From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe High-quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experi...

How do you turn many individual experiences, workflows, and challenges into something the whole community can use?

Watch Katja Reichel explaining the writing of doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Link: youtu.be/80cedW-Oc6c

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What does it actually take to move from a biological specimen to a sequence-ready sample?

Rita Monteiro presents BGE WP5 and the coordination between sample providers, specimens, and sequencing centres.

Watch here: youtu.be/yAg2ktf6t14

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How many species do we walk past every day without ever noticing them?

We introduce Leviellus thorelli as one of the species selected for sequencing in the Community-Driven Reference Genomes under BGE.

Watch here: youtu.be/0MWBTv7U07w
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Featuring:

🕷️ Leviellus thorelli - Matjaž Gregoric

🧪 BGE WP5 in Numbers - Rita Monteiro

📝 From Permits to Samples - Katja Reichel

📅 16.03.2026 at 15:00 CET

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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.

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SSP - Sampling & Sample Processing samples@erga-biodiversity.eu

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏
Learn more about the ERGA Sampling & Sample Processing Committee 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/team-1/ssp--...

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🧬 Why are EBP-affiliated projects tackling the most difficult biodiversity genomes?
Because the species with the biggest, weirdest, and most complex genomes often hold the biggest evolutionary secrets. ✨
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Choose your human genome reference wisely - Nature Methods Scientists can choose between multiple human genome references, and a pangenome reference is coming. Deciding what to use when is not quite straightforward.

As new human assemblies become available on beta.ensembl.org - which human reference genome will you choose? This article explores the question with insights from Ensembl’s own Fergal Martin - www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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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. #ReferenceGenomes #Biodiversity #TreeOfLife #LabProtocols #HMW_DNA #HiC #RNA @gigascience.bsky.social
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Taming the reference genome jungle: the refget sequence collection standard. #ReferenceGenomes #Transcriptomes #SequenceCollectionStandards #GA4GH @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social 🧬 🖥️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses. #ReferenceGenomes #PopulationGenetics #Genomics @cp-cell.bsky.social 🧬 🖥️
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

🙌 Thank you for this milestone: #ERGA has reached 1K+ followers here on @bsky.app ! 🦋
We’re excited to connect with even more of you who share our passion for generating and using excellent #ReferenceGenomes for #biodiversity

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Looking to connect with the #ERGA community on Bluesky? 🦋
We’ve created a starter pack! If you’re interested in #ReferenceGenomes and want your account added, just drop us a message below 💬
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(7/7) 🚀 Looking ahead: We’re eager to see where the journey takes us next year. With Phase 1 of the
@projectpsyche.bsky.social approaching, we’re on track to reach 1,000 Lepidopterans genomes soon—stay tuned for big news! 🌟🦋

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📍 Attending #ESEB2025 this week? Come by our booth for a chat!

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Day 3️⃣ at #ESEB2025!
So many great talks & posters showing how #ReferenceGenomes are opening new windows into evolution.
Come by the #ERGABooth to see how our community connects people working with genomes for European #biodiversity - and how you can join us!

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We’re keen to spotlight community posters & talks highlighting the use of #referencegenomes in #evolution research.
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✉️ Are you also heading to #ESEB2025? Let us know!
We’re keen to spotlight community posters & talks highlighting the use of #referencegenomes in #evolution research.

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T2T-CHM13 versus hg38: accurate identification of immunoglobulin isotypes from scRNA-seq requires a genome reference matched for ancestry. #ReferenceGenomes #ImmunoglobulinIsotypes #scRNAseq #NARgenomicsANDBioinformatics #Bionformatics #Genomics 🧬 🖥️
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👓 New #Sampling & Sample Processing Committee Preprint available: "Addressing key challenges in sample handling for high-quality reference genome generation"

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Planning to attend @eseb2025.bsky.social this August in sunny Barcelona? ☀️ #ERGA and @biogeneurope.bsky.social will be there! 🧬 Visit our booth to chat about #ReferenceGenomes and connect with the #ERGA community!

Register today: eseb2025.com
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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...

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