Turning DNA-based biodiversity outputs into citable, peer-reviewed, FAIR publications

NewsUpcoming Seminar: Starship transposons & fungal evolutionThe Data Analysis Committee is relaunching its seminar series in collaboration with the BGE+ BioGenome App Network. The first session will ...

More information, including abstract: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolutionSpeaker: E...

Sampling specimens for DNA barcode reference generation

Defining user needs for scaling up the distributed DNA (meta)barcoding in Europe For inquiries about this survey, please contact Michał Grabowski (michal.grabowski@biol.uni.lodz.pl) or Emily Hartop (e...

NewsEnd of Term: Thank You to Our Chair and Vice Chairs!As we approach the end of the current 3-year term, we want to thank our Chair Rob Waterhouse and Vice Chairs, Ann Mc Cartney and Olga Vinnere Pe...

Species discovery, yes. But also genetic diversity Protecting European biodiversity requires not only a detailed assessment of the species present in an ecosystem, but also a full characterization of ...

SciLifeLab organises two consecutive conferences by the end of October and the beginning of November 2026. A great opportunity to spend a few formative days in Uppsala! Integrating Scales in Planetary...

Supporting the whole-genome research community through ERGA Producing a reference genome, a detailed map of a species’ DNA, can take years of fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and computer analysis. ...

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ONTOLOGY is a new platform for distributed DNA barcoding and metabarcoding—is integrates freeze-dried ‘just-add-water’ PCR plates that complete indexing and amplification in one step, and software tha...

NewsA new ERGA Framework for community-engaged biodiversity genomicsA new ERGA-associated article in Biological Conservation presents a five-step framework for engaging European Local Communities in b...

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Biodiversity genomics research can inform conservation, management, and policy, including implementation and monitoring linked to the Kunming–Montreal…

Genomic technologies are transforming understanding of biodiversity, unlocking hidden species diversity, and laying new foundations for...

About the hotspot Cyprus is a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot with a rich and distinctive invertebrate fauna, including butterflies, moths, and wild bees. Many pollinator species on the island are ...