Gene editing offers transformative solution to saving endangered species www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

A 4-year postdoc position in population genomics is available in my group at the University of East Anglia, to work on a project sequencing a thousand fox genomes across rural and urban environments in the UK. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...

Come and join me on the 14th May, 7pm, online via The Orkney Nature Festival, for a geeks history of Scotland's red squirrels with some genomics thrown in. Scotland's red squirrels: a genetic journey through time. 🐿️🧬🐿️🧬 Booking here (it's free!) 👇 www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/orkneynature...

Happy birthday Sir David, living legend 👑🦋🐍🐒🐝🦊🐟🐞🐻🌿🍄 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Our new paper on difference of sexual development in a (rather adorable) pygmy goat 🐐🐐🐐 #DSD #pygmygoat www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15... @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @thedickvet.bsky.social

Tracing the Spread of Celtic Languages using Ancient Genomics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.28.640770v1

Licensed release of beavers in England has now been approved, paving the way for the first official reintroductions into the wild in centuries. Fantastic news from @naturalengland.bsky.social and defra 👏🦫👏🦫👏 #beavers #rewilding #conservation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Gaelic is Scotland’s oldest surviving language, and for many centuries it has been spoken throughout these glens. At Dundreggan, you can explore its deep connections to the land and rewilding 👉 visitdundreggan.co.uk/things-to-do/ #SeachdainNaGàidhlig #WorldGaelicWeek

Science advances our economic, physical, and social and cultural wellbeing, and is key to a sustainable future. However, we live in times of great change, and the values that have driven science for the benefit of humanity are under threat. Read our statement here: royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...

Long read Greenland shark genome, this is rather cool. Estimated lifespan of 392 +\- 120 😳 🦈🧬

Scottish Gaelic is spoken by 75% of fishermen in the Hebrides; conservation of the language is linked to conservation of the marine environment #scottishgaelic #marineconservation theconversation.com/how-scottish...

New publication: Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management @emilyhumble.bsky.social Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/mec....

We're looking for a next-gen sequencing engineer to help run our sequencing core 🧬🦣🦤 Position is onsite in Dallas TX colossal.com/careers/?gh_...

As a new Gàidhlig speaker, I'm still learning how to communicate wildlife research in this new tongue. So I was delighted to find Roddy MacLean's gorgeous writings on Gàidhlig, the land and the concept of fiadhaich (wild). scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/a... #scottishgaelic #wildlife

With @katiejenike.bsky.social and a bunch more of our fellow k-mer enthusiasts, we put together a manuscript on k-mers in biodiversity genomics. A guide if you will, that covers k-mers from basics to some really funky stuff... genome.cshlp.org/content/35/2...

Congratulations to former Daphne Jackson Fellow Dr @melissamarr.bsky.social whose research on lack of diversity in the red squirrel population is giving us new insights into species vulnerability. Read more: www.ed.ac.uk/news/lack-of...

Thread and open access version to come- Ancient genomics and the origin, dispersal, and development of domestic sheep | Science search.app/gtSKYHF5HqRa... #adna

In a new Science study, researchers present CASTER, a tool that uses arrangements in DNA sequences known as site patterns to infer “species trees,” which are diagrams that depict the evolutionary relationships among species. Learn more:

In the new Heredity Podcast: Katja Guschanski @kguschan.bsky.social discusses using microbiome fossils from teeth to study antibiotic resistance through time! And her first Popgroup. @gensocuk.bsky.social @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social @onehealthgenomics.bsky.social @animecol-uu.bsky.social

Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #PopGen

Right on time for Squirrel Appreciation Day 🐿️👏, here is our new paper on genomics 🧬 of red squirrels in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. We find extremely low diversity linked to historical bottlenecks and founder effects. #redsquirrel #genomics #conservation #scotland doi.org/10.1111/eva....

Returning from #pag32 in #sandeigo and the merry dancers are putting on a show over Canada #aurora #northernlights #britishairways