3 #wetbulb #humidity #precipitation #ParisAgrement #IPCC #ImpactAttribution

@DoctorKarl Two questions. 1. What % of dairy farms are realistically suitable for crops like soy, oats, almonds, rice? 2. If it is a small percentage then why are we making these comparisons?

"There is now a range of ‘plant-based’ milk alternatives available, including soy, oat, almond, rice, and coconut. This raises two common questions: are plant-based milks really better for the environment, and which is best?" ourworldindata.org/environmental-…

@Colemanomonas Depends on how tight the binding is and if it is sequence specific. mRNA will bind to a column used for HisTagged proteins.

Can anyone suggest an easy way to measure mRNA binding to a protein? Would like to avoid radioactive labels and complicated protocols. thinking of just binding the (His-tag) proteins to nickel column, running RNA thru it and measuring A260 of eluate vs control. Too simplistic?

Had an amazing time presenting at the Woodford Folk Festival with Dr. Karl and Costa! 🎤 We explored the potential of synthetic biology in shaping a sustainable future. 🌿🧬 Feeling inspired by the engaging discussions and the enthusiastic audience! #WoodfordFolkFestival

Well that’s a wrap! Mind blowing final panel on green synbio tech hosted by the amazing @DoctorKarl and @CostasGarden on NYE @Woodfordia. Thanks to our fab speakers @EstebanMarcell6 @navone_laura @AlesciaCullen @willows_robert from @ARC_CoESB!!!

@flamycain @DoctorKarl @CostasGarden @Woodfordia @EstebanMarcell6 @navone_laura @AlesciaCullen @willows_robert @ARC_CoESB Thank you @flamycain for an incredible few days! It was so much fun.

#SynBio at #Woodford

#woddford folk festival. SynBio discussion. ⁦@flamycain⁩ introduces the topic.

Very excited to share our preprint demonstrating that animals can be engineered to bioremediate methylmercury! Amazing work by @Dr__Tepper biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Once again @bradyajohnston brings a gun to a knife fight. Holograms on his poster 😯 ... that's cheating 😅 #PPG2023

A synthetic cell-free 36-enzyme reaction system for vitamin B12 production nature.com/articles/s4146…

@Jackson_Lab I’m almost completely grey and there are still photos of me that are 15 years ago with no grey.

How many shades of grey does my hair have to ascend through before I update my 12 year old photo on uni website.

@adambspencer Jules + p = julep (mint)?

Drink up 1 across in today’s fiendish DA cryptic “Bar order of abridged Verne page (5)” HINT; answer = something you would order in a bar Abridge a famous person last names Verne and add P (page) 🤞

@thom_brooks Really. 3 months at most. But still!

Private Eye nails it

HydGene is proud to be driving sustainable agriculture forward! Thanks @GregoryButler71 for visiting us and showcasing our technology for how we can upcycle biomass residues to make green molecules on-site. #greenhydrogen #greenammonia @dr_ljbrown @willows_robert @petroll_free

@greeninglab @abcnews @Macquarie_Uni Fantastic piece of work. Agree my reported comments regarding a question about powering a watch missed the point of this work. I did emphasize this was not the key point, but…

Fantastic @abcnews covered our new Nature paper, but @Macquarie_Uni comments miss the point. abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0… From a fundamental angle, we've characterised the first catalyst that can extract energy from air and this is a major breakthrough. From applied angle... (1/2)

I asked ChatGPT to explain what the kidneys do in the style of Dr Seuss. This response is 🏆🥇