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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🧬 The VGP Phase I preprint is out! 🎉 The Vertebrate Genomes Project has completed Phase I, delivering 816 of the highest-quality vertebrate reference genomes ever produced. Explore this major new resource for vertebrate genomics: 📄 tinyurl.com/VGPphase1 @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social #Genomics

Graphic featuring a collage of diverse vertebrates, including a chameleon, sea turtle, frog, whale, bat, duck, axolotl, shark, echidna, salamander, bird, tropical fish, leopard, crocodile, cassowary, clownfish, Komodo dragon, snake and deep-sea fish. Text reads: “A New Milestone for Vertebrate Genomics.” The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) has completed Phase I, delivering 816 high-quality reference genomes spanning 95% of vertebrate orders.

Underwater photograph of a humpback whale swimming beneath the ocean surface. Text reads: “Why Vertebrates? More than 70,000 vertebrate species inhabit our planet.” High-quality reference genomes help researchers understand evolution, biodiversity, conservation and adaptation.

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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

🧬 #iBOL2026 is heading to Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 6 November! ⏰ Early bird registration has been extended to 14 August, so register now to save. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: mbmg.pensoft.net/news/1428

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · 06/08/2026

In memoriam of Prof. William (Bill) F. Humphreys, the father of subterranean #biology in Australia, who demonstrated that Australian groundwater harbors a wide variety of ancient relict taxa and put Australia on the world map of subterranean biology. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

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Toby Baril @tobybarilbio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

EarlGrey ParTEA v0.2.0 is out! Pangenome TE annotation across multiple genomes just got a major upgrade — now fully compatible with RepeatMasker 4.2.4, RepeatModeler 2.0.9, RMBlast 2.17, and Dfam 4.0 / FamDB 3.0.0 🧬 🔗 github.com/TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA #TEworldwide #TEsky #genomics #transposons

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GitHub - TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA: 2+ genomes make a parTEA! This pangenome TE annotation pipeline extends EarlGrey for multi-genome comparative analysis

2+ genomes make a parTEA! This pangenome TE annotation pipeline extends EarlGrey for multi-genome comparative analysis - TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA

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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I recently rewatched Jurassic Park and was so excited to share this clip with my Genomics and Bioinformatics class to teach how critical it is to understand Unix/Linux after Lex saves everyone from the velociraptor by rebooting the security system! 😂🦖🦕👩🏼‍💻

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Mozes Blom @moosblom.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

⏰⏰⏰ 6 days more to apply!! Don't be shy if you feel like you don't fit all criteria; motivation, curiosity and fun to work with, are the most important traits that we are looking for! ⏰⏰⏰

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Drivers of cold adaptation and genome evolution in Antarctic fish, and a haplotype resolved assembly for an important model notothenioid species 🐟 🧬 Our new paper available on BioRxiv #BiodiversityGenomics #ColdAdaptation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A new phased assembly of the Antarctic spiny plunderfish provides novel insights into the evolution of the notothenioid radiation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#ERGAReads | Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses—A comprehensive guide 🧬 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ilianabista.bsky.social @sgn.one @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org #longreads #sequencing #guide #biodiversitygenomics #genomics

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📖 Published! This review provides an overview of studies to date using long-read sequencing platforms for biodiversity analyses of eukaryotes, from eDNA and community metabarcoding, shotgun sequencing, and DNA barcoding🧪 🧬 🌍 Read more:

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Long-read sequencing can revolutionise the way we monitor #biodiversity. A comprehensive guide for using #ONT & #PacBio for analysis of biodiversity through #eDNA, #metabarcoding, metagenomics Just published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Many thanks to @ilianabista.bsky.social , @bfeldmeyer.bsky.social, Jacopo Martelossi, and all participants of the #AdaptationGenomics course. We hope you enjoyed the week and that the methods and skills you’ve gained will be valuable for your data and research projects!

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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Looking forward to kicking off the #AdaptationGenomics course in less than 20 minutes with @ilianabista.bsky.social , @bfeldmeyer.bsky.social , Jacopo Martelossi, and a truly international cohort joining us from across the globe — from Mexico to New Zealand!

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Our paper synthesizing discussions from the @embo.org lecture course on Evolutionary and Comparative #Genomics in now out @bioinfoadv.bsky.social #ComparativeGenomics #GenomeEvolution

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Happy to see this work officially out at MBE. Great collaboration led by @snbogan.bsky.social looking into antifreeze gene evolution in Zoarcoidei fish genomes. #Genomics 🐟

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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 doi.org/10.32942/X2J...

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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🚨 NEW EDITION–NEW TEAM! 🚨 Registrations are now open for the upcoming edition of our #AdaptationGenomics course! Join Dr. @ilianabista.bsky.social, Dr. Barbara Feldmeyer, & Dr. Jacopo Martelossi for an intensive training on the genomic basis of adaptation. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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