Reposted by Yann Dussertsamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 23/09/2026after some in-depth discussions with my lab and also drawing on conversations on here, we've edited our new policy on AI usage in my lab feel free to adapt or re-use with attribution, or to reply to tell me how awful this policy is lol 1312939
Reposted by Yann DussertHolly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This problem is so pervasive in all rRNA databases - we wrote a whole paper on this too, showing that fixing taxonomy strings is the single best thing you can do to improve taxonomy assignments for #eDNA ASVs onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #MicroSkyonlinelibrary.wiley.comPersistent Gaps and Errors in Reference Databases Impede Ecologically Meaningful Taxonomy Assignments in <fc>18S rRNA</fc> Studies: A Case Study of Terrestrial and Marine NematodesPublic molecular databases (i.e., SILVA, EUKARYOME, BOLD) for most microbial metazoan phyla (nematodes, tardigrades, kinorhynchs, etc.) are sparsely populated, negatively impacting our ability to ass... 192
Reposted by Yann DussertJessica Goodheart @mollusksatamnh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Goodheart Lab is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow on an NSF-funded project to study the process of kleptocnidy, the theft and storage of nematocysts, in nudibranch mollusks. Project link: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). Application here: careers.amnh.org/postings/4908.nsf.govAward Details - NSF Award SearchFind award details and explore award abstracts and publications. 12625
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The LBGB team at @genoscopeumr.bsky.social, led by @jm-aury.bsky.social, recently released Hobrac, a tool to investigate synteny between genomes! Can be used for assembly validation or comparative genomics. doi.org/10.64898/202... github.com/Genoscope-LB... See below for what Hobrac can do: 12218
Reposted by Yann DussertRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Sponsorship for 3 students in #genomics, evolutionary biology, ecology, and related fields with ambitions in innovation and entrepreneurship to attend Integrating Scales in Planetary Biology 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden. Deadline: 14 September 2026 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comGenomeVault Student Sponsorship · Integrating Scales in Planetary Biology 2026In collaboration with SciLifeLab, we are sponsoring 3 students in genomics, evolutionary biology, ecology, and related fields with ambitions in innovation and entrepreneurship to attend Integrating Sc... 099
Reposted by Yann DussertThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026On behalf of 108 colleagues and friends from 11 countries, thrilled to share the first paper from our 100 #Diatom Genomes Project (100DGP). Just out @plosbiology.org | @norwichmicro.bsky.social | @ueaenv.bsky.social | @jgi.doe.gov doi.org/10.1371/jour...doi.orgThe 100 Diatom Genomes ProjectThis Community Page presents the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which aims to sequence the genomes and transcriptomes of 100 diatom species across major lineages, life forms and ecological strategies. Th... 09437
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In Frankfurt for the Mollusc Genomics workshop to talk about @atlasea.bsky.social ! 021
Reposted by Yann DussertReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18454329
Reposted by Yann DussertKaty Brown @thekatybrown.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Me, @emma-harding.bsky.social, @rtarlinton.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org are organising a meeting on endogenous viral elements! 8-9 Feb 2027, Birmingham UK. 2 whole days of EVEs! Many amazing researchers already agreed to speak. Invites: shorturl.at/jp9sh Provisional schedule: shorturl.at/8O5KVroyalsociety.orgEndogenous viral elements | Royal SocietyTheo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Katy Brown, Dr Emma Harding and Professor Rachael Tarlinton 32115
Reposted by Yann DussertHoyaboya @hoyaboya1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dunn (2026-08, Casey W. Dunn) 「系統生物学」 Phylogenetic Biology doi.org/10.5281/zeno... dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... 動物系統学の大家,Dunn先生による系統学の新たな教科書です!オンライン版は無料公開されています!! イェール大学の講義で使用されています! New textbook on phylogenetics (available online for free)! 166
Reposted by Yann DussertChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 24/07/2026‘How can we ever trust this company again knowing what it’s done? We need a big response and a real promise to do things differently moving forward,’ says Elisabeth Bik. #ChemSky @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/thermo-...chemistryworld.comThermo Fisher antibody data manipulation is a breach of trust, say researchersScience sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short 54824
Reposted by Yann DussertJanina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Excited to share that our paper on Horizontal Gene Transfer is now out in its final form in @gigascience.bsky.social! 🥳 By analysing 163 high-quality ant genomes, we show that HGT from bacteria is widespread across the ants and likely has adaptive functions! doi.org/10.1093/giga... 🐜📸: Alex Wild 214151
Reposted by Yann DussertLee Henry @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026⭐Postdoc position available⭐ How do symbionts evolve new beneficial functions? Join the Henry Lab to investigate how horizontal gene transfer drives host–microbe symbioses. 🦠 Apply below Enquiries: l.henry@qmul.ac.uk Please share! #Postdoc #EvolutionaryBiology #Symbiosis henry-lab.co.ukqmul-jobs.tal.netPostdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses - QMUL JobsID: 10612. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses. Application Deadline: 02736
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Our paper describing the discovery of triploid ensets and the impact of polyploidy on yield is now officially published! Collaboration: Addis Ababa Univ, @rbgkew.bsky.social, @qmulsbbs.bsky.social, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute & UK Natural Resources Institute doi.org/10.1371/jour...doi.orgRecurrent evolution of cryptic triploids in cultivated enset increases yieldAuthor summary Duplication of a species’ entire genome (polyploidization) plays an important part in evolution. Domestication may have favoured polyploid crops including wheat, coffee, potato, cotton,... 110
Reposted by Yann DussertBob Kuhn @kuhnbobio.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Pillbugs are fascinating. Especially those populations under the influence of sex-ratio distorters. Here is a look at our recently published paper in @springernature.com Genetica. rdcu.be/fv2nyrdcu.beHeterogeneous associations between sex-ratio distorters and mitochondrial haplotypes in U.S. populations of Armadillidium vulgare 051
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This guy was nice enough to land on my cap for some pictures! 000
Reposted by Yann DussertCGUE 2026 @cgue2026.bsky.social · 22/07/2026⚡FINAL FLASH ABSTRACTS One last opportunity to share your research with the CGUE2026 community. 📅 Submissions open August 1 - 0:00 CET ⏰ Deadline: August 15 - 23:59 CET 👉 Submit your poster: comparativegenomics2026.com #ComparativeGenomics #Protistology #Genomics #ProtistsOnSky #Protist #Eukaryote 023
Reposted by Yann DussertHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I wish I did not have to bring up this old tweet from ‘that other place’ every now and again but here we are (again) and here it is… 936288
Reposted by Yann DussertAndrew Carroll @acarroll.bsky.social · 01/07/2026How good is MiniBWA, the successor to BWA? To test it, I ran MiniBWA on sequencing from 76 different species, comparing mapping speed, rate and accuracy with BWA MEM. In short, it's really good. If you map short reads, it's well worth your time. andrewcarroll.github.io/2026/06/30/t...andrewcarroll.github.ioThe Best of Both Worlds - Assessing MiniBWARecently, Heng Li released MiniBWA (GitHub) alongside a paper by Heng Li and Nils Homer describing the method (paper). MiniBWA builds on the approaches in Minimap2 (also by Heng Li), but falls back on... 19862
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 02/07/2026New preprint about genetic diversity after conservation efforts in the Mauritius kestrel, pretty cool! 000
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Pretty happy with this one! Tried to take a picture of the spider, but the hoverfly photobombed it. 010
Reposted by Yann DussertMichael Middlebrooks @secretsluglab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Some of my favorite slugs I saw while teaching my Coral Reefs course last month on the Great Barrier Reef. #invertebrate #sluglife #nudibranch 28730
Reposted by Yann DussertMolluscan Horizons @molluscanhorizons.bsky.social · 24/04/2026We are pleased to introduce Molluscan Horizons, a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies, led and funded by the Brazilian Society of Malacology. To learn more, please visit our website: www.molluscanhorizons.org 13417
Reposted by Yann DussertBertrand Bed'Hom @bedhom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Le @mnhn.fr recrute un·e chargé·e de projet pour la délégation aux explorations scientifiques, qui sera en appui notamment au PEPR @atlasea.bsky.social recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-d...recrutement.mnhn.frChargé de projet - explorations scientifiques (F/H) @ Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleMuséum national d'Histoire naturellerecrute ! 023
Reposted by Yann DussertBertrand Bed'Hom @bedhom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Avec 62 espèces planctoniques collectées, la nouvelle mission #DIVE-Sea par @mnhn.fr avec #MIO @univ-amu.fr a été un succès ! Une petite méduse Aglaura hemistoma comme dernière illustration de la diversité minuscule de la Méditerranée... @atlasea.bsky.social #mer #océan #biodiversité #génomique 044
Reposted by Yann DussertERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 06/04/2026💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Tutorials: k-mer Approaches for Biodiversity #Genomics by Kamil Jaron @sangerinstitute.bsky.social github.com/KamilSJaron/... Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #kmers #bioinformatics #learningmaterialsgithub.comHomek-mer learning materials. Contribute to KamilSJaron/k-mer-approaches-for-biodiversity-genomics development by creating an account on GitHub. 033
Reposted by Yann DussertBertrand Bed'Hom @bedhom.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Et quelques espèces planctoniques du jour collectée par #DIVE-Sea : Un hydrozoaire (Corymorpha nutans) Un tunicier (Doliolum denticulatum) Un gastéropode (Cavolinia inflexa) Un amphipode (Phronima atlantica) @atlasea.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @univ-amu.fr #MIO 03512
Reposted by Yann DussertBertrand Bed'Hom @bedhom.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Après Roscoff, une nouvelle mission #DIVE-Sea par @mnhn.fr avec #MIO @univ-amu.fr cible cette fois les espèces gélatineuses pélagiques, étranges et mal connues ! Ex: le siphonophore (hydrozoaire) Rhizophysa filiformis ou la salpe (tunicier pélagique) Doliolum denticulatum @atlasea.bsky.social 0115
Reposted by Yann DussertGlobal Invertebrate Genomics Alliance @invertebrates.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Vote for Mollusc of the Year 2026. The winner will have its complete genome sequenced. There are some cool species in the running this year! www.unitasmalacologica.org/mollusc-of-t...unitasmalacologica.orgMollusc of the Year 2026Click here to see previous Mollusc of the Year winners. 01912
Reposted by Yann DussertPeer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026📢 Recrutement La Direction pour la Science Ouverte d’INRAE recrute un·e ingénieur·e d’études pour contribuer au pilotage de PCI 📄 Contrat : CDD 15 mois 🎯 Mission : Accompagner le développement et la coordination de PCI Détails de l'offre : jobs.inrae.fr/ot-28928jobs.inrae.frResponsable du pilotage du projet Peer Community InINRAE est engagé dans la science ouverte et s’est doté d’une Direction pour la Science Ouverte (DipSO) pour mettre en place sa politique dans ce domaine. L’ouverture des publications et la défense de ... 166
Reposted by Yann DussertSTRIVE @strivestn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026🌻 Next STRiVE seminar: Loren Rieseberg (UBC) explores SVs, adaptation & speciation—from wild sunflowers to 1000+ species! 🗓️ Apr 29 | 9am PDT / 6pm CEST ✉️ Zoom link via mailing list: groupes.renater.fr/sympa/subscr... ℹ️ Info: structuralvariantsstn.github.io/about/ 03017
Reposted by Yann DussertATLASea @atlasea.bsky.social · 08/04/2026🚀 Campagne en cours à Roscoff Du 28 mars au 12 avril, la Station Biologique de Roscoff accueille les équipes d’ATLASea pour une nouvelle mission d’échantillonnage ! 0134
Reposted by Yann DussertATLASea @atlasea.bsky.social · 09/04/2026🛳️ Campagne à Roscoff : dernière sortie en mer, direction l’épave de l’Aboukir Bay à bord de La Korrigane, le nouveau navire de la flotte du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, conçu pour réduire l’empreinte environnementale de la navigation scientifique. 0103
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Arrived in Roscoff for the second week of the Roscoff @atlasea.bsky.social mission! 021
Reposted by Yann DussertMer et Marine @meretmarine.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Programme ATLASea : nouvelle campagne de collecte à Roscoff | Mer et Marine ➡️ go.meretmarine.com/RWR 032
Reposted by Yann DussertSTRIVE @strivestn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🧬 Join the STRiVE kick-off conference (TiBE-STRiVE) July 8-10, 2026, near Porto! Abstracts & Registration are now open to EVERYONE. 🔹 Abstracts due: Apr 15 🔹 Registration closes: Apr 30 Info: structuralvariantsstn.github.io/porto_about/ #Evolution #Genomics #Biology 046
Reposted by Yann DussertNiki Hubbard, PhD 🐙🦀 @nikihubbard.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs. But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅 First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti. #rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates 411489367
Reposted by Yann DussertJim Shaw @jimshaw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Myloasm, our long-read metagenome assembler, is now published! w/ @mgmarin.bsky.social and @lh3lh3.bsky.social Very rewarding after > a year of development and countless hours thinking about assembly. Thanks to beta testers, Li lab, and reviewers who gave very helpful feedback. rdcu.be/famFjrdcu.beHigh-resolution metagenome assembly for modern long reads with myloasmNature Biotechnology - A long-read metagenome assembly method recovers circular and complete genomes better than existing tools. 410056
Reposted by Yann DussertNature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · 27/03/2026High-resolution metagenome assembly for modern long reads with myloasm - @lh3lh3.bsky.social @jimshaw.bsky.social @danafarber.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social go.nature.com/3PBEwvRgo.nature.comHigh-resolution metagenome assembly for modern long reads with myloasm - Nature BiotechnologyA long-read metagenome assembly method recovers circular and complete genomes better than existing tools. 0196
Reposted by Yann DussertMaud Tenaillon @maudtenaillon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026🎓 Applications open for Master 2 EvoGEM which provides theoretical and methodological training to interpret evolutionary patterns from genomic data. ✔️ Evolution, Maths, Population and quantitative genetics, Phylogenetics ✔️ Tutored projects ✔️Fully taught in English 📍Paris evogem.fr 📢 Please share!evogem.frInter-institutional Master in evolutionary genetics 077
Reposted by Yann DussertNatalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke usnhcooper123.github.ioPhylogenetic Comparative MethodsPhylogenetic Comparative Methods 9288182
Reposted by Yann DussertRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Hiring, promotion and tenure committees, grant review boards, institutional leadership, and every scientist whose knee jerk response to hearing of a new journal is to ask “what’s its impact factor?”, time to step up… 1135
Reposted by Yann DussertDr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Informal survey of published or unpublished Marine Population Genomics Datasets due March 23. We aim to develop a resource that researchers can use to find collaborators, develop grant proposals, and find datasets. 🦑🧪🧬🖥️ forms.gle/baUNh1s8gapG...forms.gleMarine population genomics datasetsThe Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern University is conducting an informal survey of published, unpublished, or planned population genomic datasets in marine and coastal species. W... 078
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Starting to feel a little outdated with all these AI/machine learning approaches. For a second, I thought I just had a stroke while reading this. Note: not intented as a criticism of the method, it might be great! 020
Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Of course, just after I finished annotating TEs on 15+ separate genomes ... Anyway, need to take a look at this! 031
Reposted by Yann DussertJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026The day I outsource my brain to ChatGPT is the day you put me out to pasture 0153
Reposted by Yann DussertERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 10/03/2026📣 ERGA is offering 2 awards to support participation in #SMBE2026, each covering 50% of the early-bird onsite registration fee. Apply by 22 March 2026: www.cognitoforms.com/ERGAEuropean... Please, share this opportunity with ERGA colleagues who may be interested. @official-smbe.bsky.social 0108
Reposted by Yann DussertNicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪 40552633
Reposted by Yann DussertSTRIVE @strivestn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026🧬We are launching STRiVE, a @eseb.bsky.social Special Topic Network on the evolutionary role of structural genomic variation. 🗓️Std: 29/04: Online seminar w/ L. Rieseberg 8-10/07: Kick-off in Porto Join us: structuralvariantsstn.github.io #Evolution #Genomics #StructuralVariants #Biology #PopGenstructuralvariantsstn.github.ioStructural Variants ESEB Special Topic NetworkESEB Special Topic Network 02217
Reposted by Yann DussertISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 11/03/202630/03 au 10/04/2026 Nouvelle campagne de collecte pour #DIVE-Sea en charge des collectes et intégré au prog. @atlasea.bsky.social @mnhn.fr & ses partenaires à la @sbroscoff.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr participera à cette mission avec @bedhom.bsky.social co-responsable scientifique du volet DIVE-Sea 122