This has been great: #Phylogenomics unveil a recent origin of morphological complexity in Coleochaetophyceae. With @ikeririsarri.bsky.social @maaikebier.bsky.social Chuck, + more @uni-goettingen.de @watertoland.bsky.social #streptophytes #charophytes #evolution www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Complex thalli in streptophyte algae of the class Coleochaetophyceae are evolutionarily younger than expected :-D 🌱

PhD opportunity in Bodø! You’ll sequence genomes from invasive and non-invasive slug (A. vulgaris) populations to uncover the molecular basis of invasion dynamics. Supervised by Prof. Les Noble & co-supervisor by me. Fully funded, cutting-edge science, great team. Apply by Sept 21: shorturl.at/zJT06

What you're looking at is a brand new protist species! 🤯🔬 Isn't it beautiful? This image is just a glimpse of what's to come. We can't wait to share our full findings soon, in partnership with Guifré @beaplab.bsky.social @luisjagago.bsky.social. Stay tuned! #NewSpecies #protistsonSky #diversity

The Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity Change is hiring a tenure-track Scientist in molecular biodiversity research in Hamburg. Apply by Sept 30, 2025. More info: https://8101202752.karriereportal.cloud/job/2025-14-Scientist-in-molecular-biodiversity-research-(m_f_d) #job

We reviewed the use of long-read sequencing with both @nanoporetech.com and @pacbio.bsky.social data for analyses of eukaryote #biodiversity for environmental samples #eDNA and #barcoding, providing a complete guide for future applications #BiodiversityGenomics @sgn.one doi.org/10.32942/X2J...

The @scilifelab.se ancient DNA unit is looking for an bioinformatician placed at Uppsala University. This is a great way to be part of diverse #aDNA research projects as a staff scientist with permanent (!!) employment: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Join us 15/09/2025 @mncn-csic.bsky.social for a symposium on various applications of #genomics to #biodiversity research Registration required for in-person participation (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museum-bio...); streamed through YouTube. Thanks to generous support by Conexión Genoma @csic.es

🌡️ A new Science paper reports 2023 saw record‐breaking #ΜarineΗeatwaves — 96% of the oceans were affected, heatwaves lasted 4× longer than average, and some regions stayed hot for over 500 days. It may mark a climate #TippingPoint. #MarineEcology #Conservation 🌍🌐🧪🌊 www.science.org/doi/full/10....

📑 New @genomics.peercommunityin.org recommendation, by @sishuowang.bsky.social genomics.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec... On the work of David Robelin et al. (2025) localScore: an R package to highlight optimal and suboptimal segment in a sequence with associated p-values computation #OpenAccess

Join us 15/09/2025 @mncn-csic.bsky.social for a symposium on various applications of #genomics to #biodiversity research Registration required for in-person participation (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museum-bio...); streamed through YouTube. Thanks to generous support by Conexión Genoma @csic.es

Fresh off the presses in @currentbiology.bsky.social : Is the deuterostome clade an artefact? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We (yours truly, Paschalis Natsidis, Laura Piovani and co-leads Paschalia Kapli and @maxjtelford.bsky.social) set out to try to answer this question. Why? (1/12)

This month's ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar will feature a talk by speaker Pío Sierra about a new tool, pantera, which allows faster identification of Transposable Elements in genome assemblies. www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/faster-...

Happy pride🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️!!!! @mncn-csic.bsky.social

🔔 Last days to apply! Don't miss the opportunity to join the first Winter School organized by @atlasea.bsky.social - From Sampling to #ReferenceGenome Acquisition 🐚🪸🌊🧬 @ebpgenome.bsky.social #training #genomics #workshop #genomes

RT. Fully funded PhD position in my lab to investigate the origin, composition and function of Ambulacrarian ossicles.

Join us on this interesting @ergabiodiv.bsky.social BioGenomes Analysis & Applications seminar. Today at 12h CEST!

Why do we need more protist genomes and how do we do it? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Do you wanna contribute to changing our current scientific publishing model? Become a Recommender at PCI Genomics! It is a free transparent platform by and for scientists.

Really proud to have worked with my 14-year-old, Anjali, on this new and free kids' book on #evolution. Published in time for the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial. Please check it out and share! www.lsu.edu/mns/news-and...

An evolutionary biologist can’t pass by the San Marco basilica in Venice without thinking of the great SJ Gould 🤓 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spa...

‪@saabalde.bsky.social & Jondelius characterize opsins and phototransduction genes in Xenacoelomorpha, identifying cnidarian-like and lineage-specific opsins. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf078 #genome #evolution #bilateria

🚨 Wanted: PhD student excited about population genomics, Natural History Collections and birds! 📍 Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany 🕒 3 Years, fully funded by the Leibniz Junior Researchgroup program Details and Application portal 👇 jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/8...

For about 2y, colleagues from @leibnizlib.bsky.social @sgn.one @univie.ac.at‬ @mncn-csic.bsky.social met to discuss how to contribute to #biodiversity #taxonomy research by sequencing #genomes of type natural history #collection specimens. The result is published at @systbiol.bsky.social

🦋 Call for Submissions!!! 🪸 We are announcing the 2025 Evolution Art/Photography Competition and Exhibition. Students and postdocs are invited to submit evolutionary biology themed artwork or photography for an award. 🐦 Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM Eastern Time (UTC−05:00), May 15th, 2025.

Check out this recent publication from EBP all stars @crawfordaj.bsky.social sky.social @solenne-correard.bsky.social sky.social and @cmazzoni.bsky.social

Este viernes a las 12:00 en @mncn-csic.bsky.social charla de Eduardo Santana sobre los museos de historia natural en el “urbanoceno” 👌👌

🦤🧬🧑‍🔬 Junior Group Leader in Conservation Genomics Wanted! 🪲🌿🔬 Help bridge gaps between evolutionary genetics & conservation with museum and monitoring collections. 🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/biodivgen ⏰ Deadline: June 15th 📩 Contact me! 🚀 Excited to explore new horizons! Please share 🕊️

¿Te interesan las áreas megadiversas? En ellas el paisaje puede estar dominado por muy pocas especies (hiperdominancia). Te proponemos un TFM en el RJB @csic.es para explorar este fenómeno en el género de leguminosas 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 DC. (JAEINT25_EX_0917) @sebot.bsky.social @jovenesbotanica.bsky.social

¿Quieres iniciarte en el mundo de la investigación? Buscamos candidatos para JAE ICU 2025 para el proyecto "Filogenómica de peces de la familia Blenniidae: radiaciones y transiciones evolutivas" Solicitud: sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/pro...

There’s an important and interesting group of snails I haven’t covered yet: Conidae, the cone shells. Since most cones belong to Conus (not a Y), today’s #AtoZ stands for Yes, I Went Ahead And Broke My Own Rules It’s Cones Today. (1/11) Pics: © uwkwaj CC BY-NC © Renee Els CC BY-SA

📣 @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant for 1 year to work on the flycatcher project. Responsibilities include sample organization, data management, lab and field work + management. MSc + relevant experience required. Apply by Apr 4 👇 #ecoevojob www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

[Please share widely] Come work at the U. of Oslo. We are advertising a 3-year postdoc in Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics. If working with plant evolution in the Galápagos, pangenome and structural variants sounds exciting for you - this may be your chance! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

New PhD position @mncn-csic.bsky.social to work on biodiversity risk assessments, together with @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social and myself. More details here: www.anabenitezlopez.com/job-offer-ph...

🌱🧬 Exciting Update for #Multicellularity Fans! 📅 Preliminary program now available for the EMBO Workshop (Oct 9-11, 2025, Barcelona). Sign up for the latest updates & secure your spot! 🔗 multicellgenome.com

Rapid radiation and some hybridisation lead to a phylogeny full of poorly supported nodes. Very interesting study of the phylogenomic of Coenonympha butterflies by Greenwood et al : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📑 New PCI Genomics recommendation, by Jitendra Narayan: https://buff.ly/40ibl2L On the work of Fekete et al. (2024), who present a chromosome-level genome assembly for the mountain hare (Lepus timidus). https://buff.ly/42b4gn6

Hello #ProtistsOnSky, just by chance is anyone interested to have the culture of this cute Parauronema #ciliate? Don't really know what to do with it and need to clear my collection before changing lab. Grows quite well!

#KindnessInScience will lead to better #science outcomes. With more scientists working in a truly inclusive way, we will achieve more