🦥🧬 What can sloth genomes teach us about evolution? New chromosome-level genomes from sloths and anteaters are helping researchers study xenarthrans — one of the most distinctive branches of the mammalian tree. 📖 Read the press release: tinyurl.com/3n62vy4v @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Happy to finally share with you this amazing manuscript, where we present the first chromosome-level genome assemblies for three hybridising Cobitis species 🐟🧬🔬 academic.oup.com/gigascience/... #gigascience #sexchromosomes #loaches #hybridisation #evolution #asexuality #rapidturnover

Sex chromosome turnover and structural genome divergence shape meiotic outcomes in hybridizing Cobitis

AbstractBackground. Hybridization between divergent species can result in meiotic aberrations and the emergence of asexual reproduction. Yet, it remains po

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🧬 Although lynxes share a common evolutionary origin, each species presents its own genomic signals linked to its demographic history, ecology, and adaptive responses to environmental challenges. 👉 New study published in Genome Biology and Evolution. www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

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?

New #OpenAccess work by @ebdonana.bsky.social & @joaquinortego.bsky.social in #RESSystematicEnt reveals cryptic diversity & semi-permeable species boundaries in Greek #Chorthippus grasshoppers doi.org/10.1111/syen.70051 #Phylogenomics #Orthoptera @gkergoat.bsky.social Illustration by Marina Trillo

Was fun to be a part of this study with Enrico Bazzicalupo, José Godoy, and colleagues. Lynx introgression. Check it out!

Molecular Biology and Evolution@molbioevol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Bazzicalupo et al analyzed introgression in Iberian and Eurasian lynx with the application of a deep convolutional neural network, detecting specific regions of the genome with signals of gene flow in three populations of these species. 🖌️Paula Martin Art 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb... #evobio #molbio

➡️ Un estudio publicado en Science Advances revela cómo el chotacabras ha desarrollado distintas adaptaciones para sobrevivir a los periodos sin luna. delegacion.andalucia.csic.es/la-luna-gobi...

So happy to see two friends in May 2026 GBE's cover ❤️ Congrats @lorenalf.bsky.social and Jorge!!

Genome Biology and Evolution@genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The cover of GBE's May 2026 issue features the study by @lorenalf.bsky.social et al. on the genomics of adaptation of lynx species. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/5 📷 Jorge Monje Martín (@jrgmonje) #genome #evolution

Lots of exciting news these weeks. Very happy to see this work out and grateful to have been part of the team. Congrats, Enrico!!

Molecular Biology and Evolution@molbioevol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Bazzicalupo et al analyzed introgression in Iberian and Eurasian lynx with the application of a deep convolutional neural network, detecting specific regions of the genome with signals of gene flow in three populations of these species. 🖌️Paula Martin Art 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molb... #evobio #molbio

What is gene tree discordance? 🌳♻️🌲 🟣 Researchers usually do think there’s a species tree that reflects the history of splitting among lineages, but not all genes have to have this same tree topology. ⏩ www.cell.com/current-biol...

Gene tree discordance

Matthew Hahn introduces gene tree discordance — a challenge in phylogenetics whereby species trees differ topologically from the phylogenetic trees obtained from individual genomic loci.

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Ten common mistakes that could ruin your enrichment analysis journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Marc Robinson-Rechavi@marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 3mo ago

Good points, I would have put "Wrong background gene list" as common mistake # 1 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014122 #bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology

I’m grateful to have been part of this amazing project! 🥳

Marcello D'Amico@marcellodamico.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are pleased to share that our book “ #RoadEcology: Synthesis and Perspectives ”, published by @springernature.com, is now online, with the full volume and all chapters available here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @ebdonana.bsky.social

📖 🥼 Nuestra investigadora Martina Ferraguti reflexiona sobre las desigualdades históricas y el papel de las mujeres en la ciencia con estudiantes del IES Olontigi. Además, compartió su experiencia como investigadora y explicó cómo es su día a día acercando la realidad científica al alumnado.

Excited to share my first first-author publication—check it out! 🤩

Genome Biology and Evolution@genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@lorenalf.bsky.social et al. scanned the genomes of the four extant species of lynx for recent selective sweeps, revealing species-specific signatures of ecological differentiation in their genomes, with minimal overlap. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag086 📷 Jorge Monje Martín #genome #evolution

The cover of GBE's May 2026 issue features the study by @lorenalf.bsky.social et al. on the genomics of adaptation of lynx species. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/5 📷 Jorge Monje Martín (@jrgmonje) #genome #evolution

Impartiendo el curso de Introducción práctica a la genómica de poblaciones para profesionales del CSIC en la EBD. En esta práctica, Enrico nos enseña a alinear muestras de WGS a un genoma de referencia. #CSIC #EBD #genomics @ebdonana.bsky.social

✨ En este vídeo, Marta Martínez nos explica en qué consiste su tesis doctoral, centrada en el chotacabras cuellirrojo. Para desarrollar su investigación, Marta, junto al resto del equipo, realiza censos nocturnos en el Espacio Natural de Doñana.

🐈🧬I recently presented the preliminary results of my first PhD chapter at Biología Investiga 2025, the scientific #outreach days organized by the @unisevilla.bsky.social A great space for scientific exchange within the Faculty of Biology. #PhDlife #WomenInSTEM #Genomics @ebdonana.bsky.social

1/9 New in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8005 How does genetic architecture constrain evolutionary trajectories? To address this question, we inferred the genetic architecture of convergent plumage coloration and its evolutionary history in wheatears.

A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration

The reshuffling of genomic variation from multiple origins is an important contributor to phenotypic diversification, yet insights into the evolutionary trajectories of this combinatorial process and ...

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Este fin de semana Sevilla acoge las jornadas de Alianzas Rebeldes, un espacio de reflexión por un mundo más igualitario. Todavía emocionada por todo lo vivido en el día de hoy 💜

Today at Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) more than 90 people have gathered to demand #stopgenocide in #Palestine. @ebdonana.bsky.social @csicxpalestine.bsky.social #EBDxPalestina #CSICxPalestina #FreePalestine #GlobalSumudFlotilla

This looks interesting: Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses

Using a species-specific reference genome significantly improves the accuracy of population genetic analyses, as exemplified by mapping gray fox sequence data to genomes of several canid species. Mapp...

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#ERGAReads | A new statistic (IDrisk) to quantify how long runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and heterozygosity in non-ROH regions can be used to predict the risk of inbreeding depression in a population. 🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social

I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

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*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University* We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5 su.varbi.com/what:job/job...

Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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🚨🚨🚨 Please RT! We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets. Deadline: 30/09/25👇

Why sequence all vertebrate genomes? 🧬 💡 Vertebrate genomes can help answer complex questions — for example: how did speech evolve, and which genes govern longevity and cancer resistance in long-lived species like the Blue Whale? @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @ergabiodiv.bsky.social |

@ebdonana.bsky.social #PhD students at #ESEB2025🧬 We shared research on bird seed dispersal, mosquito pop genomics, and Iberian lynx phylogenomics & conservation genetics. Thank you for a wonderful congress filled with new connections and inspiring discussions. @eseb2025.bsky.social

➡️ Nice experience sharing some results about the alien plant Cotula coronopifolia in Europe at #ESEB2025 🌱🧬 ➡️ We found an unusual genetic structure shaped by selfing, introduction history and waterbirds 🦆 ➡️ Great discussions and valuable feedback to shape our next steps ✅ #PopulationGenomics