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Proponen descodificar el ADN de los especímenes tipo, los ejemplares que definen cada especie, para potenciar la investigación de la biodiversidad. Un equipo internacional con participación del MNCN publica la iniciativa en Systematic Biology. @leibnizlib.bsky.social www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

¡Impulsamos la digitalización de la #biodiversidad! En diciembre el [email protected] organizó un workshop europeo avanzado de #Specify, el sistema de gestión líder para colecciones científicas. mncn.csic.es

Kulikov, @ikeririsarri.bsky.social @fonamental.bsky.social et al present a 529.6 Mb chromosome-scale genome for the redlip blenny (scaffold N50 = 23.7 Mb; BUSCO = 97.06%). Annotation identified 18,927 protein-coding genes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf242 📸 Evan D’Alessandro #genome #evolution

Microbial eukaryotes keep challenging assumptions about eukaryotic cell and genome biology. Our upcoming workshop explores the frontier of protist genomics and how it shapes cell biology, ecology and evolution. Please save the date! Talks, posters and ECR events Websites and details coming soon

A new combtooth blenny genome just dropped! Assembled from recycled ONT data + HiC + RNAseq. Thanks, Nikita Kulikov, Kim Joffroy, @ambonacolta.bsky.social @delcampolab.bsky.social for your hard work

Wow! Remarkably complete story on the logic of phenotypic plasticity in a predatory protist - congrats @cellraiser.bsky.social et al!

Del 4 al 16 de noviembre se celebra la semana de la ciencia (si, son dos semanas aunque por el nombre parezca una) Tienes toda la información en el enlace pero yo te recomiendo especialmente el homenaje a Jane Goodall que tendremos el jueves 12 mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

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...

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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