🇬🇧 Connections - Discovering Biodiversity Genomics
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#ERGAReads | Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses—A comprehensive guide 🧬
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#longreads #sequencing #guide #biodiversitygenomics #genomics
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#ERGAReads | On the path to reference genomes for all biodiversity: laboratory protocols and lessons learned from processing over 2,000 species in the Sanger Tree of Life 🌳 🧬
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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
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📣 Mark your calendars!
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI will take place in Boracay, Philippines
📅 July 6–10, 2026
A key gathering for the global invertebrate genomics community. 🧬🐜🐙
#BiodiversityGenomics #InvertebrateGenomics #Biodiversity #EvolutionaryBiology #GenomeSequencing 🧬🌍
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With the end of the BGE project, we’ve gathered all the Connections posts into one booklet:
📘 Connections – Discovering Biodiversity Genomics
➡️ biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/26/c...
#booklet #genomics #science #sciencecommunication #scicomm #biodiversitygenomics #outreach
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A Greenland shark swims through dark ocean water, its large body and pale mottled skin visible against a deep green background, representing one of the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth. “Nature’s Superpowers (Longevity) How do Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years?”
A highly magnified grayscale image of a tardigrade shows its segmented body and clawed limbs, highlighting one of the most resilient microscopic animals known. “Nature’s Superpowers (Extreme Survival) What allows tardigrades to survive radiation, vacuum, and desiccation?”
A diagram illustrates planarian flatworms being cut into pieces and regenerating into complete individuals, demonstrating extraordinary regenerative abilities in some eukaryotes. “Nature’s Superpowers (Extreme regeneration) Some eukaryotes, like planarians, don’t just heal damage — they can rebuild an entire body from a fragment.”
🚀Sequencing across eukaryotic life will unlock discoveries we can’t yet predict — from resilience to entirely new biology.
Many of the biggest genomic gaps remain among small unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes across marine and terrestrial environments.
#TreeOfLife #BiodiversityGenomics
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2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 6️⃣ will be full of exciting scientific events for the #BiodiversityGenomics community in Europe!
Are you attending or organizing one? Let us know!! We can help advertise your session, talk, or event!
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#science #events #conferences #genomics
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Highlight of our review paper on long-read sequencing for biodiversity analysis by the EBP @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGenomics #eDNA #Biodiversity
#PacBio #ONT
Read @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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🔊 ERGA committees are open to all members. Interested in embedding justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in #biodiversitygenomics? Consider joining our Social Justice Committee!
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/team-1/socia... #community #science #socialjustice #diversity
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Accuracy matters across all life, because errors propagate into population, adaptation, and conservation research.
Done right, reference genomes become lasting assets: anchoring global tools, databases, and collaboration for generations.
#ReferenceGenomes #BiodiversityGenomics #ChromosomeScale
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🦋🧬 A milestone for biodiversity genomics.
Project Psyche is building chromosome-level genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths — 1,000 sequenced, 3,000+ collected, across 34 countries.
🔗 Read the publication: bit.ly/ProjectPsyche
@projectpsyche.bsky.social
#BiodiversityGenomics 🧬🌍
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#Nudibranchs 🌈 #MarineBiodiversity🌊 #GenomeSequencing 🧬 #BiodiversityGenomics 🧬🌍 #ChemicalEcology 🧪 #EarthBioGenomeProject 🌍 #SequenceAllLife 🧬✨
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These sea slugs may look delicate, but their genomes are powerful 💥
Each nudibranch genome helps unlock new chemistry, trace deep evolutionary histories, and uncover hidden marine biodiversity ✨
#Nudibranchs 🌈 #MarineBiodiversity🌊 #GenomeSequencing 🧬 #BiodiversityGenomics 🧬🌍 #SequenceAllLife 🧬✨
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Comparison of the status of sequencing for Lepidoptera compared with the other orders within Arthropoda.
#LIBresearch: Project Psyche will produce genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths—reshaping research on insect evolution, ecology, pests & biodiversity. @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
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🧬 The Connections series is produced by ERGA and iBOL Europe — two communities brought together by @biogeneurope.bsky.social exploring the fascinating world of #BiodiversityGenomics and the many intersections between our work.
Check out all posts 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/blog/tags/er...
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#Biodiversity 🌍
#Conservation 🐾
#Wildlife 🦉
#SaveOurSpecies 🦋
#Genomics 🧬
#ConservationGenomics 🧬🌿
#BiodiversityGenomics 🌲
#OpenScience 🔓📚
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🗞️ Want to stay up to date with the latest #ERGA updates and the world of #BiodiversityGenomics?
Don’t miss our monthly newsletter ➡️ November: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...
Register as an #ERGAmember to stay in the loop: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact #newsletter #ERGANews
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Head to the #ERGA website to learn more about other members of our growing network of Affiliated Initiatives & Associated Partners ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-co...
#genomics #BiodiversityGenomics #genomes #network #community #European #projects #science
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🧬 The Connections series is produced by ERGA and iBOL Europe — two communities brought together by @biogeneurope.bsky.social U exploring the fascinating world of #BiodiversityGenomics and the many intersections between our work.
Check out all posts 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/blog/tags/er...
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A big part of the conference programme will feature 25+ case studies showcasing the applied use of #BiodiversityGenomics across Europe and across diverse eukaryotic species with support from @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Today, we spotlight 2 projects supporting the conservation of #birds:
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Ready for the #EuropeanResearchersNight at the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia! 🇧🇬
Spotlight on #biodiversitygenomics with our brand new exhibit, generously supported by @biogeneurope.bsky.social 🧬🧪🦣
#ResearchersNight2025 @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social
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Thank you for the invitation to present our work and discuss all things #BiodiversityGenomics @mncn-csic.bsky.social in Madrid to our fantastic hosts @ikeririsarri.bsky.social, Aida Verdes! I enjoyed hearing from all the great speakers & interacting with the audience
@csic.es @sgn.one #biodiversity
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🧬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference (free | online) this October to explore new insights and the impact of these and 20+ other applied #biodiversitygenomics projects!
🔗 Check the full programme: erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
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💡 Don’t miss the Open Session: it’s your chance to share your own work on #biodiversity Genomics. The deadline for abstract submissions is September 15!
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#OpenCall #Abstracts #BiodiversityGenomics
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We reviewed the use of long-read sequencing with both @nanoporetech.com and @pacbio.bsky.social data for analyses of eukaryote #biodiversity for environmental samples #eDNA and #barcoding, providing a complete guide for future applications #BiodiversityGenomics @sgn.one
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⚡ Looking for an opportunity to share your work on #BiodiversityGenomics?
Submit an abstract for the Genomics for #Biodiversity Conference! (Oct 29–31 | fully online & free) 🧬
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomics #conservation #bioeconomy #standarts
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🧬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference this October to explore new insights and the impact of these and 20+ other applied #biodiversitygenomics projects!
🔗 erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#genomes for #biodiversity
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🧬 The #Connections series is a joint effort by #ERGA and @iboleurope.bsky.social, brought together under @biogeneurope.bsky.social. It explores the fascinating world of #BiodiversityGenomics.
Check out all the previous features: biodiversitygenomics.eu/category/con...
#genomics #outreach #blog
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🧬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference this October to explore new insights and the impact of these and 20+ other applied #biodiversitygenomics projects!
🔗 erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social
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