Solbakken et al. compared lanternfish genomes, finding great flexibility in their immune systems, challenging perceptions of vertebrate immunity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #societyjournal #genome #evolution

Loss of Major Histocompatibility Complex I and II Function in the Genome of Glacier Lanternfish Provides Insight Into Evolution of Vertebrate Immune Systems

Abstract. Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are one of the most abundant and species diverse orders inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Exploitation of marine resou

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Loss of MHC I and II function in the genome of glacier lanternfish provides insight into evolution of vertebrate immune systems

Abstract. Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are one of the most abundant and species diverse orders inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Exploitation of marine resou

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@robinaraya.bsky.social @mariusmaur.bsky.social @kjetillsj.bsky.social et al. investigated the evolution of bivalent inhibitor cystine knot toxins in spider venom, finding evidence of multiple domain loss events in this family. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag076 #evobio #molbio

Ancient origin and dynamic evolution of bivalent spider toxins

Abstract. Bivalent peptide toxins comprising 2 cysteine-rich domains have evolved from single-domain precursors on multiple occasions in animal venoms, res

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Ancient origin and dynamic evolution of bivalent spider toxins

Abstract. Bivalent peptide toxins comprising 2 cysteine-rich domains have evolved from single-domain precursors on multiple occasions in animal venoms, res

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Parasitism loss and the underlying genomics in lampreys - Check out the new preprint😀https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.11.724254v1

The wonderful @baalsrud.bsky.social led work on a new #bryozoan genome (Flustra foliacea) adding to their macrosynteny story with @oletoerresen.bsky.social @kjetillsj.bsky.social & others @biovitenskap.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jhered/advan... @biovitenskap.bsky.social

Chromosomal Fusions Shaped the Genome of the Greater Hornwrack Bryozoan (Flustra Foliacea) (Linnaeus, 1758)

Abstract. The phylum Bryozoa is an understudied, yet commonly-occurring, globally distributed bilaterian metazoan organismal group. They have a colonial li

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Due to complex evolutionary histories, hybridisations and polyploidizations - just to name some - pan genomes are crucial to plant research. American Journal of Botany bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation

Understanding the genomic basis of diversification is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In recent years, the development and use of pangenomes, a genomic representation of multiple individuals ...

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Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨

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(1/6) 🦋 We are thrilled to announce the release of the 1,000th reference genome of Lepidoptera species found in Europe! This goal was reached with the release of Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume moth. Read the story below!👇🏽

🧬 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🧬 Kearly & Nelson discuss historical and modern approaches and their limitations for identifying and characterizing plant short open reading frame-encoded peptides, and how improved techniques are rapidly changing the field 🌱 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

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Pegan & Winger tested whether inversions are common within populations without phenotypic polymorphisms in 28 N. American bird species, finding that many polymorphisms are present at balanced frequencies, but possibly segregating neutrally. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf205 #genome #evolution #birds

Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!

@katharinasures.bsky.social @probstlab.bsky.social et al. analysed CRISPR-Cas systems of metagenome-assembled genomes from two subsurface environments, shedding new light on the diversity of CRISPR spacers in natural microbial communities. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf201 #genome #evolution #CRISPR

Acquisition of Spacers from Foreign Prokaryotic Genomes by CRISPR-Cas Systems in Natural Environments

Abstract. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems of bacteria and archaea provide immunities

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New online! Harnessing artificial intelligence to advance CRISPR-based genome editing technologies

Harnessing artificial intelligence to advance CRISPR-based genome editing technologies

Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 18 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-025-00907-1CRISPR-based genome editing has revolutionized biotechnology, enabling precise DNA modifications for research and therapy. The authors review how artificial intelligence, including deep learning, is advancing genome editing by improving guide RNA design, editor protein engineering, novel effector discovery and predicting editing outcomes.

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The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum

🌍✨ Why genome sequence mega-diverse countries? A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line. #Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬 #Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍

An early Triassic bone bed excavated at 78°N changes the story about how marine life recovered after the most cataclysmic extinction in Earth history ~252 million years ago. Learn more in this week's issue of Science: https://scim.ag/48bLsGI

The number of low-quality or fraudulent publications is rising to hundreds of thousands per year. It is time to reevaluate current publishing models and outline a global plan. Read the 'Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration': royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS 🧪

The recent GBE paper on whole-genome duplication in Potamopyrgus antipodarum is the focus of November's Highlight. Highlight: Genome Duplication in a New Zealand Snail Holds Clues for the Persistence of (A)sexual Reproduction 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf198 #genome #evolution #WGD

New publication: "A quality standard for conservation of wild #reindeer" with Atle Mysterud from @unioslo-cees.bsky.social & @biovitenskap.bsky.social Published in The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social

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Reindeer is an iconic species in the Arctic and subarctic but populations are declining. An environmental quality standard for reindeer populations assess their overall status (poor, medium, and good...

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The most original wild reindeer in Norway has been sequenced: Chromosome-level genome assembly of alpine reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) url: academic.oup.com/jhered/artic...

#marineinvert folks, not many #bryozoa genomes, here’s a new one, a Norwegian Flustra foliacea www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Genome is "large" (at c. 900Mb). Lead by Helle Baalsrud (NMBU) and Ole Tørresen (UiO). @ebpgenome.bsky.social Norway @kjetillsj.bsky.social

Chromosomal fusions shaped the genome of the greater hornwrack bryozoan (Flustra foliacea) (Linnaeus, 1758)

The phylum Bryozoa is an understudied, yet commonly-occurring, globally distributed bilaterian metazoan organismal group. They have a colonial lifestyle and an evolutionary history that spans at least...

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Phylogenomic analysis of deep-branching telonemid #protistsonsky academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

Phylogenomic analysis of deep-branching telonemid

Abstract. The evolutionary history of eukaryotic supergroups has been investigated primarily by large-scale phylogenomics, but one major hindrance to conti

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New publication highlight the interplay between sound exposure, environmental conditions, and the impact on #zooplankton in areas of #seismic activity. With Josefin Titelman from @biovitenskap.bsky.social Published in @nature.com

Zooplankton mortality and distribution around a seismic survey - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Zooplankton mortality and distribution around a seismic survey

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Very excited about this work now out in @molecology! We test whether🐦with ⬆️dispersal propensity differ in the nº CpGs across the genome, with the hypothesis that⬆️CpGs allow for⬆️epigenetically-driven plasticity facilitating environmental coping onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Epigenetic Potential and Dispersal Propensity in a Free‐Living Songbird: A Spatial and Temporal Approach

Natal dispersal is a key life history trait determining fitness and driving population dynamics, genetic structure, and species distributions. Despite existing evidence that not all phenotypes are eq...

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New publication: "Role of forest edges and other seminatural linear landscape features in structuring wild bee habitat connectivity in intensively managed landscapes" with Marianne Torvanger & Bastiaan Star @biovitenskap.bsky.social Published in Conservation Biology @scbeurope.bsky.social

@notothentoma.bsky.social @arcolon14.bsky.social & @jpostlethwait.bsky.social show how Antarctic white-blooded icefishes, the only vertebrates without hemoglobin, independently lost hemoglobin cluster genes, driven by TEs and repeats. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf184 #genome #evolution #TEsky

New paper out where we demonstrate how pop gen parameters and scoring of structural variants (inversions) could be affected by the choice of reference genome (both in terms of both quality and relatedness). @unioslo-cees.bsky.social @biovitenskap.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations - Genome Biology

Background Whole-genome sequencing efforts, have during the past decade, unveiled the central role of genomic rearrangements—such as chromosomal inversions—in evolutionary processes, including local a...

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Article alert: Maurstad, Hoff; Cerca et al. Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations. Now out in Genome Biol. Congrats to Sissel and the team😀 doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations - Genome Biology

Background Whole-genome sequencing efforts, have during the past decade, unveiled the central role of genomic rearrangements—such as chromosomal inversions—in evolutionary processes, including local a...

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🧬 Not all DNA comes out easily! Some species lock their secrets behind tough shells, rigid walls, or tricky chemistry. Extracting high-quality DNA can mean cracking exoskeletons, dissolving cell walls, or working around inhibitory compounds — science meets detective work 🔬💥