Photo Boost
@PhotoBoost3
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We're PhotoBoost - an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project that aims to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis in key food crops.
Joined November 2020
"Before this discovery, scientists had more or less determined the minimum amount of light needed for organisms to take advantage of photosynthesis. However, no living organism has even come close to reaching that minimum level." ☀️👇 https://t.co/hxOBeAYeTw
thedebrief.org
Research in the Arctic Sea has found that deep-sea ice algae and phytoplankton can perform photosynthesis using only a few photons of light
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New paper from the PhotoBoost team @LancsPhotosynth exploring how Rubisco activity interacts with chloroplast metabolites. 👏 https://t.co/84kCBUAuT9
portlandpress.com
Rubisco activity is highly regulated and frequently limits carbon assimilation in crop plants. In the chloroplast, various metabolites can inhibit or modulate Rubisco activity by binding to its...
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📣NEWS: Italy launches 1st field trial for gene-edited crops 🌾🧬 Risotto rice with resistance against blast disease A big leap for EU biotech research resulting from a fruitful collaboration between @vittoriabr @fornaralab
@ThorstenLangner @KamounLab
https://t.co/MwuhLC1Yx8
tsl.ac.uk
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Fantastic week at @CEACadarache in France discussing a roadmap to improved photosynthesis in Europe with @photosynth_2030 and @gain4crops! 🌱☀️
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Scientists from the Hutton and @dundeeuni Division of Plant Sciences will be showcasing some of our pioneering science at Plant Power Day this Saturday! Join us and celebrate the wonder of plants and recognise their immense importance #plantday 🍃 More: https://t.co/A7uWJAreil
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"Among the most advanced is gene edited low-acrylamide wheat, which has just finished year two of field trials in England, becoming the first Crispr/CAS9 gene edited wheat in European trials." 👇 https://t.co/7xzC8V0sb6
fwi.co.uk
In-field testing of crops that have been gene edited to introduce specific traits and characteristics has become much easier in England following changes
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📢#PlantSciJobs opportunity: Plant Physiologist w/ @ecarmosilva @LancsUniLEC . Elizabete is recruiting a postdoc researcher for the Delivering Sustainable Wheat project, if interested & at #monogram24 catch Elizabete or Carmen for a chat, apps close May 9 https://t.co/RcLqM95LeC
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"Last year, Kenyan authorities gave Runo and his collaborators permission to grow the gene-edited seeds... Striga is not a problem in wealthier regions — meaning that large, multinational corporations have little incentive to develop solutions for it." 👇 https://t.co/WCUdsKMLXo
nature.com
Nature - Scientists in the global south use the popular technique to protect local crops against local threats.
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We recently set out to answer two questions: why improve photosynthesis and how can it be done? Our article "How scientists are helping plants get the most out of photosynthesis" is out today with @ConversationUK. 👇
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Rubisco is essential for photosynthesis - but how is it regulated in crop plants? PhotoBoost and @photosynth_2030 researchers have just published a new paper exploring exactly this question! Well done @amaraljsc, @anaklobo and @ecarmosilva. 🌱☀️ https://t.co/uGC4uQcQ7c
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Efficient plant acclimation to changing environmental conditions relies on fast adjustments of the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome. Regulation of enzyme activity depends on the activity of...
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Potato is one of the most important foods in the world - by understanding the best ways to optimise photosynthesis, we can improve it. PhotoBoost colleagues have just published a paper explaining how: https://t.co/BSZViJacsM Well done @svijayakumar32 and team! 🌱☀️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Engineered increases in photosynthesis have recently been shown to substantially increase crop productivity under field conditions. We calibrated the e-Photosynthesis kinetic model using photosynth...
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There is still time to register for the upcoming Photosynthesis 2030+ webinar happening this Tuesday. https://t.co/VKU7Xo9ipP The easy way to learn! #photosynthesis #Rubisco @Thepallavisingh @amaraljsc
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Today the PhotoBoost team are together to talk photosynthesis in wonderful Aachen. 🌱☀️
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Exited to be in Bangladesh to talk improving #photosynthesis in potato for @PhotoBoost3. Thanks to @Cipotato Dhaka office for all their help getting us to this point.
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#Plantbreeding request: at @PhotoBoost3 we're speaking to potato and rice growers about improving photosynthesis. Do you know anyone working with grower associations in #Bangladesh or #India? If so, get in touch. Thanks! #sustainability #foodsecurity #photosynthesis
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Great to have the first face-to-face meeting of the @PhotoBoost3 project here in Lleida!
In Lleida today for @PhotoBoost3 annual meeting, looking forward to talking photosynthesis. 🌱 @H2020Projects @EU_Commission
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The PhotoBoost project was recently featured in @FarmersWeekly - thanks for the informative piece @emmagillbard! 🌱☀️ https://t.co/bZlw1pwXZx
fwi.co.uk
A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The
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Really productive first day Roadmapping for Future crops at our Capitalise Stakeholder workshop. Great to have @gain4crops @PhotoBoost3 @EuroseedsEU @WURplant and many more contributing. #future_proof_crops
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#Recruiting is now fully open for this 3yr postdoc on #wheat #photosynthesis w/ @ecarmosilva ! Details at the link, thanks for patience while a procedural issue was dealt with. Please RT, apps open to June 14th #PlantSciJobs
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
#FridayPhotosynthesis brings a #plantscijob opportunity for a 3yr postdoc with @ecarmosilva working on #wheat #photosynthesis & #rubisco Details at the link, please spread the word! https://t.co/8kOyip92M2
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