Very nice!! The paper 'Reconstructing mitochondrial genomes directly from genomic next-generation sequencing reads—a baiting and iterative mapping approach' by Hahn et al. has now been cited more than 2000 times according to google scholar. doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

Reconstructing mitochondrial genomes directly from genomic next-generation sequencing reads—a baiting and iterative mapping approach

Abstract. We present an in silico approach for the reconstruction of complete mitochondrial genomes of non-model organisms directly from next-generation se

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📢New issue from Zoologica Scripta! 🔎Explore the issues featured article on how past climate change and geological events shaped the evolution, genetic diversity, and population structure of the Mediterranean ant. 📖 Read the full issue here: https://bit.ly/3RoNxtv #Evolution

The latest issue of the Zoologica Scripta (55_4) includes the invited review 'Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia' by Torsten H. Struck. doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... (open access) #zoologicascripta #phylogeny #animalsystematics #phylogenomics

The Voges et al. paper 'Evolution of Crematogaster sordidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Ants in the Mediterranean Region During Plio-Pleistocene Climatic Changes' has been chosen as featured article of the July 2026 issue (55:4) of the Zoologica Scripta. doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... #zoologicascripta

The July issue (55_4) of the Zoological Scripta is out. It compiles exciting papers, targeting animal taxa ranging from huntsman spiders to gerbils along with an invited review on phylogenomics of Lophotrochozoa. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14636409... #zoologicascripta @wileyecology.bsky.social

Zoologica Scripta: Vol 55, No 4

Click on the title to browse this issue

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#ICP2026 @marmole6.bsky.social presenting ancientRNA Talk number 3 beautifully summarizing the young field of paleotranscriptomics and showing off the cool 🦣Mammoth RNA paper we published earlier 💪🏻

Sootspelet - Mann av stein. Enjoyed an exciting open-air theater performance on a warm summer evening at Ørje sluseamfi. Highly recommended !!! #sootspelet #slusebyørje www.soot-spelet.no

SOOTspelet Ørje | Historisk spel i Ørje sluser | Ørje | Haldenkanalen | Østfold

SOOTspelet i Ørje sluser er et historisk spel om husmannsgutten Engebret Soot, som hørte sangen fra bekken, lot vannet bestemme sin vei og ble Haldenkanalens far.

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#ICP2026 Very proud of PhD student Vanessa presenting her work on the RNA of a 41000 year old moth!

Thank you very much to the 55 parkrunners today for joining Ekebergsletta parkrun edition #184. There were three generations contributing to today's volunteer-team - thank you very much for excellent service. #parkrun #ekebergslettaparkrun

The paper by Zhao et al. 'The Phylogenetic Position of the Extinct Hawaiian Honeyeaters: Overcoming the Limitations of Historical DNA' has been selected as featured article of issue 55:3 of the Zoological Scripta. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #zoologicascripta @wileyecology.bsky.social

Upcoming Saturday at 9:30 there will be edition #184 of Ekebergsletta parkrun in Oslo. Looking forward to meeting the crowd. www.parkrun.no/ekebergsletta/ #parkrun

Just finished 'Irans moderne historie' by Hulda Kjeang Mørk. An easy to read introduction that I can highly recommend to those that wish to learn more about the country than what we use to hear in the day to day news. (the book is in Norwegian) #bookrecommendation #history

Niemand weiß so viel über Saitenwürmer wie Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Der Biologe hat schon etliche neue Arten entdeckt – und fünf nach seinen Kindern benannt.

Saitenwurm: »Würmer sind wie kleine Aliens«

Niemand weiß so viel über Saitenwürmer wie Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Der Biologe hat schon etliche neue Arten entdeckt – und fünf nach seinen Kindern benannt.

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Now the paper entitled 'Tracing the Drivers of Range-Wide Bowhead Whale Genomic Structure and Diversity' by Westbury et al. has been published in Molecular Ecology. You can find it at: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Enjoy the reading !!! #bowheadwhales #marinemammals @mick2474.bsky.social

An exciting number of 340 park runners joined the 4th anniversary of Ekebergsletta parkrun (www.parkrun.no/ekebergsletta/). A lot of fun!!! Thank you very much also to the volunteers who made the event possible. #parkrun #ekebergslettaparkrun

Tomorrow, we will have an extra Ekebergsletta parkrun (edition #179) that will mark and celebrate the 4th anniversary of the event. We are excited to see that the number of participants is continuously increasing (www.parkrun.no/ekebergsletta/). Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow. #parkrun

Congratulations to the team !!! Eventually the paper entitled 'Geographic differentiation of ectoparasitic flatworms in the pelagic zone of Lake Tanganyika, Africa' by Kmentova et al. was published in Frontiers in Zoology (link.springer.com/article/10.1...). #monogenea #parasites #mitogenomes

Geographic differentiation of ectoparasitic flatworms in the pelagic zone of Lake Tanganyika, Africa - Frontiers in Zoology

Monopisthocotylan parasites have been proposed as tags for studying host population structure due to their direct life cycles and short generation times. However, their effectiveness in reflecting hos...

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Very nice one by the Milinkovitch-Tzika Lab :-) !! Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough !!

The Milinkovitch-Tzika lab@lanevol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Charles Darwin comes back to life to wish Sir David Attenborough a happy 100th birthday. Our 3.5-min film from the LANE (University of Geneva) celebrates "the man who helped the world fall in love with nature". Happy #AttenboroughDay ! #bbc @biology-unige.bsky.social

I got the chance to speak with Craig Venter @jcvi.org at the end of March about the state of American science, AI and genomes. I had no idea this might be one of his last interviews. Watch the interview here: youtu.be/Zxg38eUL5IY

‘Swashbuckling’ geneticist and human genome decoder J. Craig Venter dies at age 79

Scientist and medical technology entrepreneur J. Craig Venter published the first bacterial genome ever decoded in 1995. The result heralded a new age of discovery for genetics

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Exciting news !!! Molecular Ecology accepted the manuscript entitled 'Tracing the drivers of range-wide bowhead whale genomic structure and diversity' by Westbury et al. The paper will certainly soon appear on the journal's webpage. Congrats to the team !!! #bowheadwhales #marinemammals

Representatives of more than 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week at what was billed as the first global summit on phasing out fossil fuels. A panel of scientists will be advising them

Scientists know how to phase out fossil fuels. These countries might be listening

Representatives of more than 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week at what was billed as the first global summit on phasing out fossil fuels. A panel of scientists will be advising t...

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A new Invited Review paper by T. Struck entitled 'Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia' is now available online early (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) in the Zoologica Scripta. #zoologicascripta #lophotrochozoa @wileyecology.bsky.social

Eventually, the paper entitled 'Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales' by Westbury et al. is published in the April 02, 2026 issue of Cell. Congratulations again to all co-authors!! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... #ancientDNA #marinemammals

Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales

Although bowhead whales remained genetically stable through 11,000 years of Holocene environmental change, commercial whaling upended this long-term stability, driving population subdivision and genom...

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Interesting reading. Miljøstiftelsen ZERO published a report on how to boost the usage of solar energy in Norway (in Norwegian). zero.no/wp-content/u... @stiftelsenzero.bsky.social

Very nice tthat the invited review 'A renaissance of microRNAs as taxonomic and phylogenetic markers in animals' by B. Fromm met the interest of our readers and is among the top downloaded papers 2024/2025. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @frommlab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Parkrun depends on volunteers - without them no parkrun. A big THANK YOU to those that volunteered yesterday for the 171th edition of Ekebergsletta parkrun. #parkrun #ekebergslettaparkrun

Welcome to the spring equinox parkrun at Ekebergsletta, Oslo. Meet you at 9:30 am at the start. www.parkrun.no/ekebergsletta/ #parkrun #ekebergslettaparkrun

Muskeltraining kann die Risiken für Krebs, Alzheimer und Diabetes senken. Der Sportwissenschaftler Jürgen Gießing erklärt, warum es besonders im Alter so wichtig ist.

Muskeln im Alter: "Krafttraining wird bald so selbstverständlich sein wie Zähneputzen"

Muskeltraining kann die Risiken für Krebs, Alzheimer und Diabetes senken. Der Sportwissenschaftler Jürgen Gießing erklärt, warum es besonders im Alter so wichtig ist.

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Great news - the Cell paper by Westbury et al. entitled 'Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales' is online now. Congrats to all co-authors !!! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... #bowheadwhales #marinemammals

Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales

Although bowhead whales remained genetically stable through 11,000 years of Holocene environmental change, commercial whaling upended this long-term stability, driving population subdivision and genom...

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Birds attract a lot of attention. Thus, perhaps not too surprising that a paper by Cerqueira et al. on antshrikes in Brazil (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) tops the list of most downloaded Zoologica Scripta papers published in 2024 & 2025. #zoologicascripta @wileyecology.bsky.social