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Karina Guo

@botanicallykarina.bsky.social
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🧬🌿 | Birds | Fish | My Cat A PhD student with the Botanic Gardens of Sydney and USyd. Working on genetics behind Myrtle rust and paperbarks for restoration. Tldr: #wetlands #plantdisease #genetics #botany #restoration #ecology

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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
But importantly, those strong peaks give us a good predictive model. A genomic prediction model that allows us to produce an genetically expected score for disease resistance in seedlings and seed lots - forming the basis of my doctorate... more restoration ecology work to come in the soon future!
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Key findings: Major genes associated with myrtle rust resistance! Look at those peaks on the Manhattan plot (the higher the peaks = the stronger the association). It definitely warrants further investigation, and we've only scraped the surface of it's investigation in this study.
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Supporting myrtle rust restoration in a foundation wetland species using genomics! New paper out, involving whole genome sequencing, rust assays, population genetics... From barely anything known of this species to quite something! doi.org/10.1111/mec.... 🧪
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Blessed with a good day of birding. Sat and watched the birds come and go, even a kangaroo with their joey came and had a drink. Everyone gotta go sit in nature and reflect on their ecosystems every now and then. Pictured: black necked stork, glossy ibis, Lantham's snipe, red backed fairywren
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Loving the summer sea... A blue button, gorgeous but apparently also a sign of CC
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Wait a second, I just did that too!
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Ah unfortunately its out of the range, iNaturalist got it down to the genus, Urocoma. Im based in Australia. But here's a top down and bottom up image of it if helpful :)
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Morning all, found a new friend. Anyone got an ID on this beauty? For the first time iNaturalist wasn't of help #moths #teammoth
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Impressed at the ability for a smartphone camera (S24) to capture the night sky. All it took was a dark night and a 24s exposure #astrophotography #photography #nature
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Celebrating the introduction of our son into our life! Our little leopard #cat! For thise wondering he was adopted and will be 100% indoor unless on a harness and leash 😌
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Birding at Oxley Creek to end a week of conferencing. Here's a group of royal spoonbills doing their spoon billing business
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
At #ICCB2025? Come see me at my poster tonight. I'm number 53 near the back :)
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
An amazing first day so far at the #ICCB2025! Honoured and thankful to be around this diverse group of researchers. Looking forward to making more connections across the world! @society4conbio.bsky.social
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Not to pick favourites but, isn't she gorgeous ID: Corybas acontiflorus, Spurred Helmet Orchid
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Myrtle rust spotted! Everywhere I look I see her out of the corner of my eye 😔
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Dipodium variegatum - Rose hyacinth orchid
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Karina Guo @botanicallykarina.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Spotted a new population of an endangered fern (Grammitis stenophylla) at Royal National Park. Was a surprise when I popped it on iNaturalist
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