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📅 This month’s #ERGAPlenary is coming up on Monday, 28 April! Have you marked your calendar yet? Looking forward to seeing you there! 👋 Don't forget to register as an #ERGAmember to join the monthly plenaries 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact #science #genomes for #biodiversity #community

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Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...

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🦒🧬 New preprint🦒🧬 We investigated the degree of admixture, genetic diversity and inbreeding in ex situ giraffes using WGS data from the famous Marius, 12 zoo giraffes, and a data set from 71 wild giraffes. #ConsGen #PopGen #Genomics #Giraffes #Marius www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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🚨 New preprint! We analyzed 39 bird genomes—including 3 Mauritian species that bounced back from the brink of extinction—to explore genomic erosion in a comparative framework. 🧬🦜🧩 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #consgen #popgen @claudiafontsere.bsky.social

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We can celebrate the #EarthDay 🌍 with our paper contributing to the Earth Biogenome Project published in Ecology and Evolution! We aimed to identify the best DNA extraction protocol for long-read #sequencing of #nudibranch #genome ...⬇️ 🧬🖥️ 🦑🧪 🐟🪸 #MarineLife 🌐 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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New Paper Alert! Together with the Parsch lab, we investigated the expression of neORFs (newly evolved expressed open reading frames, identified in a previous study) in Drosophila populations using publicly available RNA-seq data. (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/jez....

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First paper from @hongbo1900.bsky.social PhD "Varying phylogenetic signal in susceptibility to four bacterial pathogens across species of Drosophilidae" co-supervised by @benraymond.bsky.social and team @hansonmark.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social sky.social

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Wow! CONSISTENT #genome annotations for 200 insect species from different families, including 85 species previously lacking annotations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Annotation of 200 insect genomes. Work driven by @stepbystepsolution.bsky.social and Mario Stanke within @gevol.bsky.social : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Everyone should know about GBIF. It's an international biodiversity data aggregator. Museum collections, apps like eBird and iNaturalist, published datasets from the technical literature, all in one place. www.gbif.org

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One day left to apply! Not seeing many American applications so far, which puzzles me a little bit. If you have a four-year degree including advanced courses in Ecology or Evolution, you are likely eligible. Happy to answer detailed questions over DM or email.

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The Explain Podcast from NGS-CN @wggc-de.bsky.social is now part of the #ERGA Knowledge Hub, a curated resource for biomaterial sampling, genome analysis, and more: knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #biodiversity #genomics #training with @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social & @sib.swiss

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#beetles 🪲 #ladybirds 🐞 diet & immunity #evolution 🟣 Genomic signatures of phytophagy link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🟪 Horizontal antibacterial gene transfer link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🟣 From fungivory to carnivory and herbivory link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Here we describe the motivations and methods behind our #A3Cat resource - Arthropoda Assembly Assessment Catalogue (website here: a3cat.unil.ch) academic.oup.com/gigascience/... currently with 7'321 #arthropod #genome assemblies

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🟣 3 gene synteny-based methods applied to 21 Anopheles mosquito assemblies to produce consensus sets of scaffold adjacencies 🟡 gene synteny-based computational methods represent a valuable complementary approach to enhance draft assemblies link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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🟢The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) aims to coordinate the production of high-quality #genome sequences that represent eukaryotic #biodiversity in #Europe. ⏩ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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3D #genome organisation in 🦟 🟡Hi-C map patterns associated with epigenetic profiles & gene expression 🔵Chromatin architecture conservation in synteny blocks for 10s of millions of years 🟣Enrichment of synteny breakpoints in regions with high genomic insulation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Reference #genome assemblies are the basis for comprehensive #genomic analyses & comparisons frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics

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Aye-ayes - amongst the lowest #genetic diversity of any primate measured to date - characterising genetic composition is key for future conservation efforts academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad... #biodiversity #genomics

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The keynote & panel discussion created a great forum for highlighting the ongoing efforts towards widespread digitalisation of written knowledge on #biodiversity to liberate & share key information necessary to assess, protect, & restore biodiversity & ecosystem services.

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🇨🇭🌳 @dessimoz.bsky.social delivered the keynote at “Democratizing Knowledge: The Role of Open Data in the Age of AI” yesterday. The event presented a workflow for freeing knowledge from articles and make it machine-readable, to foster collaborations & train AI. 👉 www.eventbrite.ch/e/democratiz...

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The @sib.swiss & @sgn.one directors Christophe Dessimoz and Klement Tockner signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Berlin last week building partnerships that strengthen data & knowledge management efforts that support the assessment, protection, & restoration of #biodiversity & ecosystem services.

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@ergabiodiv.bsky.social European Reference #Genome Atlas welcomes i5k and 1000genomascl as the latest ERGA Associate Partners - working together to connect biodiversity genomics researchers through joint community actions www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-co...

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@ergabiodiv.bsky.social Members -- you can submit items for inclusion in the monthly newsletter here www.cognitoforms.com/ergaeuropean... E.g. jobs, conferences, courses, etc.! You can also email the Media Committee or drop a message in the Media channel on ERGA's keybase chat keybase.io/team/erga

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🌿 A new @biogeneurope.bsky.social case study investigates genetic erosion in the Iberian sand-dune shrub Armeria pungens - a species under threat from housing, tourism & agriculture. 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv... #genomes for #biodiversity #conservation #plants #Iberian

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#ERGAReads | How does genome-wide sequence divergence relate to #species boundaries across the tree of life? 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #genomes for #Biodiversity #Genomics #SpeciesDelimitation

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High-quality #genome annotations are essential if we are to address central questions in comparative genomics - www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #biodiversity #genomics #gene #annotation

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What a great collection of #genomes produced as part of @biogeneurope.bsky.social ! 👏 Browse the collection and stay tuned — many more genomes are on the way! 🧬 #Genomes for #Biodiversity #Genomics #DataPapers #GenomeReport #bioinformatics #science #dna

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Micro and nanoplastics are everywhere – but how do they impact clam species we consume as #seafood? 🌊 In this brand new @biogeneurope.bsky.social case study, researchers from Uni Padova use #genomics and to find out 🔎 Learn more ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/a-high-... #genomes for #biodiversity

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🐍 A new high-quality reference genome of the Western Montpellier snake is here! This #genome will support research into the evolution of #venom and other traits in snakes. 🔗 preprints.arphahub.com/article/1550... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @csic.es @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cnag-eu.bsky.social

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🔍 #ERGAReads | Curious how the new digital sequence information #DSI policies from #COP16 might affect your research? This guide breaks down what researchers need to know real-world implications for R&D: 🔗 www.cell.com/patterns/ful... @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social @amberhscholz.bsky.social

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🧬 New to #ERGA? Start here! Our brand-new #ERGAWiki covers everything you need to know to get started — what ERGA is, how it works, and how you can get involved in building #referencegenomes for European #biodiversity. 📖 zenodo.org/records/1518... #genomes #handbook

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Hands-on @EMBO course in #genome sequencing, assembly, curation, and downstream analyses: 08 –12 Sep 2025 in #Florence Italy 🇮🇹☀️ DEADLINE: 31/05! meetings.embo.org/event/25-gen... #EMBOgenomeSeq @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #assembly #bioinformatics

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The first de novo HiFi genome assemblies for three clownfish-hosting sea anemone species (Anthozoa: Actiniaria) #corals academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

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Register today for the EMBO course on #genome sequencing, assembly, curation, and downstream analyses meetings.embo.org/event/25-gen...

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Interested in New Frontiers in Genome Diversity and Evolution? Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social in beautiful & sunny Barcelona 🌞 Submit your abstract to Symposium #38 Organized by Thea Rogers (University of Vienna), Rui Faria (Rui M) (University of Porto), and myself (UAB) 👇

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A trove of new termite genomes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #biodiversity #genomics

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How #genome-wide sequence divergence maps to species status www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #biodiversity #genomics

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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a community initiative coordinating the production of a reference #genome for all eukaryotic species in Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europea... #Biodiversity #Genomics

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An open science framework linking new species data with published knowledge www.sib.swiss/news/liberat... #Biodiversity #DataScience

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Enabling data-driven habitat protection and restoration www.sib.swiss/news/transfo... #Biodiversity #DataScience

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🧪📣Course alert!📣🧪 Applications are open for the new edition of the @EMBO.org course on Genome assembly and downstream analysis in Florence 🇮🇹. We can’t wait to welcome a new group of participants after the success of🇧🇪 & 🇪🇸 editions. 🗓️ Apply by May 31. 🧪🧬🖥️ #EMBOgenomeSeq #ScienceTraining

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Check out the latest newsletter from the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social

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Do you have a #bioinformatics project idea that needs a little stimulus⚡? Submit your project proposal for #BioHackEU25 to get the chance to meet with experts 💨 to drive the project forward. 📥 Submit your proposal by 14 April: biohackathon-europe.org/projects/

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💬 "Fungi are notoriously challenging when it comes to DNA extraction. The challenge is to extract high concentrations of DNA while preserving strand lengths and integrity" In a new blog, Research Assistant Michelle guides you through her adapted protocols for the extraction of HMW #DNA from fungi.🧪

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🔔 New ERGA- @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference #genome of the Crete spiny mouse! This resource will help shed light on the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Acomys. 🔗Read the genome report: preprints.arphahub.com/articles.php... #Crete #biodiversity #genomics #endemic

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Discover the #referencegenome of Acomys minous: the Crete spiny #mouse! 🐭 It’s a crucial resource for uncovering evolutionary connections within the genus and understanding its complex #evolutionary history.🧬 🔗 preprints.arphahub.com/article/1539... ergabiodiv.bsky.social genoscopeumr.bsky.social

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Did you know that you can build pipelines in @galaxyproject.bsky.social? Check out this talk by Björn Grüning, head of the Galaxy Team @uni-freiburg.de, and discover how #Galaxy how to get started with the platform and create pipelines right away! 🔗 youtu.be/OIzWTd93k5c?... #usegalaxy #genomics

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