💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Biodiversity Genomics Europe + @scilifelab.se Digital Hi-C Course 🔗 scilifelab-training.github.io/BGE-HiC-cour... Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #HiC @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

🇪🇺Getting ready for today's European Researchers' Night 2025 #ERN25 by @ec.europa.eu #SciComm #OpenScience #bugsky 🧪🖥️🧬🐜WWA will be present in Bologna to talk about #biodiversity #genomics, #ants & #entomology @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

From the Adriatic sea to alpine forests, Italian researchers apply genomics to tackle key #biodiversity challenges 🇮🇹🧬 Join the Genomics for Biodiversity conference to see how genomics is making a difference for Italy’s biodiversity www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @biogeneurope.bsky.social

1/3🧵Kicking off on #bugsky today & introducing Wood Wide Ants, aka WWA! We're researchers studying the #evolbio of the #ant Formica paralugubris and its kin, through #genomics, #SciComm & #CitizenScience📚🐜🧪🧬🖥️ #insects #mirmecology @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

2nd paper outta my PhD is NOW PUBLISHED😭 🧬🖥️ 🦑Here we show how comparative #genomics 🧬 is a powerful tool to detect putative #SexDetermination genes: Dmrt1L & SoxH from #bivalves 🦪 share evolutionary patterns with Sry from #mammals 🐗 but not with genes from #drosophila 🪰 doi.org/10.1111/mec....

🌍 As climate change reshapes ecosystems, #genomics helps science understand how species might adapt. Hear how @biogeneurope.bsky.social projects are tackling these biodiversity challenges at the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference (online | free) 👇 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Functional genomics I Introduction and designing experiments - course by @embl.org 🔗 www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #functionalgenomics #course @training.ebi.embl.org

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | NGS - Genome Variant Analysis - course by @sib.swiss 🔗 youtube.com/playlist?lis... Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #genomevariants #dataanalysis #NGS

Come find us at the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social stand #eseb2025 exhibition hall

⚡ Share your work in a lightning talk! Genomics for #Biodiversity Conference (Oct 29–31, online & free). Sessions on: • Biodiversity conservation • Bioeconomy • Standardisation 📢 Call for abstracts OPEN, submit by Sept 15: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... #Genomics #Conference

🧬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference! 🗓️ 29–31 October 2025 #savethedate 💻 Fully online & free of charge! More info - including the #opencall for abstracts: ➡️ biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/07/g... #GenomicsforBiodiversity #conference #BGE @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Discover the 7th #ERGAiBOLEuropeConnections blog! 💥 We explore #Citizenscience, allies, definitions, and common misconceptions. A story about terminology and #teamwork! 🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/06/e... horizoneu.bsky.social #BGE @ecsa.ngo @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social

From land to sea, Portugal is rich in #biodiversity, and genomics is helping us understand and protect it 🧬🇵🇹 Join the Genomics for Biodiversity conference to discover how @biogeneurope.bsky.social projects are making a difference for Portuguese species ➡️ erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

'It is obvious that having your paper published in the same issue as a paper that gets 700 citations will have no influence on the quality & reception of your work, but that’s precisely the logic that publishers are trying to feed authors when they promote the impact factors of their journals.'

After the last Summer sampling our #ants have been sent to the sequencing facility. Almost ready to upgrade the assembly to chromosome level, finalizing the #referencegenome. Many thanks to @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sib.swiss @ergabiodiv.bsky.social for the support! MORE AT: shorturl.at/xDJEQ

Now out! Paper led by @philmor1964.bsky.social and the The Cetacean Genomes Project. An effort by many, we present 13 new, high-quality reference genomes for cetaceans 🐬🐋 following @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social and @ebpgenome.bsky.social standards for a group that is very hard to sample from.

BMC Biology is currently welcoming submissions of original research to the “Genome organization and evolution” Collection, which I am supporting as a Guest Editor. If interested check out the link: www.biomedcentral.com/collections/... #GenomeEvolution @bmc.springernature.com

We are the European Reference Genome Atlas #ERGA community! 🌍🧬 🔹 An open community of 1000+ members and the European node of @ebpgenome.bsky.social 🔹 ERGA connects people and institutions to advance #biodiversity #genomics across Europe 🔗 Learn more & join us: www.erga-biodiversity.eu

Between 2019 and 2023, researchers paid $8.968 billion to make papers open access. Imagine what else could be done with this money if it wasnt paid to for profit publishing companies... 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551

📚 Learn how the @galaxyproject.bsky.social training infrastructure is being used as part of @biogeneurope.bsky.social to teach early-career researchers how to produce high-quality de novo #genome assemblies and annotations. ➡️ galaxyproject.org/news/2025-05... #genomes for #biodiversity #training

Success in academia often has more to do with luck, patronage and the job market than “hard work”. Good academics acknowledge this. I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.

Thank you @ebpgenome.bsky.social — #ERGA is thrilled to become EBP’s first official regional node! This is a major milestone for our #community and an exciting opportunity to deepen our collaboration 👏👏👏 #genomes for #biodiversity

#ERGAReads | Thinking of sequencing a genome in your lab? 🧬 This review offers practical guidance on how to start a #genome project for non-model species - covering DNA extraction, sequencing tech, costs, and more! 🔗 rdcu.be/eiHRG @sgn.one @leibnizlib.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics

Introducing #GenomicConnections 🧬🎙️- a new podcast by #ERGA and @iboleurope.bsky.social exploring the science, stories, and people behind #biodiversity genomics. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2n6t... 📢 Stay tuned for the first episode later this week! #Connections #Science #Podcast #genomics

The #EditorsChoice for this month from EIC @maxreuter.bsky.social is "Unexpected absence of a multiple-queen supergene haplotype from supercolonial populations of Formica ants" by @g-lagunasrobles.bsky.social et al academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

The second workshop of our @eseb.bsky.social STN Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation will take place at the Princess Hotel, Barcelona on August 17, during the day before the ESEB congress evening reception. More info and registration here: internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/workshop-ii/

Race is a social construct. But what does that mean, and why do we say this? An explainer, in the wake of Trump being racist and wrong (pt 675) www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"History has shown that science is fragile and vulnerable to theocratic, ideological, and authoritarian forces." Arturo Casadevall and I wrote this essay last year. Sadly, it has turned out to be prescient. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

📅 This month’s #ERGAPlenary is coming up on Monday, 28 April! Have you marked your calendar yet? Looking forward to seeing you there! 👋 Don't forget to register as an #ERGAmember to join the monthly plenaries 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact #science #genomes for #biodiversity #community

What’s your favorite #invertebrate? 🪱🐛🦋🐙🪸🪼🪲 Don’t miss your chance to help choose the "Invertebrate of the Year" 2025! And the best part? The winning species will have its genome sequenced by the Tree of Life Programme @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🧬 ➡️ Cast your vote: theguardian.com/environment/...

If you want to learn more about #Galaxy you can register for the Galaxy Training Academy 2025 🌟 Get an introduction to the platform & learn #bioinformatics data analysis with the support of a global team of #trainers 🌍 ▶️ training.galaxyproject.org/training-mat... @galaxyproject.bsky.social

Feeling like academia is in pretty bad shape? You're not alone. @clarekelly.bsky.social and I previously wrote about the need to collectively rethink and reshape scientific practice: the academic doughnut. Read more at elifesciences.org/articles/84991 But, have these ideas changed anything? 👇

Check out the Preprint Team's 2021 paper summarizing preprint solicitation efforts, including the positive effects of Preprint Team membership! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @robinkbagley.bsky.social @dorotdesigns.bsky.social @fhillemann.bsky.social

📢 Join the #ERGA Plenary Meeting next Monday! Ancuța Fedorca will introduce the new COST Action Genetic Nature Observation & Action #GENOA and its mission to integrate genetic diversity into biodiversity monitoring & conservation. ⛵ 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genetic... #plenary #genomics

The 10 #ERGACommittees bring together researchers working on different stages of the #genome generation workflow. Curious about their activities and goals? 🎯 Explore our interviews with committee members - read or watch here! ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/blog/tags/in...

Kick off the week with a new #BGE case study!👇 The #WoodWideAnts project studies populations of the threatened wood #ant Formica paralugubris, a keystone forest species, including samples from native and introduced populations.🐜 Visit: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/02/03/w... horizoneu.bsky.social

The #SocialJustice Committee aims to ensure the #ERGA community is welcoming and inclusive for all. Check out the interview to learn about their plans for promoting positive #change inside our community and beyond: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/5-quest... #ERGAinterviews #genomes for #biodiversity

#ERGABlog | We asked 5️⃣ questions to @fghiselli.bsky.social and @jamesfvfleming.bsky.social about the #SocialJustice Committee. Check the interview to learn more about the newest ERGA Committee, their goals and plans for the new year! ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/5-quest...

Comparative genomics 🧬🖥️ of #sexdetermination genes across #bivalves 🦪, #mammals 🐗 & #drosophila 🪰—all in one! Wondering how these lads fit together? Just check out the preprint version of this work, straight outta my PhD thesis! 🎉 #evosky #molevo @fghiselli.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...

The 10 #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!

#ERGAReads | This article explores key challenges in leveraging the growing number of sequenced #genomes to build a comprehensive functional and evolutionary network across the tree of life 🌳 ➡️ rdcu.be/d4iJM

Check out our WWA project on the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social blog!

🟠New #genome resources expand possibilities for #insect models 🟢Assembly quality varies in contiguity & completeness 🔵Technological advances support new models with high-quality #data 🟣Emerging models advance knowledge of insect #biology & #evolution www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.

1/2 Starting off on bsky! Here's glimpse of one of the latest projects I've been working on, with collegues from university of Bologna IT! 🧬🐜 #biodiversity #genomics of an Italian #ant species with a pretty peculiar life history. More on our website and below sites.google.com/view/woodwid...

In this review #ERGA members advocate for reference #genomes as fundamental resources in #biodiversity research, showcasing #genomics as an emerging powerful tool for species #conservation 🧬 ➡️ erga-biodiversity.eu/post/the-fut... #biodiversity #science #dna #conservation

PhDs with competitive funding from myself and Davide Pisani (Jan 13+20 deadlines) o Evolutionary origin and assembly of animal bodyplans o Evaluating new data and methods to solve animal phylogeny o The taphonomy of organelles and the origin of eukaryotes o Early fossil record of sponges and animals

The ERGA Knowledge Hub @ergabiodiv.bsky.social has now collected more than 60 #training resources in #biodiversity #genomics - check it out to find or suggest learning materials knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu

We identified protein domains in LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor). Their distinctive amino acid usage reveals the order amino acids were added to the genetic code, based mostly on size. Older proteins hint at earlier alternative codes. 1/15 @seekingluca.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...