Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨

💥🧬 Why sequence ALL insect genomes? Because insects run the planet. They pollinate our crops, recycle nutrients, build soils, drive food webs, and shape ecosystems on every continent. 🌍 Yet we’ve only scratched the surface of their genomic diversity. #InsectBiotech #BiodiversityMatters #InsectLovers

🌍 Don’t miss #GDS25 in Reykjavik, June 23-24! Get cutting-edge insights from industry leaders, network with top professionals, and explore the future of AI, machine learning, and data strategy. 🎟️ Early Bird Tickets available now: globaldatasummit.com #AI #DataInnovation

Real conservation action, guided by genomes! @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social Why go beyond the reference genome? Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍 Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.

🌍✨ As sequencing ramps up, how will EBP-affiliates keep quality high? By building smarter, scalable tools and infrastructure to manage a global flood of genomic data. 💻🧬 📖👉Evaluation of sequencing reads at scale using rdeval: academic.oup.com/bioinformati... @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social

🌍✨ Why genome sequence mega-diverse countries? A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line. #Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬 #Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍

Looking forward to collaborating with Andrew Carroll and Google Research as we work to develop AI tools for genome sequencing and assembly! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfn...

🌊✨ The Ocean Genome Legacy Center joins the Earth BioGenome Project, helping advance the sampling of marine species across our ocean. With over 2.2 million eukaryotic marine species, the ocean remains one of Earth’s greatest frontiers for new genome discoveries. 🧬🌍 @oceangenomelegacy.bsky.social

Is your school mascot genome-sequenced? 🧬 If not… maybe it’s time! 👀🧬 Big news from UCSC — researchers have just completed the first end-to-end reference genome of the Pacific banana slug 🐌🍌, an iconic resident of California’s redwood forests (and UCSC’s beloved mascot 🌲). @ucsantacruz.bsky.social

📸👋 Hello from Barcelona! #ERGA is very well represented at the II Congress of our partner @catbiogenoma.bsky.social - the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project @iec.cat @ebpgenome.bsky.social @bombarelya.bsky.social @rosafernandez.bsky.social @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

A fantastic writeup by Glenn Zorpette from @spectrum.ieee.org. Glenn joined us in Italy where we collectively sampled hundreds of new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social. Shoutout to Luigi Avantaggiato for the spectacular photos and @costprogramme.bsky.social funding for bringing groups together.

🐢💙 Big win for sea turtle conservation! Genome-informed conservation is helping keep these icons in our seas. 🌊 📄 Explore the 2025 publication: bit.ly/4ogC36B 🌊 Dive deeper into how these and other EBP-affiliated reference genomes are benefiting marine life in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/4qhJdZK

🚀🧬 Revive & Restore is pioneering a new era of conservation — using AI and genomics to protect life on Earth. 🎉👏We’re thrilled to celebrate Revive & Restore for being awarded a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. 🌱✨ @bezosearthfund.org

Don't miss the opportunity to join us tomorrow for the open @biogeneurope.bsky.social conference: Genomics for Biodiversity: from genomes to impact 🌍🧬 ▶️ The livestream starts at 15:00 CET: www.youtube.com/@erga-biodiv... #conference #genomics #biodiversity @ebpgenome.bsky.social

It's finally time! The #Genomics for Biodiversity Conference goes LIVE today at 15:00 CET with an incredible line up of talks! ▶️Join the livestream: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🌍More info: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomes

It’s almost time for the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference — happening next week! 🗓️ 29–31 October 💻 Fully online & free of charge Find all the details, including the full programme 👇 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomics #biodiversity

🌍🧬 Will we see you at PAG33 this January 2026? Check the conference details: intlpag.org/PAG33/ Register today: bit.ly/4o7r4vW The International Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference is almost here — the annual meeting point for the world’s genomics community! 🌱🐟🧬 #PAGConference

We are seeking speakers for #pag33 hosted in San Diego: Jan 9th at 10:30am. Talk to us about your current/planned efforts to develop genomic resources for threatened/endangered species! @ebpgenome.bsky.social - hosted by @uconneeb.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com Abstracts by Oct 27th! 🧬 🦜 🌱 🐛 🐢

🧬 Not all DNA comes out easily! Some species lock their secrets behind tough shells, rigid walls, or tricky chemistry. Extracting high-quality DNA can mean cracking exoskeletons, dissolving cell walls, or working around inhibitory compounds — science meets detective work 🔬💥

By 2035, @ebpgenome.bsky.social is aiming to genetically sequence every one of the 1.8 million species on our world. They hope to discover drugs, enzymes, and catalysts from their chemical sampling. spectrum.ieee.org/whole-genome...

🌊 From chimp nests to whale genomes — meet Dr. Phil Morin, a scientist who’s turned curiosity into conservation. Some people carve their path through persistence. Others stumble into opportunity. Phil Morin did both. 🧬 📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE @philmor1964.bsky.social

🌊 Ready to dive deep? EBP Life Issue 4 takes you beneath the waves — where genome science meets the mysteries of the sea. 🧬✨ Thousands of new genomes. Infinite discoveries ahead. 🚀 Dive into the ocean’s genomic frontier → bit.ly/EBP_LIFE

🏙️ Last week, #ERGA joined the @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social #VGP Conference in NYC, a great chance to connect with @ebpgenome.bsky.social projects and share progress on #FAIR genome assemblies & reporting under @biogeneurope.bsky.social www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-me... #genomes #conference

🧬 Why sequence plant genomes? To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.

🎥 Missed the recent #FrontiersForum webinar on phase II of the Earth BioGenome Project? Watch the recording now ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUbI... @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Today we remember Jane Goodall, who inspired a generation to protect wildlife and wild places, turning careful observation into lasting conservation. “A 'tireless advocate' for the protection of our natural world'”- Jane Goodall Institute

We’re almost live! 💥 Today and tomorrow, #BGE’s symposium "Unlocking the power of #genomic science for nature and the #bioeconomy in Europe" (30Sept-1Oct) will be streamed live from @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social, Brussels! 🧬 🎥 Start: 30-09-25 at 13:30 CEST ▶️ Watch live (free): lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

♨️Live from #BGEconnects: We just finished “iBOL – How genomics is transforming understanding of biodiversity through DNA-barcoding” by Paul Herbert, director of @cbg-uofg.bsky.social and iBOL. "It’s changing our view on the understanding of life on our planet." @iboleurope.bsky.social #DNA

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects: Finished “EBP – How genomics is transforming understanding of biodiversity through reference genome production” by Harris Lewin, chair of @ebpgenome.bsky.social. “Reference-quality genomes can now be produced at scale”, he says. “We need to work together to scale up.” #BGE

Annotating the Corema album Genome: A Step Toward Coastal Ecosystem Conservation biodiversitygenomics.eu/2024/10/14/a... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics

Scientists hope sequencing genome of tiny ‘functionally extinct’ frog could help save it #Science #Biology #Genetics #FrogConservation #Genomics #Biodiversity

The #ATLSea project: a #France2030 mission to sequence marine life from every coastline. Collecting invertebrates off the coast of Marseille - from sponges to sea slugs. ATLASea is building an incredible database one genome at a time. 🐚🦐 #OceanGenome #Biodiversity

A new reference genome for the conservation of coastal spider species in the face of anthropogenic change biodiversitygenomics.eu/2024/08/26/a... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics

New publication: The European Reference #Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable #biodiversity genomics, by @KvanOers and others. #genomics #eukaryote #sequencing https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00054-6

New pathway engineered into plants lets them suck up more CO₂ arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Later TODAY at 15:00 CEST! Efficient evidence-based genome annotation with EviAnn 🧬 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/efficie... #genomeannotation #genomes #seminar #research #EviAnn @ebpgenome.bsky.social

🌍✨ Master’s project in our Lab @crg.eu 🌱🧬 Help build the Biodiversity Long-Read Transcriptomic Catalogue @ebpgenome.bsky.social with @pacbio.bsky.social & @nanoporetech.com 💻 Python/R, Linux, seq data 💶 600€/mo + travel 📩 [email protected] / [email protected] ℹ️ www.crg.eu/en/content/t...

💡 How can we build #AI models that generalize across species + tasks? 🐦🐋🐒 This is a fundamental question for our work at ESP and it’s the topic of our most recent paper and blog post: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-ma... 🧵Read below for more👇

#Seminar: Evidence-based genome #annotation with EviAnn 🗓️ Tuesday, Sep 23 - 15:00 CEST 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/efficie... Aleksey Zimin will introduce & demonstrate the use of #EviAnn -a new system for eukaryotic gene annotation. @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Cool intro to the Earth Biogenome Project (link in the article) … and who doesn’t love our cute Aussie spiders? 🕷️ share.google/XvZI57IbEdNU...

The Earth BioGenome Project reviews the magnitude of the tasks in sourcing, sequencing, assembling, annotating, & analysing #genomes at scale, and explores the associated scientific, technical, social, legal, ethical, & funding challenges www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

🔔🎙️ New episode of the #GenomicConnections Podcast! This month we discuss #ScienceCommunication and its importance for #biodiversity genomics 💬 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7oGP... @iboleurope.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

🚨 Register today and get your questions answered! 🧬 Ask the experts your questions at the Frontiers Deep Dive 🔥 What will you ask these EBP trailblazers about the Phase II Roadmap? 👉 bit.ly/46ko9cZ 🌍 Frontiers in Science Deep Dive 🗓️ 18 Sept 2025 ⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST 👉 Register: bit.ly/4plyPzG

A high-quality genome for investigating the impact of microplastics on striped Venus clams (Chamelea gallina) biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/04/08/a... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics

By the end of 2024, EBP-affiliated projects had publicly released 2'000 high-quality #genome assemblies 🧬, representing more than 500 eukaryotic families. www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci... #biodiversity #genomics

🌍 Upcoming Event: Frontiers in Science Deep Dive 🧬✨ Explore the EBP Phase II Roadmap and hear directly from the lead authors about scaling up biodiversity genomics worldwide. Bring your questions and join the discussion! 🗓️ 18 September 2025 ⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST 👉 Register here: bit.ly/4plyPzG

🌿 Plants aren’t just beautiful, they also hold medicinal cultural and economic value for people and ecosystems. @biogeneurope.bsky.social projects are deepening our understanding of Europe’s flora at the genomic level 🌼🍀👇 🔗 erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

👉 Want to learn how to organise training events in biodiversity genomics? Click here for procedures, protocols and practical guidance on our Knowledge Platform: biodiversitygenomics.eu/methods-and-... 👉 Or go directly to the updated BGE Training Handbook: biodiversitygenomics.eu/wp-content/u...

Our @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social #Biodiversity #Genomics #podcast made it onto an EU Commission European Research Executive Agency TOP TEN list! rea.ec.europa.eu/news/listen-...

🌍 Biodiversity Genomes: Unlocking Conservation 🧬 Genome data is boosting genetic diversity in endangered species—driving breakthroughs and helping bring life back from the brink. As EBP reveals new ways to ramp up sequencing, we hope these genomes will strengthen efforts to protect species at risk.