Join us at #SMBE2026 in Copenhagen this summer! 🔵 With @ergabiodiv.bsky.social & @official-smbe.bsky.social 🟣 Symposium 21 | From genomic graphs to evolutionary insights: standardising #pangenomes for population inference 🟢 smbe2026.org/programme/ #biodiversity #genomics

The meeting was a great opportunity to learn about how to run a successful COST Action. The journey was quite hectic in the heat though!

I'm only about an hour delayed but I am at least back in Switzerland now, hope all your journeys are going OK!

Come and find us at Booth number 8!

A really great group for the #Biodiversity #Bioinformatics summer school organised in Siegen, Germany, by @sib.swiss & @denbi.bsky.social - we survived the 🔥 heatwave 🥵 and now I wish you all safe travels home with as few railway disruptions as possible!

During the #WBF2026 (@worldbioforum.bsky.social) in Davos, BMD partner @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social led two presentations and a workshop on #genomics 🧬 Throughout the event, BMD materials were displayed at the @pensoft.net booth, along with other EU-funded projects. 📖 bmd-project.eu/news/highlig...

A global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA reveals how human activity and climate influence biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems 🌱💧 www.eawag.ch/en/info/port... @florianaltermatt.bsky.social

Happy to spread the word that there is now an NCBI / RefSeq-annotated Heliconius melpomene (rosina) genome, thanks to efforts by Krista Pipho and the Wray lab at Duke. Please use it, share it, and let us know if there are issues. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/gen...

ERGA will be at SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social in Copenhagen next week - make sure to stop by the booth to say hi, learn about our reference 🧬 #genomes community, find out about funding 💶 and other opportunities ... stickers 😀, pencils ✏️, flyers 📃 too!

Our latest: Phylogenomics resolves the century-old ‘Zoraptera problem’: Zoraptera as the earliest diverging lineage of Polyneoptera - largely completed by the indefatigable Chenyang Cai while a postdoc @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social - the study finds that Zoraptera are sister to all other polyneopterans

Hey @eurostarnews.bsky.social ... how come WiFi runs out ... I'm just a little bit into a long journey, why the limit?

In Brussels for the COST Action Chairs kick-off meeting as we prepare to launch @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Action CONSENSA!

Public service announcement to all butterflies: the tree branches are not what they seem. Rest at your own risk.

Still some time to apply to our postdoc position - deadline 3rd July. I'll be at #SMBE2026 if anyone would like to chat about it 😊

New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air www.newscientist.com/article/2531...

Bonar et al. reveal that ∼66% of the common octopus genome is made up of repeats. The authors' re-annotation of the genome indicates four TW expansions at 18, 25, 33, and 56 MYA, and identifies a landscape of TE hot- and cold spots. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag137 #genome #evolution

Day 1 of the #biodiversity #bioinformatics summer school organised by @sib.swiss & @denbi.bsky.social in Siegen, Germany

On the way to Siegen for the @sib.swiss & @denbi.bsky.social #biodiversity #bioinformatics summer school!

Selection shapes the evolution of genome size in a globally invasive plant doi.org/10.64898/202... Cookbook for plant genome sequences doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #Bioinformatics #LongReads #Evolution

🌐 The #ERGA Executive Board plays a crucial role in managing and implementing ERGA’s activities, overseeing #research progress, ensuring integration, and communicating across committees. The board also ensures alignment with @ebpgenome.bsky.social actions. 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-co...

BGE+ will be issuing a sizable call for projects, so make sure to subscribe to @ergabiodiv.bsky.social and @iboleurope.bsky.social mailing lists so you don't miss out on funding opportunities!

BHL is featured in @theguardian.com's Age of Extinction series. The article highlights the extraordinary value of BHL and the urgent need to ensure it remains free and open into the future. Please read and share: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪 🌎 📖 🔗 🐟 💚

🥁 Introducing.... the new and improved GBIF.org! 😍 Our refreshed website brings a series of enhancements to both the technical capabilities and user experience of GBIF infrastructure. Explore the new features on GBIF.org:🐅 🔗 gbif.link/new-gbif.org

BioMonI team at the #WBF2026 for literature workflows @plazi-species.bsky.social @nathalygr.bsky.social @fabio-mol.bsky.social #disentisroadmap

At #WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social #Davos with the @pensoft.net Publishers team - pick up information packs & stickers for #Biodiversity Meets Data & #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe plus 🟣 BMD www.bmd-project.eu @bmd-project.eu 🟢 BGE+ biodiversitygenomics.eu @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Great job at the booth - such a variety of #biodiversity projects, tools, resources, and initiatives! #WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social #Davos #Switzerland

🟩 Yesterday, at #WBF2026 Maarten Trekels talked about how biodiversity #data #cubes transform fragmented observations into interoperable, policy-relevant evidence

🌍🌿 A lookback at yesterday's Keynote lecture by Becky Chaplin-Kramer on how we should shift our focuses away from only measuring biodiversity loss and towards a science of recovery We have many more keynote lectures coming this week, so stay tuned!

For those I met @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos #WBF2026 this week, here is some more info on the @snsf.ch project I presented.

“AI and data have become defining issues for peace and stability.” Simone de Montmollin, Swiss National Councillor, outlines the need for trustworthy AI, how SIB exemplifies this in life sciences, and Geneva’s role in driving the global agenda for AI built on high-quality data for the common good.

It was great to chat with researchers and others at @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos this week about @bmd-project.eu and other #biodiversity #data projects and initiatives!

##WBF2026 keynote from Tanya Berger-Wolf @worldbioforum.bsky.social ... where AI has a role to play in scaling up #biodiversity data processing and curation

📸 Yesterday, at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social, our E-in-C: @evomri.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and @pensoft.net's founder & CEO: Lyubomir Penev, joined a special workshop aiming at improving #biodiversity literature workflows for #evidence-based biodiversity #research, practice & policy! #WBF2026

Oliver Reutimann presenting how genetic monitoring can help identifiying populations for conservation under climate change #consfen #wbf2026

At #wbf2026 in Davos. Caroline Mouton presenting how bird count data can be used to assess genetic diversity. #ginamo #consgen

Reminder: if you are at #wbf2026 im Davos and interested in genetic diversity, you should join this afternoon.

From Becky Chaplin-Kramer's key note lecture: "What is Recovery? A measurable trajectory toward ecosystems that are functional, resilient, and valuable to the communities that live with them" #wbf2026 #xp

If you are at #wbf2026 and interested in monitoring genetic biodiversity, join this GINAMO-organised workshop! 🧬🏞️

Today at the #WBF2026, BMD partner Robert Waterhouse from SIB gave a presentation on the topic of text mining of species traits integrated with genomics to transform biodiversity modelling 🦦🧬 👉 More info about the presentation: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/meet...

Rainer Krug from @sib.swiss summarises outcomes from the #WBF2026 #biodiversity literature workshop here in Davos

Is population genetics to your taste? It's certainly to ours - check out Ioanna Kotari's new GBE Highlight on reproducibility in population genomics summary statistics. @janekay27.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag128 #genome #evolution #popgen

#WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social workshop on “Genome(ics)‑enabled indicators for biodiversity targets” 💡🧬 ... not sure this crowd endorses what I'm saying!

Opening plenary of the 2026 World Biodiversity Forum with a plea by Becky Chaplin-Kramer to emphasize successes in restoring biodiversity and bending the curve @worldbioforum.bsky.social #wbf2026

World Biodiversity Forum 2026, connecting to save biodiversity for the coming days

🌍 How do we measure and protect #geneticdiversity under the #CBD #KMGBF? Selecting the right species is a first important step but also a challenge! At the @worldbioforum.bsky.social, I’m co-leading a workshop on species selection for monitoring. #GINAMO

On 14 June, at the #WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos 🇨🇭, BMD partner Robert Waterhouse from SIB convened a workshop titled “Genome(ics)‑enabled indicators for biodiversity targets” 💡🧬 📅 The next BMD sessions will begin tomorrow, 16 June, at 9:00 in Room Aspen 1

As the @worldbioforum.bsky.social gets underway, this collection of articles looks at collaborative approaches to biodiversity knowledge and policy, underpinning the theme of 'Leading Transformation Together'. #WBF2026 plos.io/445VFBQ plos.io/4tP4StT plos.io/43wWCD5 plos.io/43xcqpo plos.io/43B2iMq

ERGA Plenary today at 15:00 CEST! 🌍 We will spotlight two new ERGA projects starting this year: BGE+ with Robert Waterhouse, and the COST Action CONSENSA with Chiara Bortoluzzi & Fabrizio Ghiselli. Join us to hear what’s next for the ERGA community!

Opening #WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social #Davos #biodiversity congress