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We are an open biodiversity genomics community to generate reference quality genomes for all European species. #Genomes for #Biodiversity www.erga-biodiversity.eu | linktr.ee/erga_biodiversity

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
World Octopus Day 2026 🐙 26 #genome assemblies - 5 chromosomal #biodiversity #genomics @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social See here: goat.genomehubs.org/record?recor...
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
These findings identify a compact set of genes, expression patterns, and brain regions associated with blood feeding, offering an evolutionary entry point for functional dissection of how this complex and dangerous trait is built and dismantled www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Convergent evolutionary loss of chemosensory and blood-feeding pathways in non-blood-feeding mosquitoes
Complex traits that span multiple tissues and systems often integrate large numbers of genes across development, physiology, and behavior, making it challenging to identify their essential components....
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
JRC traineeships - recent university graduates who have completed at least a standard 3-year higher education degree (Bachelor’s degree) recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/graduate-tra...
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The #Datarium exhibition in #Geneva features #biodiversity #genomics @biogeneurope.bsky.social and monitoring @bmd-project.eu thanks to @sib.swiss for the great public show!
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Did you know ERGA has a YouTube channel? Subscribe and catch up on past seminars, conferences & community talks! 🧬🌍 🔗 Subscribe: www.youtube.com/@erga-biodiv...
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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a Biodiversity Genomics Community to generate reference quality genomes for all European species.
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A reminder to all ERGA @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Members - the ERGA Keybase #Jobs-Positions channel is an excellent place to find or share job advertisements keybase.io/team/erga.li... #biodiversity #genomics
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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European scientific community with the goals of sequencing reference-quality genomes for all European species.
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#ERGAReads | Hitchhiking of deleterious mutations within chromosomal inversions 🧬🔀 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #genomes #populationgenomics #evolution #geneticload #structuralvariation @andrewfoote.bsky.social
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Hitchhiking of deleterious mutations within chromosomal inversions
The suppression of recombination can have the benefit of associating multiple adaptive alleles but at the cost of increasing linkage between beneficial and deleterious alleles. Chromosomal inversions…
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @sib.swiss @ebpgenome.bsky.social #Salmonids #BiodiversityGenomics #Genomics #Fieldwork #OpenScience #SOPs #WorkflowHub
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A salmon. Some permits. Many tubes. A marker that absolutely must work. 🐟 Our new ERGA salmonid genomics SOP goes from planning + field-kit checklist all the way to sampling, preservation, metadata and final data deposition. Now on WorkflowHub: doi.org/10.48546/wor...
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CNAG @cnag-eu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚀 New genomics #biodiversity project! CNAG will generate chromosome-level genomes for Catalan reptile species, using our state-of-the-art genomic technologies & following @ebpgenome.bsky.social standards ➡️ With the support of @iec.cat under @catbiogenoma.bsky.social 🔗 www.cnag.eu/projects/sca...
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Molecular Ecology @molecularecolup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚀 Last week, we participated in the launch of #ERGA ’s COST Action CONSENSA in #Brussels! CONSENSA aims to promote the use of genomic data in biodiversity #conservation, supporting genetic #diversity preservation and healthier #ecosystems.🧬 www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🐋🧬 Welcome to the new ERGA Associate Partner: the Cetacean Genomes Project! They coordinate the generation of high-quality reference genomes for all cetacean species (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) supporting research & conservation worldwide!🌊 www.cetaceangenomesproject.org @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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The Cetacean Genomes Project aims to facilitate the generation of reference genomes of all cetacean species.
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🌿Species suggested & sampled by researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 🧬 Sequenced & assembled at Genoscope @genoscopeumr.bsky.social 🔓 Open resource from @biogeneurope.bsky.social, co-funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, @ukri.org & Switzerland
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ERGA-BGE reference genome of Orthotrichum diaphanum, a globally widespread #moss provides a foundational genomic resource for phylogenomic, ecological, and evolutionary studies within Orthotrichaceae and bryophytes🌿 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-270 @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📺 Missed it live? The recording of our latest ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar on Starship transposons and fungal evolution is now available! 🍄🧬 🔗 Watch here: youtu.be/8p6UEwQoZ9Q
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Starship transposons and fungal evolution - Emile Gluck-Thaler & Aaron Vogan
Starship transposons: Drivers of adaptation across fungi - https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolution Starships are a recently…
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@mycomile.bsky.social & @fungage-lab.bsky.social
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴 Live today! Join us at 16:00 CEST for the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar on Starship transposons and fungal evolution 🍄🧬 Speakers: @‌mycomile.bsky.social & @‌fungage-lab.bsky.social 📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/6eC7dvl... #transposons #evolution #biodiversitygenomics #TEs
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Starship transposons and fungal evolution - Emile Gluck-Thaler & Aaron Vogan
More information, including abstract: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolutionSpeaker: E...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#ERGAReads | Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene 🌸🧬 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #genomes #plantgenomics #evolution #supergenes #comparativegenomics @gpotente.bsky.social
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Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene
High-quality genome assemblies from multiple plant species reveal different paths of evolution in supergenes.
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you did not receive this month's ERGA Newsletter in your inbox today, make sure you're registered: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact - don't hesitate to get in touch to confirm your membership! #biodiversity #genomics
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📬 #ERGANews September is here! This edition covers the relaunch of the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminars, CONSENSA's upcoming launch in November and an update on @biogeneurope.bsky.social. Read and stay connected with the ERGA #community 🧬 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...
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ERGA News #41 - September 2026
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 ...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
⏯️ Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/6eC7dvl... #transposons #evolution #TEs #fungalevolution #genomics @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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Starship transposons and fungal evolution - Emile Gluck-Thaler & Aaron Vogan
More information, including abstract: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolutionSpeaker: E...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar this Wednesday, 30 September at 16:00 CEST: Starship transposons and their role in fungal evolution 🍄🧬🚀 Speakers: @‌https://mycomile.bsky.social @‌https://fungage-lab.bsky.social 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starshi... @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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Starship transposons and fungal evolution - Emile Gluck-Thaler & Aaron Vogan
More information, including abstract: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolutionSpeaker: E...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📘 Are you curious about biodiversity genomics? Check our Connections Booklet - a friendly starting point for discovering the field. Developed together with @iboleurope.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/connect... @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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Vertebrate Genomes Project @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📅 Save the date! The next VGP In-Person Conference will be held Wednesday, April 7th - Friday, 9th 2027 at Rockefeller University in New York City. Registration and program details coming soon! vertebrategenomesproject.org/events
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🐹 Species suggested & sampled by researchers at University of Debrecen 🧬 Sequenced & assembled at @cnag-eu.bsky.social 🔓 Open resource from @biogeneurope.bsky.social, co-funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, @ukri.org & Switzerland 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-196 #hamster
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ERGA-BGE reference genome of the European #hamster Cricetus cricetus — an IUCN Critically Endangered species of the Eurasian steppe, and a vital resource to inform conservation of one of Europe's fastest-declining mammals 🐹 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-196 @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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Daria Shipilina @dariashipilina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Honoured to represent Austria at the launch of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social COST Action CONSENSA in Brussels. I'll be connecting with Austrian colleagues to build our participation. Interested? Get in touch! 🇦🇹 #biodiversity #genomics #standards
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🗓️ Save the date! Next Wednesday at 16:00 CEST, the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminars are back with a talk on Starship transposons and their implications for fungal evolution 🍄 Speakers: @mycomile.bsky.social & @fungage-lab.bsky.social 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starshi...
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Starship transposons and a new framework to understand fungal evolution
This month's ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar will feature talks by Emile Gluck-Thaler and Aaron Vogan on the recently discovered Starship giant transposons and their implications for…
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ERGAReads | When birds of a feather flock together: severe genomic erosion and the implications for genetic rescue in an endangered island passerine 🐦🏝️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #genomes #conservationgenomics #geneticrescue #birds #inbreeding
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🇨🇦🧬Welcome aboard! The @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social is a new ERGA Associate Partner. The project is Canada's contribution to the @ebpgenome.bsky.social, working to generate high-quality reference genomes for Canadian species, a great addition to our growing network 🔗 earthbiogenome.ca
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not yet an #ERGAmember? Register to join our monthly plenaries here 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact #science #genomes for #biodiversity #community
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔄 On the agenda: updates from the ERGA committees on their progress over the summer and the latest news from BGE+ (@biogeneurope.bsky.social) Catch up, ask questions, and reconnect with the wider #ERGAmember community 🌍
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📅 Our first #ERGAPlenary since the summer break is happening today at 3pm CEST! Still time to join us 🎉 See you later!! 👋 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-pl...
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ERGA Plenary Meetings
The ERGA Plenary Meetings are the main monthly gatherings of our community, when announcements are made and discussions and debates are conducted on topic-oriented presentations. The plenaries happen ...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📄 The BGE+ Abridged Grant Proposal is now published! A key step for the new Horizon Europe project bringing our communities together: @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @iboleurope.bsky.social & @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org 🔗 Read the proposal here: riojournal.com/article/2142... #Biodiversity #Genomics
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EU Science, Research & Innovation @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu · 18/09/2026
The European Researchers’ Night returns on 26 September. It will bring researchers & citizens together across Europe for a day of discovery, curiosity & hands-on science. Free events: shows, experiments, games, quizzes & more. Perfect for all ages! More info: link.europa.eu/JgJFCF #SciComm 🧪
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Species suggested & sampled by researchers at Università degli Studi di Milano 🧬 Sequenced & assembled at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🔓 Open resource from @biogeneurope.bsky.social, co-funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, @ukri.org & Switzerland
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🧬 ERGA-BGE chromosome-level genome of the Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola, a key resource for the conservation of isolated populations across the species range 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-1... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @joanferrerobiol.bsky.social
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Produced a #genome of a European species? Publishing a Genome Report for the assembly? Benefitted from ERGA @ergabiodiv.bsky.social resources or networking? If so, consider listing the Genome Report in the ERGA Collecion riojournal.com/topical_coll... Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO6d...
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The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Community Genome Reports
The 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...
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today in @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Sequencing & Assembly Committee meeting with a presentation from Dmitry Antipov! TTT www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666979X26001850 - Automatic generation of model sequences for complex regions in assembly graphs with TTT #biodiveristy #genomics
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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐦🧬 What does it take to complete the genome of a songbird? The Vertebrate Genomes Project has produced the first complete, fully phased reference genome of the zebra finch (𝘛𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢). Getting there took more than simply generating more sequence. #T2T #VGP #Genomics #GenomeAssembly
A male zebra finch with a bright red-orange beak, orange cheek patch, striped chest, and spotted brown wings. Text asks, “What does it take to complete the genome of a songbird?” and explains that the Vertebrate Genomes Project produced the first truly complete, fully diploid, fully phased reference genome of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).A male zebra finch standing on rocky ground. Text explains that bird genomes are relatively small, but some of their tiniest chromosomes are difficult to sequence. The complete zebra finch genome revealed 7 macrochromosomes, 21 microchromosomes, and 11 tiny dot chromosomes.
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Rob 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
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#ERGAReads | Chromosome-level genome assembly of the common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, a new model for early placental mammal evolution 🐾🧬 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #genomes #referencegenome #mammals #evolution #comparativegenomics
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778), a new model for early placental mammal evolution - BMC Genomics
Background Our understanding of many biological aspects of early placental mammals is still very limited. Due to the paucity of the fossil record, attention is often turned to those extant organisms…
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Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus (BGE+) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New @biogeneurope.bsky.social online course: Sampling for reference DNA barcodes (26 Oct, 10-15h CET). Learn all the necessary steps to ensure a high-quality barcode reference library biodiversitygenomics.eu/training/sam... @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
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Sampling for reference DNA barcodes - BGE+
Sampling specimens for DNA barcode reference generation
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
E-PAN training materials can be found on the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Knowledge Hub knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu?search=e-pan
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ERGA Knowledge Hub - Training materials for Biodiversity Genomics
A Biodiversity Genomics training repository.
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Species suggested & sampled by researchers at @uio.no 🧬 Sequenced & assembled at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🔓 Open resource from @biogeneurope.bsky.social, co-funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, @ukri.org & Switzerland 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-136
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ERGA-BGE chromosome-level genome assembly of the giant stream lacewing Osmylus fulvicephalus - a crucial resource for uncovering the #genetic basis of venom evolution in Neuroptera 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-136 @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The kick-off is with the Management Committee (country representatives) and Scientific Core Group (Working Group leads and Action Leadership. 🟡 MC: 34 countries, 60 confirmed members 🟠 Working Group (WG) applications for far: 177 people from 42 countries WG applications will be reviewed in October
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
ERGA's COST Action is gathering momentum ahead of the kick-off meeting in Brussels 🟣 CONSENSA: Consensus Standards for Applied Biodiversity Genomics 🔵 Read about it here: www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... 🟢 ERGA members - make sure to apply in order to be eligible for grants, awards, meetings, and more!
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ERGA - 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.social
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MicroFinder: conserved gene-set mapping and assembly ordering for manual curation of bird dot microchromosomes
AbstractBackground. Obtaining chromosomally complete genome assemblies across the tree of life is an important goal of biodiversity genomics. However, some
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🧬"This series is concerned (...) with what genomes reveal about the evolutionary processes that have produced them: selection, recombination, introgression, rearrangement, and the molecular mechanisms underlying phenotypic diversification." ➡️ academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/ca...
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Call for Papers: Evolutionary Genomics of Vertebrates: Inferring Process from a New Generation of Reference Genomes
Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) invites submissions for a special series on the evolutionary inferences made possible by the new generation of high-qualit
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