Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#Biodiversity #Genomics Europe plus (BGE+) - Abridged Grant Proposal published --> riojournal.com/article/2142... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org @biogeneurope.bsky.social 084
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#ERGAReads | MicroFinder: conserved gene-set mapping and assembly ordering for manual curation of bird dot microchromosomes 🐤🧩 academic.oup.com/gigascience/... #genomes #genomeassembly #curation #birds #bioinformatics @tom-mathers.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comMicroFinder: conserved gene-set mapping and assembly ordering for manual curation of bird dot microchromosomesAbstractBackground. Obtaining chromosomally complete genome assemblies across the tree of life is an important goal of biodiversity genomics. However, some 083
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🔊 Open call for papers from Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social, relevant for the #ERGA community working on reference genomes for #biodiversity ➡️ academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/ca... @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comCall for Papers: Evolutionary Genomics of Vertebrates: Inferring Process from a New Generation of Reference GenomesMolecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) invites submissions for a special series on the evolutionary inferences made possible by the new generation of high-qualit 186
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The #ERGA committees cover every step of the #genome generation pipeline, from sampling to communicating research results. They are #open to all members who wish to get involved: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-co... ➡️ Choose your favorite, email them, and join today! @ebpgenome.bsky.social 094
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 27/02/2026And it does not end there ... as we will continue our efforts through the #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe PLUS (BGE+) project biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...biodiversitygenomics.euBGE+ selected for funding! - Biodiversity Genomics EuropeBGE+, heir to BGE, has been selected for funding. This amazing news means that our consortium will have support for its long-term objective of a European research infrastructure for biodiversity genom... 0174
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/02/2026From the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social community & Sampling & Sample Processing (SSP) Committee onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Outputs like this are great examples of the bottom-up co-creation philosophy of ERGA actions - congratulations to the whole team! #biodiversity #genomicsonlinelibrary.wiley.comFrom Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in EuropeHigh-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... 086
Reposted by Diego De PanisRIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 19/02/2026👉 Check out the ERGA Genome Report doi.org/10.3897/rio..... 🔎 Browse the living #openscience collection by @ergabiodiv.bsky.social: doi.org/10.3897/rio...., currently comprising 16 research publications! 132
Reposted by Diego De PanisJob Dekker @jobdekker.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I had the privilege to meet artist Mary Griffiths. Mary got inspired by Hi-C maps and over zooms we spoke about Hi-C maps, patterns and drawings. Mary’s Hi-C inspired art has been exhibited eg the Royal Academy. We wrote this piece about this art-science collaboration pubs.aip.org/aip/bpr/arti...pubs.aip.orgSeeing into Hi-C: How our scientific connectivity revealed the close connections in our DNA to be a work of artScientific data can be beautiful. An example where the data itself have a particularly striking appearance even before any scientific meaning has been ascribed 13210
Reposted by Diego De PanisScience Magazine @science.org · 22/12/2025By mapping the meanings of the words used to communicate emotions across more than one-third of the planet’s spoken languages, a study in Science found that there is significant variation in how emotions are expressed across cultures. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/4pQGxBB scim.agEmotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structureAnalysis of the terms used for emotions across a sample of 2474 spoken languages reveals low similarity across cultures. 05511
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 19/12/2025What was the #ERGACommunity up to in 2025? The answer is: a lot! Head to our website for an overview of the main achievements and ongoing priorities across our community ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-20... #community #2025highlights #ERGA @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social 1125
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 21/10/2025It’s almost time for the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference — happening next week! 🗓️ 29–31 October 💻 Fully online & free of charge Find all the details, including the full programme 👇 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomics #biodiversityerga-biodiversity.euGenomics for Biodiversity Conference - from genomes to impact29–31 October 2025Summary🗓️ Dates: 29 - 31 October 2025 (click to add to your agenda!)🔗 Online venue: ERGA YouTube ChannelWe are excited to announce the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference organised... 11511
Reposted by Diego De PanisMarc A. Marti-Renom @mamartirenom.bsky.social · 27/06/2025How to represent genomes in 3D? In this paper (and video), we propose Geometric Diagrams of Genomes (GDG)—a visual grammar that aims at emulating the effect ribbon diagrams (Richardson et al 1981) had in protein structural biology. Time will tell.😅 👉🏼 genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 24419
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Formica gagates high-quality genome assembly was just cleared for uploading to ENA! 120
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Later TODAY at 15:00 CEST! Efficient evidence-based genome annotation with EviAnn 🧬 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/efficie... #genomeannotation #genomes #seminar #research #EviAnn @ebpgenome.bsky.socialerga-biodiversity.euEfficient evidence-based genome annotation with EviAnnThis month's ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar will feature a talk by speaker Aleksey V. Zimin about EviAnn (Evidence-based Annotator), a novel evidence-based eukaryotic gene annotation s... 0104
Reposted by Diego De Panismarilou boddé @mariloumercedes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Our paper Genomic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles funestus was published in Science today! It features inversions, selection in action, museum specimens and putative new ecotypes. doi.org/10.1126/scie...doi.orgGenomic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles funestusAnopheles funestus s.s. is a major human malaria vector across Africa. To study its evolution, especially under vector control pressure, we sequenced 656 modern specimens (collected 2014 to 2018) and ... 36333
Reposted by Diego De PanisNora Bär @norabar.bsky.social · 17/09/2025En el orden del día, también figura la ley que declara el "estado de emergencia del sistema científico" 👇 www.eldestapeweb.com/sociedad/cie...eldestapeweb.comBuscan que el miércoles se trate un proyecto de ley que declara la emergencia del sistema científicoExige al Poder Ejecutivo que cumpla con la norma 27.614, aprobada en 2021 por amplísima mayoría, que garantiza el incremento progresivo de la inversión 03521
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2025By the end of 2024, EBP-affiliated projects had publicly released 2'000 high-quality #genome assemblies 🧬, representing more than 500 eukaryotic families. www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci... #biodiversity #genomicsfrontiersin.orgFrontiers | The Earth BioGenome Project Phase II: illuminating the eukaryotic tree of lifeThe Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) aims to “sequence life for the future of life” by generating high-quality reference genome sequences for all recognized euk... 032
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I spy a Goshawk -if I’m not mistaken- (Accipiter gentilis) chillin’ in the Botanical, what a beauty. Genome nicely assembled & curated by the colleagues from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Handy data note here: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/7-1... 000
Reposted by Diego De PanisJim Shaw @jimshaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Preprint out for myloasm, our new nanopore / HiFi metagenome assembler! Nanopore's getting accurate, but 1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies? 2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them? with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social 1 / N 511380
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Earth BioGenome Project Frontiers Online Forum Deep Dive on September 18, 2025 (07:00 PT | 16:00 CEST), where we will discuss the article and chart next steps for the field. 📌 Register here: events.frontiersin.org/earth-biogen...events.frontiersin.orgThe Earth BioGenome Project Phase II: illuminating the eukaryotic tree of lifeExplore phase II of the Earth BioGenome Project—one of the largest biological collaborations in history—on a mission to sequence 150,000 eukaryotic species to protect biodiversity and improve global health. Register for this #FrontiersForum webinar ➡️https://fro.ntiers.in/bVJhUnbjmWb 085
Reposted by Diego De PanisbioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Refining Feulgen: low-cost and accurate genome size measurements for everyone www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 032
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/08/2025The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European community initiative to coordinate the generation of reference genomes representing European eukaryotic biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #eseb2025 12214
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Come find us at the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social stand #eseb2025 exhibition hall 0146
Reposted by Diego De PanisJavier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 16/08/2025GFFx: A Rust-based suite of utilities for ultra-fast genomic feature extraction. #Genomics #Rust #GenomeAnnotation #GFF #GenomicFeatures @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social 🧬 🖥️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 02611
Reposted by Diego De PanisBiodiversity Genomics Europe plus (BGE+) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 13/03/2025New #BGE case study! Researchers at UCD are using the #genome for Trifolium dubium to study its evolutionary history and beneficial traits, which could enhance breeding programs for agriculturally important #clover species. 🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/03/13/a... ergabiodiv.bsky.social #DNAbiodiversitygenomics.euAssessing the genetic diversity of the shamrock, Trifolium dubium, across Ireland - Biodiversity Genomics EuropeCase study Assessing the genetic diversity of the shamrock, Trifolium dubium, across Ireland In 2023, a high-quality reference genome for Trifolium dubium, widely recognized as the shamrock, was gener... 054
Reposted by Diego De PanisBioinformatics Advances @bioinfoadv.bsky.social · 16/07/2025🧬 Explore the latest from Bioinformatics Advances: "Genome Evaluation Pipeline (GEP): A fully-automated quality control tool for parallel evaluation of genome assemblies" Full article available: doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbaf147 Authors include: @diegomics.bsky.social, @cmazzoni.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Diego De PanisRIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 16/07/2025📑Latest addition to the #openscience collection of the #European Reference #Genome Atlas (ERGA, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social) presents a the 1st #genome report for a sun spider (order Solifugae). 🔗 Find the report: doi.org/10.3897/arph... 🔍 Explore the collection to date: doi.org/10.3897/rio.... 196
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Schluss mit den Kürzungen! Hochschulen sind #unkürzbar! 000
Reposted by Diego De PanisLula @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social · 12/07/2025É sobre respeito e soberania. 603005714
Reposted by Diego De PanisRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 11/07/2025BUSCO v6.0.0 has been released. busco.ezlab.orgbusco.ezlab.orgBUSCO - from QC to gene prediction and phylogenomicsfrom QC to gene prediction and phylogenomics 03511
Reposted by Diego De PanisEarth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 08/07/2025🚨 Countdown to Deadline! Apply by FRIDAY 14 July 2025 🧬 Passionate about decoding life through genomics and cutting-edge science? 👉 Apply now🧬 bit.ly/4n9AuqN 💻 If you can't join in-person, there is a hybrid option 📍 Wellcome Genome Campus Organised by @eventswcs.bsky.social lnkd.in/ehpwy6Eebit.lyUnderstanding Life: Using Largescale Biodiversity Reference Genomes — 20251027Understanding life: Using largescale biodiversity reference genomes 074
Reposted by Diego De PanisCELS @cels-argentina.bsky.social · 07/07/2025🤍 Con mucha felicidad le damos la bienvenida al nieto 140 a la verdad. El trabajo incansable de Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo tiene frutos. Se trata del hijo de Graciela Romero y Raúl Metz, militantes del PRT-ERP, secuestrados en diciembre de 1976 en Cutral-Co. 18125
Reposted by Diego De PanisThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/07/2025The Diddy verdict is the latest gruesome marker of a post-#MeToo era | Moira Donegantheguardian.comThe Diddy verdict is the latest gruesome marker of a post-#MeToo era | Moira DoneganThe women in the case endured horrors to tell their stories. Still the jury – and Diddy’s jubilant supporters – sided with their alleged abuser 1523361
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 30/06/2025📢 It’s time to harmonise practices for assessing genome-wide genetic diversity 🧬 Standardisation is key to meet the needs of stakeholders in biodiversity #conservation. 🔗 New publication by #ERGA @biogeneurope.bsky.social out now in #MolecularEcology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comBiodiversity Genomics Research Practices Require Harmonising to Meet Stakeholder Needs in ConservationBiodiversity resilience relies on genetic diversity, which sustains the evolutionary potential of organisms in dynamic ecosystems. Genomics is a powerful tool for accurately estimating genetic divers... 11412
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Glad that this old friend has finally seen the light! Much improved V2 is coming 🔜 "Genome Evaluation Pipeline (GEP): A fully-automated quality control tool for parallel evaluation of genome assemblies" url: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...academic.oup.comGenome Evaluation Pipeline (GEP): A fully-automated quality control tool for parallel evaluation of genome assembliesAbstract . The ability to generate high-quality genome assemblies is paramount for understanding global biodiversity. To streamline the quality control of 000
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Missed the @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social call but spotted this cunning jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at the airport 000
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Incredibly grateful for the instrumental support Marc provided and all the warmth they showed during that time. Super happy to see this wrapped! 110
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 11/06/2025📚 By collating #GenomeReports from ERGA-affiliated projects and members, this collection promotes high standards and supports comparative analyses. 🔗 riojournal.com/topical_coll... Join the #ERGAPlenary to learn how to contribute your genome report to the collection! @pensoft.net @riojournal.comriojournal.comThe European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Community Genome ReportsThe European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European initiative that aims to facilitate the generation of high-quality reference genomes for the continent’s biodiversity as part of the g... 133
Reposted by Diego De PanisTom Mathers @tom-mathers.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Struggling to find the tiny microchromosomes in draft bird genome assemblies? Our new #preprint introducing MicroFinder can help: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 below (1/n) @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 44224
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Like clockwork, swifts fully swirling in Berlin on May 1st 000
Reposted by Diego De PanisThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/04/2025The rise of end times fascism. An essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylortheguardian.comThe rise of end times fascismThe governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them 36783327
Reposted by Diego De PanisERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/04/2025🐍 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 1135
Reposted by Diego De PanisPensoft @pensoft.net · 07/04/2025🆕 Several Data Papers were added to "The European Reference #Genome Atlas #ERGA Community Genome Reports" #openscience collection: doi.org/10.3897/rio.... 🖱️ to accelerate the generation & sharing of #genomic resources and ultimately conserving European #biodiversity. @ergabiodiv.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Diego De PanisJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I have devoted my life to ice age ecosystems, and I feel an acute responsibility to tell the stories of extinct species and to help people to know them better. To see this work being done with such a casual disregard not only for the truth but for life itself is genuinely abhorrent to me. 850575
Diego De Panis @diegomics.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Another successful assembly! And this nice Ulmus sp. of 35 kilos was done in record time ;P 000
