💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Vertebrate genome assembly using HiFi, Bionano and Hi-C data - Step by Step @galaxyproject.bsky.social 🔗 training.galaxyproject.org/training-mat... Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #GenomeAssembly

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DNA sequence data has become an indispensable tool for Molecular Biology & Evolutionary Biology. Study in these fields now require a genome sequence to work from. We call this a 'Reference Sequence.'…

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Whether you’re an experienced poet or completely new to writing poetry, we want to hear your perspective on climate change. If you're a UK or Ireland-based academic, apply to our climate poetry competition! Apply before 1 September: tcnv.link/sAoQss8

Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK and Ireland-based academics

The Conversation invites academics across the UK and Ireland to write a poem inspired by climate change research.

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Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

This looks like really interesting work with potentially important implications for the biodiversity impacts of deep sea mining.

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Life inside polymetallic nodules https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.02.742282v1

Very cool pair of papers demonstrating little link between amount of additive genetic variation and amount of nucleotide variation within species: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Levels of additive genetic variation vary substantially between species

Adaptive potential determines how populations respond to environmental change. This study compiles evolvability estimates from over 170 multicellular species, revealing substantial variation across th...

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One of my former student, Laura, who is an excellent young researcher, is currently looking for a PhD position in Europe. 👩‍🔬 She recently completed her Master’s in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Université Paris Cité, specializing in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

🚨 Call for proposals to our new cross-journal Special Feature is now live! Aiming to further the following through a One Health perspective... 🦠 disease ecology 🦌 multispecies health 🩺 public health 🌱 agriculture Read more and get involved 👉️ buff.ly/uQL6r6R

Our paper (also, my first first-author paper) is now available in MEE early view! In this study, we introduced a state-dependent Ornstein-Uhlenbeck model we implemented in RevBayes to test adaptive hypotheses in macroevolution. (1/3) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

An efficient Bayesian phylogenetic approach for joint inference of continuous and discrete trait evolution under a state‐dependent Ornstein–Uhlenbeck model

Macroevolutionary adaptation of a continuous trait to different discrete states across species can be modelled using a phylogenetic state-dependent Ornstein–Uhlenbeck (OU) process. Existing infere...

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Cool new behavior caught on video! This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all! #blackwater #blackwaterdiving

What might a functional theory for the genetics of adaption look like? A first proposal: academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-... TL;DR : it’s all about rebalancing stress and growth.

Towards a functional genetics of adaptation: insights from microbial experimental evolution

Abstract. A general theory of adaptation is one that accounts for both the quantitative and functional properties of adaptive evolution. To date, the field

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A beautiful display of wispy noctilucent clouds, around 22:30 last night (26th July) - West Yorkshire, UK. Always a treats to see them in summer night skies.

Nanjing Paleontological Museum has an in-house traditional Chinese artist, Li Chen, creating paintings of famous Chinese dinosaurs. These are from 2022 exhibition "From Dragon to Bird" and can be purchased in the museum as postcards or book《从龙到鸟系列 科学艺术化石复原图》

Watch the evolution of 100 years of average January-June temperature anomalies over land areas through 2026... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

Cracking the case on a deadly fungus 🐸🔎 The chytrid fungus is a major cause of devastating declines in amphibians around the world. We've spent the last two decades at the forefront of better understanding the fungus and protecting species from it. 1/2

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After 3 years of hard work, fantastic travels and ridiculous stress my PhD is done. Graduation was lovely and I am officially a Dr 🎉 Big shout out to my family and my wonderful supervisors for all their support ! @mariabeger.bsky.social @profalexdunhill.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

New preprint: 338 coleopteran genomes reveal exceptional rearrangement variation compared to other insect orders. Big congrats to @arf-mln.bsky.social, for getting this giant piece together. Big collaboration of @joanameier.bsky.social's and my groups. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.64898/202...

New preprint with @biologyjoe87.bsky.social and Jürg Spaak: a mathematically rigorous method for building community assembly graphs from Lotka-Volterra models, which map which species coexist and how single species introductions shift community composition. 1/14 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Imagine travelling thousands of miles just to spend your evenings doing zoomies over the same few houses... It's hard not to be impressed 👇 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

Fresh video from #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe plus about our cascade grants scheme to fund projects that contribute to #BGE+ goals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW78... 📢 1st call: February 2027. 📖 More: biodiversitygenomics.eu/cascade-fund... @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus -

YouTube video by Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus (BGE+)

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The call for proposals to our new Special Feature is now live! If you’d like to further the following through a One Health perspective then get involved below... 👉 disease ecology 🦠 👉 multispecies health 🦌 👉 public health 🩺 👉 agriculture 🌱 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

Read ‘Extensive parasite transmission and variation in a functional receptor associated with drug resistance in endemic Schistosoma mansoni' in @science.org here ⤵️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Extensive parasite transmission and variation in a functional receptor associated with drug resistance in endemic Schistosoma mansoni

Population genomics and functional genetics reveal variants associated with praziquantel response in Schistosoma mansoni.

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The third chapter in our coral single-cell trilogy is here. After mapping cell type diversity in Stylophora (Levy 2021) and exploring facultative symbiosis in Oculina (Levy 2025), we now uncover cell type-specific responses to heat stress. Find out more in @xgrau.bsky.social's thread below.

Cell-resolved transcriptional responses during heat-induced coral bleaching and recovery

Coral reefs depend on an intracellular symbiosis between cnidarian hosts and photosynthetic dinoflagellates that is disrupted by ocean warming, causing coral bleaching. Yet how these responses are dis...

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Xavier Grau-Bové 🌾@xgrau.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm happy to share our latest on #coral single-cell biology: a transcriptomic timecourse of heat stress in Stylophora pistillata, from bleaching to recovery 🪸🌊 This project was spearheaded by Shani Levy and carried through in @arnausebe.bsky.social's lab at @crg.eu. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

George didn't include it in the post, but @serenath.bsky.social's doctoral research was some of the most diverse and original work that he and I have been involved with. A model of interdisciplinary work! Congratulations, Serena!

George Holmes@georgeholmes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Super proud of the newly minted Dr (!) @serenath.bsky.social. Her thesis "(Un)making life in the shadows: the cultural, philosophical and biological significance of shadow diversity" is a fantastic piece of interdisciplinary research on the bits of biodiversity we overlook

Super proud of the newly minted Dr (!) @serenath.bsky.social. Her thesis "(Un)making life in the shadows: the cultural, philosophical and biological significance of shadow diversity" is a fantastic piece of interdisciplinary research on the bits of biodiversity we overlook

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

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Igor Adameyko@adameykolab.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cladoceran from Kattegat, The North Sea. It took me really long time to get the lights right - these creatures are super transparent.

Time for a new episode of wastewater surveillance, Animal edition. We added some sites and made some needed updates to our species dashboard. There are now more than 800 vertebrate species detected. 1/ dholab.github.io/public_viz/0...

Ancient whole genomes reveal regional selection during adaptation to Neolithic lifestyle in Western Eurasia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.15.738373v1

Genomic quantification of inbreeding depression in wild vertebrate populations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.16.737952v1