Fabrizio Ghiselli 🧬 🐜🦪
@fghiselli.bsky.social
Zoologist interested in evolution, conflicts and cooperation. Comparative Genomics, Biodiversity Genomics, Mitonuclear Coevolution, Multilevel Selection, Ants, Molluscs. https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/fabrizio.ghiselli/en https://linktr.ee/antswoodwide
Excited to share that our paper on Horizontal Gene Transfer is now out in its final form in @gigascience.bsky.social! 🥳 By analysing 163 high-quality ant genomes, we show that HGT from bacteria is widespread across the ants and likely has adaptive functions! doi.org/10.1093/giga... 🐜📸: Alex Wild
#ERGAReads | ntSynt: multi-genome synteny detection using minimizer graph mappings link.springer.com/article/10.1... #genomes #synteny #graphmaps #genomeassemblies #assembly #BMCBiology
ntSynt: multi-genome synteny detection using minimizer graph mappings - BMC Biology
Background With the growing availability of reference-grade genome assemblies across diverse taxa, there is an increasing need for efficient and scalable tools for multi-species comparative genomics,…
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Why do we generate a reference genomes? That’s a question we get often with other colleagues working on the @ebpgenome.bsky.social and other related projects, and truly, the answer for each project may differ. A reference genome is a tool that may be necessary or useful to answer many questions.
Wise Ancestors (NGO) | Crowdfunded Community-Led Conservation@wiseancestors.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat is a reference #genome & why do we need them to address #biodiversity loss & support #conservation? Wise Ancestors’ #Genomics Director, Dr. Solenne Correard explains! Visit maearth.com/wise-ancesto... to learn more about our 🐛🌳 #crowdfunding project & donate on @maearth.com! #Africa
How far do intergenomic compatibility shape ageing trajectories? 🦠🧬🪰 Our latest study in PNAS @pnas.org, explores this. Check it out! doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Thanks to an amazing team: @fcamus.bsky.social, @dk-dowling.bsky.social, Avi & Finley. #mitochondria #mitonuclear #ageing #diet #hormesis
Mitonuclear discordance modulates mitochondrial ageing dynamics in natural Drosophila populations | PNAS
Mitochondrial decline is a hallmark of ageing, yet the role of intergenomic compatibility in shaping ageing trajectories remains poorly understood,...
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Good morning, biodiversity genomics! 🌍🧬 ERGA News #39 is live, spotlighting a new ERGA-associated manuscript on community-engaged genomics: bringing Local Ecological Knowledge, early dialogue, and shared benefits into conservation science: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...
ERGA News #39 - June 2026
NewsA new ERGA Framework for community-engaged biodiversity genomicsA new ERGA-associated article in Biological Conservation presents a five-step framework for engaging European Local Communities in b...
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#ERGAReads | 🧬🔎 Identification of transposable element families from pangenome polymorphisms mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #genomes #pangenomes #mobileDNA #TEs #transposableelements #polymorphisms @piosierra.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
A really great #pangenomes session at #SMBE2026 with a wide variety of organisms and methods, and a packed room too! Thanks to all the amazing speakers! Consider joining the ERGA @ergabiodiv.bsky.social pangenomes working group to continue the discussions!
Okay once more for the #SMBE2026 crowd! If you haven't yet, please take our survey on definitions of sex and reproductive terms. Link here or in the QR: univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
❓️What does it mean to be an #ERGA Member? Anyone who supports our mission to generate reference genomes for all European species can become a Member - we are a fully open community! 🔊 Join us today! www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact #Biodiversity #Genomics #community @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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Additionally, through the BGE+ @biogeneurope.bsky.social we will soon issue a call for project proposals to fund reference #genome production & use, so make sure to contact your ERGA Council Country Representatives! @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
Rob Waterhouse@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · last mo.Through our ERGA COST Action CONSENSA www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... we further aim to extend our standardisation & harmonisation efforts into the use of reference #genomes and #genomic data to understand #biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Through our ERGA COST Action CONSENSA www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... we further aim to extend our standardisation & harmonisation efforts into the use of reference #genomes and #genomic data to understand #biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Consensus Standards for Applied Biodiversity Genomics
Biodiversity is essential for human food security, health, and planetary survival, yet we are facing a severe biodiversity crisis, potentially leading to a sixth mass extinction. Genetic diversity, cr...
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Rob Waterhouse@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · last mo.There are many taxonomic groups still lacking #genome resources, but by sharing knowledge & solving problems together at ERGA we aim to help all members achieve their reference #genome goals. @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
Consensus Standards for Applied Biodiversity Genomics
Biodiversity is essential for human food security, health, and planetary survival, yet we are facing a severe biodiversity crisis, potentially leading to a sixth mass extinction. Genetic diversity, cr...
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Rob Waterhouse@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · last mo.In Brussels for the COST Action Chairs kick-off meeting as we prepare to launch @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Action CONSENSA!
An article published in Genome Biology presents Mosaic Genome Assembler (MGA): a tool that generates near-complete haplotype-mixed assemblies from HiFi reads alone. 🧬 #Epigenetics
MGA: a tool for haplotype-mixed assembly of long and accurate reads - Genome Biology
Recent large-scale genome sequencing projects have generated near-complete diploid assemblies that reconstruct both haplomes. Producing such assemblies remains formidable, typically requiring large teams, extensive manual curation, and integration of multiple sequencing technologies. However, for many species and applications, a near-complete haplotype-mixed assembly—representing a mosaic of both haplomes—provides most of the same benefits for downstream analyses. Such assemblies can be generated automatically at lower cost using only HiFi reads. Here we present Mosaic Genome Assembler (MGA), a tool that generates near-complete haplotype-mixed assemblies from HiFi reads alone. We show that MGA substantially outperforms existing haplotype-mixed assemblers.
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Cool summary of our recent paper in BioEssays about an ecological approach to transposable elements in octopus. avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/l...
Life in the octopus genome: Transposable elements as ecological opportunists
An ecological perspective on jumping genes.
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High quality genomes for sloths and anteaters and great mammalian biology findings alert! 🦥🧬 @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Elevated retrocopy burden and sloth-specific expansions illuminate mammalian genome evolution - BMC Biology
Background Xenarthrans, comprising sloths, anteaters, and armadillos, represent one of the most morphologically and physiologically specialized mammalian clades, yet the genomic basis of their adaptat...
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#Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe plus: Group photo at BGE+ kick-off meeting --- laying the foundations for a step change in how #Biodiversity #Genomics is done in Europe biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/06/03/b... with @biogeneurope.bsky.social & @iboleurope.bsky.social
Thanks @mitsloan.bsky.social for covering our recent paper on function diversity across complex systems mitsloan.mit.edu/press/new-st...
New study identifies shared mathematical principle linking how cells, companies, and cities diversify | MIT Sloan
New research from MIT Sloan and the Santa Fe Institute shows common patterns in the growth of biological and social systems.
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Common misconceptions and practical challenges that microbiologists may encounter when complying with the Nagoya Protocol and a step-by-step guide on how to “do” the Nagoya Protocol academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...
Policy in Practice: How to do the Nagoya Protocol: common misconceptions, challenges and best practices for access and benefit-sharing compliance
Abstract. The Nagoya Protocol establishes an international framework for access and benefit-sharing including for microbial research. Yet many microbiologi
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The ERGA Assembly Report - a community-developed Genome Assembly QC Document Using Galaxy
Discover more about the ERGA Assembly Report – a comprehensive, community-driven Genome assembly Quality Control Document.By Saim Momin and Diego De Panis Ensuring consistent high-quality genome assem...
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ERGA Community Genomes - Rob Waterhouse #BG24
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Latest preprint with @hairyllama.bsky.social and @evol-molly.bsky.social This is a program that helps calculate several phylogenetic support measures.
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 8mo agoDissecting Phylogenetic Support: Unified Decay Indices, AU Tests, and Branch-Site Specific Visualizations. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.05.692543v1
New #ecoevo paper @pnas.org: Evolution of species’ range and niche in changing environments. I show that feedback between evolutionary and population dynamics can create a tipping point where genetic variance erodes, and species’ ranges contract or fragment www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #popgen 🧬🧪 🌎
Jitka Polechová@polejit.bsky.social · 2y agoPreprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The ERGA BioGenome Seminar Series is back! We return with Jérôme Goudet and Isabela do O for a seminar on the impact of population structure in identifying local adaptation. How do we know when population differences reflect adaptation, and when they are shaped by demography and structure?
Using RNAi and CRISPR knockouts, the authors measured sex-specific fitness effects of recent and older genes in somatic and germline tissues of Drosophila melanogaster, revealing antagonistic selection between sexes and tissues 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Analysis of the impact of gene evolution on reproductive effects reveals prevalent sexual and germline–soma conflicts - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Using RNAi and CRISPR knockouts, the authors measured sex-specific fitness effects of recent and older genes in somatic and germline tissues of Drosophila melanogaster, revealing antagonistic selectio...
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Still a week left to apply for this Post-Doc opportunity in York, bringing molecular ecology to the study of wood ants as agents of ecosystem restoration! 🐜🔬🧪🌲🐜
Elva Robinson@elvarobinson.bsky.social · 3mo agoInterested in ant ecology? Have molecular and bioinformatics experience? Come and join the team! 18-month post-doc position at University of York now live: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
