Remember, the next Polychaete Conference #IPC15 is coming to Frankfurt in 2026! Make sure you save the dates - and in the meantime check out the website for the polychaete-association.com

Refining Feulgen: low-cost and accurate genome size measurements for everyone https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.29.673164v1

#Streetart Kunst vom Feinsten: #Mural Nr. 3 des Projekts #ArtmeetsBiodiversity in der Eimsbütteler Chaussee, Hamburg: MAGISTRA – eine Anspielung auf „Natura est artis magistra“ Bilder & Copyright: Lukas Mainka. Schaut doch mal vorbei! News: leibniz-lib.de/de/news/0409... @leibnizlib.bsky.social

Nice Job opportunity: Postdoc position (tenure track) at the @leibnizlib.bsky.social (Museum of Nature Hamburg). Apply until Sept 30th 25: 8101202752.karriereportal.cloud/job/2025-14-...

The Cetacean Genomes Project is happy to share a milestone publication, presenting the first 18 reference-quality, chromosome-resolved genomes of whales, dolphins and porpoises across the cetacean tree of life. www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Morin et al.] Genomic infrastructure for cetacean research and conservation: reference genomes for eight families spanning the cetacean tree of life https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1562045/full 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology […]

#Type specimens are key to naming life, but rarely sequenced. We need safer, smarter ways to link names to #genomes. #LIBresearch joint work with @univie.ac.at @nhmwien.bsky.social @sgn.one @mfnberlin.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1093/sysb... #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #Museum #DNA

🧬🧬 Happy DNA Day 🧬🧬 ! Today, the Biodiversity Genomics Lab @sgn.one is celebrating the fascinating world of #DNA and the amazing scientists #JamesWatson, #FrancisCrick, #MauriceWilkins, #RosalindFranklin who unraveled its 🧬 structure! The picture shows the precipitated DNA of a 🐬 using alcohol&salt.

#PacBio Iso-Seq method gets you full-length transcript isoforms—but for extra-long (>10 kb) transcripts, you might need a boost. See how Radboud researchers used Samplix Xdrop to capture extra-long genes linked to inherited retinal disease, including the 18.9 kb USH2A gene! Watch: bit.ly/4iAoMlJ

#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

📰Nova publicació a Ecology and Evolution! Un equip del #CatBioGenome estudia com optimitzar la conservació i extracció d’ADN per a seqüenciació de lectura llarga a partir de nudibranquis 🐌🧬 @irbio-ub.bsky.social @ceabcsic.bsky.social @i2sysbio.bsky.social 👉 www.biogenoma.cat/nova-publica...

Reference #genome assemblies are the basis for comprehensive #genomic analyses & comparisons frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics

Still no reading material for the Easter break🌞🌻🐰? Then I have a suggestion: "Establishing genome sequencing and assembly for non-model and emerging model organisms: a brief guide" (lnkd.in/dsRmSBDE). It was a pleasure to work on this new publication with TilmanSchell & @lpodsiadlowski.bsky.social🙏!

Stop your doomscrolling and vote for the International Mollusk of the Year! The winner will have its complete genome sequenced! Mollusks are awesome, and super diverse: they include snails, slugs, clams, octopuses, and more! 🐌🐙🐚 Finalists in thread 🧵 Info & VOTE here: moty.senckenberg.science

Vote for the 2025 International Mollusc of the Year! Choose from five amazing finalists. Your vote helps sequence the winning genome. Cast your vote by March 31: https://moty.senckenberg.science

We all need something to cheer us up ... so let's meet some molluscs! moty.senckenberg.science @cgreve.bsky.social @oceanspecies.bsky.social @sgn.one

🐙 Jetzt abstimmen: Molluske des Jahres 2025! 🐌 5 beeindruckende Weichtiere stehen im Finale. Dem Gewinner-Weichtier winkt die Entschlüsselung seines kompletten Genoms! 🧬🏆 Erfahrt mehr über die Kandidaten und stimmt bis zum 31.3. für euren Favoriten ab 👉 moty.senckenberg.science

VOTE NOW! Mollusc of the Year 2025 Arctica islandica - world’s oldest mollusc Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector YOU decide - we do its genome moty.senckenberg.science @cgreve.bsky.social

𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: A ground-breaking study in @science.org unravels the evolutionary history of molluscs: tinyurl.com/MolluscTree @sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social @kmkocot.bsky.social @squamiferum.bsky.social @vans-gonzalez.bsky.social @cgreve.bsky.social @mkyapchiongco.bsky.social

From octopuses to snails, the complicated molluscan family tree has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, researchers report in Science. Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/4hVhrxB

In the spirit of Cologne's Weiberfastnacht 🎊✨🥳🎉: Welcome to the Carnival of the Sea Slugs! I've always wondered why #CamilleSaint-Saens didn't include them in his Suite #LeCarnavaldesanimaux.

Thrilled to share our work on unlocking challenging specimens for @pacbio.bsky.social #HiFi sequencing, now out in Genome Biology! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... We show that specimens that have been stored in ethanol for decades can still be amenable for long-read sequencing:🧵

Nominate your favourite mollusc for International Mollusc of the Year 2025 🐌🦑🐚🦪🐙🌀 A public vote decides the winner from 5 finalists and we sequence its genome! Just fill in this nomination form by 7 January docs.google.com/forms/d/1MRn... @cgreve.bsky.social @oceanspecies.bsky.social @sgn.one