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Gary Orr

@TallfescWho

genetics | plant biotech | synthetic biology UGA alum- Go dawgs!

 Charleston, SC
Joined October 2019
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I feel like the amount of recent convos I've had about the instability of organics has really made an impact and that makes me happy
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Just the beginning!!! nytimes.com/2023/02/16/scien…
For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest (Published 2023)

For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest (Published 2023)

Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.

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Learn more about our latest research grant from @stripe & Frontier. Hint: it involves the toughest biopolymers in the world 🧪🧬💎 livingcarbon.com/post/the-di…
The Diamond of the Plant World

The Diamond of the Plant World

It is not unprecedented for plants to store carbon indefinitely, but we can’t wait millions of years for these conditions to happen again. The “holy grail” of carbon removal is to develop plants that...

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Our team in Charleston could be great models for stock science photos 📸 🧪 🌱 @TallfescWho & co.
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@living_carbon6 Jun 2022
Great piece from @inhabitat on how photosynthesis-enhanced trees can meet the urgency of our climate crisis. inhabitat.com/genetically-en…
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Happy to see our paper out😀Beautiful work by Monica in our lab!!! #agrobacterium biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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That's my hand!
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@living_carbon23 Feb 2022
Our goal is to draw down two per cent of global emissions by 2050 using approximately 13 million acres of land. Learn more: livingcarbon.com/post/photos… #ClimateAction #ClimateTech
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Global warming is the biggest threat of our time & trees are one of our natural weapons to capture carbon. What if they could help faster? We @living_carbon are excited to unveil that photosynthesis-enhanced trees can grow faster and capture more carbon. Here's how we did it 🧵
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Today’s research is just the first step in demonstrating how empowering ecology, through the responsible use of biotechnology in trees, can be a scalable and viable solution to the climate crisis. #ClimateAction #ClimateTech
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Our first white x white cross in the greenhouse looks absolutely stunning! 😊
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@elonmusk9 Feb 2021
XPrize team will manage the $100M carbon capture prize
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@xprize8 Feb 2021
The $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal is now LIVE. Funded by @elonmusk, it’s the largest in history. Fight climate change. Let’s exit the fossil fuel era. 🌎 ♻️ Sign up now: bit.ly/3rvd3KO @PeterDiamandis @AnoushehAnsari #environment
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Excessively used word in plant genetics: 'toolbox'
#AcademicTwitter: I used to be a horrible scientific writer. I was paralyzed by writing anxiety & it took me FOREVER to write papers. Last year I published 14 scientific articles (8 first, 2 second, 2 senior-author) & 2 book chapters. A thread⬇️on how I became more productive:
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Serious question to all the graduate schools telling students not to come to campus anymore bc of coronavirus but telling staff a different story. Are grad students “students” or “staff” today? (Since it changes based on what best suits the university that day) #AcademicChatter
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Don't miss this week's seminar! "Breakfast bonanza: how biotechnology betters banana" presented by Gary Orr @TallfescWho Thursday, March 5| 4:00 PM 128/130 CAGT Athens 102 SLC Griffin 125 NESPAL Tifton live: zoom.us/j/925100801 #IPBGG #UGA #seminar #biotechnology #banana
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Heavy hitting lineup today at Plants by Design hosted by @PlantCenterUGA. Was fortunate to be involved with speakers introductions as well as designing the logo! #syntheticbiology is the future. #SynBioUGAplants
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Had the pleasure of showing off my genetically engineered slow growing tall fescue at @TerrapinBeerCo for UGAs #biobash. Greener and less maintenance required!
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