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New genome available!

The ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) is now out, a chromosome-level resource for an IUCN Vulnerable species endemic to a single island in the Azores.

Read more: doi.org/10.12688/ope...
#ERGA #BGE #Genomics #Biodiversity #ReferenceGenomes

Missed yesterday’s ERGA plenary?

Maria José Ruiz López explored how genomics can shed light on vectorial capacity and insecticide resistance in Culex mosquitoes.

Watch here: youtu.be/UOW0ma7ayeI

#ERGA #Genomics #OneHealth

#Biodiversity #Genomics #Plants #ReferenceGenomes

Community-Driven Reference Genomes: Getting to Know Cistus crispus YouTube video by ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas

How many wildflowers rise like a phoenix after fire, yet pass unnoticed beneath our feet?

We introduce Cistus crispus, a Mediterranean rockrose known for its wrinkled pink petals and for flourishing in dry landscapes.

Watch here: youtu.be/Gcuw41XGajE

Genome Annotation / Genome annotation with Helixer / Hands-on: Genome annotation with Helixer Genome annotation is a multi-level process that includes prediction of protein-coding genes, as well as other functional genome units such as structural RNAs, tRNAs, small RNAs, pseudogenes, control…

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Genome annotation with Helixer - @galaxyproject.bsky.social
tutorial
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Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu

#genome #annotation #helixer

Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that this extraordinary karyotype is…

#ERGAReads | 🦋 Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly 🦋
www.cell.com/current-biol...

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@currentbiology.bsky.social #evolution #chromosomes #butterfly #lepidoptera #Atlas

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ERGA Plenary Talks - YouTube This playlist is a repository of talks given during the ERGA Plenary Meetings. Every month a speaker is invited to give a talk about a topic relevant to the ...

👉 Register as an #ERGA member to join our future #ERGAPlenaries: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact
👉 You can always catch up with past plenary talks in our channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#community #ReferenceGenomes #genomics #plenary #science #biodiversity

🦟 Join this month’s #ERGAPlenary for a case study on mosquito genomics in southern Spain, from Culex reference genomes to insecticide resistance and vectorial capacity, presented by Maria Jose Ruiz Lopez.

📅 20/04, 15:00 CEST

#Data #genomes #genomics

On the cover of our current issue: the 'cool' snow fly❄️❄️❄️
whose genome reveals several fascinating cold adaptations.

www.cell.com/current-biol...

GALBA2 walks into the arena. We rewrote our protein-based genome annotation pipeline in Snakemake.

Give it a genome + proteins from close relatives → get gene predictions. No RNA-Seq, no GeneMark needed.

miniprot → AUGUSTUS, fully containerised, HPC-ready.

github.com/Gaius-Augustus/GALBA2

A major milestone for biodiversity genomics: EBP-affiliated projects have now contributed over 6,000 genome assemblies toward the goal of sequencing all known eukaryotic life. 🧬
Thank you to all EBP-affiliated projects behind this work, from sampling and DNA extraction to sequencing and assembly.

Mollusc of the Year 2026 Click here to see previous Mollusc of the Year winners.

Vote for Mollusc of the Year 2026. The winner will have its complete genome sequenced. There are some cool species in the running this year! www.unitasmalacologica.org/mollusc-of-t...

List of chromosomes - Chromosome Walk DÉCOUVREZ LE MONDE FASCINANT QUI SE CACHE AU TRÉFOND DE NOS CELLULES ...

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Learning Material: CHROMOSOME WALK by @sib.swiss
www.chromosomewalk.ch/en/list-of-c...

Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#scicomm #learning #chromosomes

Very honored to receive the Graduate Student Excellence Award from SMBE! I’m excited to share my work on convergent genome evolution in terrestrial animals in my upcoming talk.

What brown algae taught me about the importance of jumping genes for genome evolution

What brown algae taught me about the importance of jumping genes for genome evolution communities.springernature.com/posts/what-b...

Contest point 11 – Postdoctoral Fellow A postdoctoral position in the Division of Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Molecular Genetics for work on the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) project " The impact of repetitive sequences on the molecular

Postdoc opportunity in the GENREP project at Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, exploring repetitive DNA's role in bivalve genome evolution. Apply by April 10: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/417380 #postdoc

Bright orange sea star with white speckles spreads across a rocky seabed covered in pale anemones and small marine life. Overlaid text reads: “Rapid Genomes. Real-Time Discovery.”

Close-up underwater view of an orange sea star moving across a dark, rocky ocean floor. Overlaid text reads: “One high-quality sea star genome can power global research — from regeneration and disease to evolution and climate adaptation.”

🇨🇦 Rapid genomes. Real-time discovery. 🧬🌊
One high-quality sea star genome can power global research — from regeneration to climate adaptation. ⭐
From regrowing limbs to surviving warming oceans, one reference genome can unlock discoveries across the Tree of Life. 🧬💻

#seastar #genomes #biodiversity

A bright collage of many different bee species arranged around colorful flowers against a black background. White daisies, pink blossoms, yellow flowers, and purple blooms frame bees of many shapes, sizes, and colors, including metallic blue-green, striped, fuzzy, and long-bodied species. In the center, large overlaid text reads: “WHY Sequence ALL Bee Genomes?” Pictured: Various native bee species some on flowers some hovering around the background.

Two striped bees hover beside a pink flower against a soft green blurred background. A dark translucent text box overlays the lower right portion of the image. The overlaid text reads: “Bees power pollination. Bees pollinate more than 75% of flowering plants and many crops humans rely on. Genomes help scientists understand the biology behind this essential ecosystem service.” Pictured: Blue-banded Bees 🍯🐝 a native bee in Australia capable of buzz pollination, a technique used to release pollen from flowers like tomatoes and eggplants 🐝🍅.

Close-up macro image of a metallic green bee perched on a small blue-purple flower against a softly blurred purple background. A dark translucent text box overlays the lower left portion of the image, and a white hand-drawn arrow points to the right. The overlaid text reads: “Most bee genomes remain unknown. There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, yet only a small fraction have reference genomes. Sequencing bees helps fill major gaps in our understanding of insect evolution and biodiversity.” Pictured: The metallic green sweat bee in the genus Agapostemon 🐝⚡.

Bees pollinate more than 75% of flowering plants and many of the crops people rely on every day 🍎🥑🌻 By studying genomes, scientists can better understand the biology behind this essential ecosystem service.
Biodiversity genomes power science 🧬
🐝🧬 #BiodiversityGenomics #Bees #Pollinators #Genomics

Connections - Discovering Biodiversity Genomics “Connections - Discovering Biodiversity Genomics” is a booklet that compiles a series of blog posts produced by the Biodiversity Genomics Europe project’s Capacity Pillar team throughout 2025. Each…

🇬🇧 Connections - Discovering Biodiversity Genomics
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#biodiversitygenomics #connections #barcoding #genomes #genomics

Conexões – Descobrindo a Genômica da Biodiversidade Conexões – Descobrindo a Genômica da Biodiversidade é um livreto que reúne uma série de publicações de blog produzidas pela equipe do  do projeto "Biodiversity Genomics Europe" ao longo de 2025.Cada…

🇵🇹 Conexões – Descobrindo a Genômica da Biodiversidade
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#genomica #comunicacaocientifica #biodiversidade #livreto #divulgacaocientifica

🇮🇹 Connessioni – Alla scoperta della genomica della biodiversità
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#biodiversità #Connessioni #genomica

Connections Booklet: Discovering Biodiversity Genomics What is biodiversity? And genomics? How are they related to each other in ways that help species monitoring and conservation?Throughout 2025, the “ERGA – iBOL Europe Connections” blog post series…

📘 Did you have a chance to read our lasted @biogeneurope.bsky.social
booklet Connections – Discovering Biodiversity Genomics?
Explore how biodiversity and genomics come together to support species monitoring and conservation
👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/connect...
Available in 3 languages:

#ERGAReads | Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses—A comprehensive guide 🧬
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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@britishecologicalsociety.org

#longreads #sequencing #guide #biodiversitygenomics #genomics

As the #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe (BGE) Project has concluded, a sample and data usage policy has been published with guidelines on how to properly acknowledge the contributions of the BGE Project in any publications benefitting from ERGA-BGE #genome resources zenodo.org/records/1876...

Home k-mer learning materials. Contribute to KamilSJaron/k-mer-approaches-for-biodiversity-genomics development by creating an account on GitHub.

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Tutorials: k-mer Approaches for Biodiversity #Genomics by Kamil Jaron @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
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Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#kmers #bioinformatics #learningmaterials

Excited to share our preprint—this work pushes common marmoset genomics into a new era and reveals unexpected immune complexity in a key primate model

A Complete Genome for the Common Marmoset

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

GBE Virtual Collection on Conservation Genomics Photo credit: Chuya Shinzato

Genome Biology and Evolution launches a new virtual collection on "Conservation Genomics"

Read our accompanying Highlight: "Genome Science at the Forefront of Biodiversity's Greatest Challenges"
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Access the new virtual collection
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#genome #evolution #congen