Had such a good time at @official-smbe.bsky.social talking about museum samples and comparative genomics. Many thanks to everyone who reached out to me and my supervisor for all her support @astridboehne.bsky.social. Special thanks to the Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft for funding my trip. #SMBE2026

bjsm.bmj.com/content/60/3... “ While transgender women exhibited higher lean mass than cisgender women, their physical fitness was comparable.“

Body composition and physical fitness in transgender versus cisgender individuals: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Objective To compare body composition and physical fitness between transgender and cisgender individuals. Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and...

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An efficient, accessible solution for #genome annotation in both research and applied settings www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Helixer: ab initio prediction of primary eukaryotic gene models combining deep learning and a hidden Markov model - Nature Methods

By leveraging both deep learning and hidden Markov models, Helixer achieves broad taxonomic coverage for ab initio gene annotation of eukaryotic genomes from fungi, plants, vertebrates and invertebrat...

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We find that gene expression is rapidly feminized after a XY to ZW heterogamety change in #cichlids; congrats @kevinhsi.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1111/mec....

#LIBresearch: New work on cichlid fishes shows how different sex-chromosome systems drive males & females to evolve distinct gene-activity patterns - shaping how their traits diverge. → doi.org/10.1111/mec.... @astridboehne.bsky.social ©Adobe Stock, David #Genomics #SexChromosomes

How did animals repeatedly conquer land? 🌊➡️⛰️ We analysed ~1,000 gene repertoires (24M genes!) from all animal phyla to uncover how this happened. Work led by @gemmaeling.bsky.social & Klara Eleftheriadi, both first coauthors of this titanic effort! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Independent genomic trajectories shape adaptation to life on land across animal lineages

How animals repeatedly adapted to life on land is a central question in evolutionary biology. While terrestrialisation occurred independently across animal phyla, it remains unclear whether shared gen...

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Join us! Still places left :-) we look forward to meet you with @idarolti.bsky.social and talk about #sexchromosomes

Physalia-courses@ONLINE@physaliacourses.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics

#LIBresearch: Study by @yanischrysost.bsky.social & colleagues delivers the 1st reference genome of the endangered Ural Owl. It sheds light on genome evolution & highlights the value of cell cultures in #ConservationGenomics. 🦉🦉🦉 → doi.org/10.1093/giga... ©AdobeStock, Thorsten Spoerlein #UralOwl

Astrid Böhne@astridboehne.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Congrats @yanischrysost.bsky.social ! Our piece in @gigascience.bsky.social is out. We provide a reference genome for the endangered Ural 🦉 , investigate genome evolution and the utility of cell cultures for genomics with @leibnizlib.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Congrats @yanischrysost.bsky.social ! Our piece in @gigascience.bsky.social is out. We provide a reference genome for the endangered Ural 🦉 , investigate genome evolution and the utility of cell cultures for genomics with @leibnizlib.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

A high-quality reference genome for the Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) enables investigations of cell cultures as a genomic resource for endangered species

AbstractBackground. Reference genomes have a wide range of applications, but we are far from a complete genomic picture of the tree of life. We here contri

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💡 #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

Assembly / Vertebrate genome assembly using HiFi, Bionano and Hi-C data - Step by Step / Hands-on: Vertebrate genome assembly using HiFi, Bionano and Hi-C data - Step by Step

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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🔔 New ERGA–@biogeneurope.bsky.social reference #genome for Dendarus foraminosus, a darkling beetle endemic to Crete 🇬🇷 🔗 Read the #GenomeReport: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-173 #Crete #biodiversity #genomics #beetle #conservation @genoscopeumr.bsky.social @genolage.bsky.social

#BGE news from Greece! 🧬 Today, our BGE colleagues Alexandros Triantafyllidis and @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social gave presentations on #Biodiversity #Genomics during the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference 2025. 🔗 www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2025/ horizoneu.bsky.social

🐟 “BOOK A SCIENTIST”: We'll be there - at the @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de online speed dating event on 3 June. How could the fish minnow evolve in so many species? (possible in 🇩🇪 or 🇬🇧). Talk to our researcher @mstange.bsky.social. All topics & registration 👉 www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne...

#LIBresearch in @science.org: Our tracks on earth are not as new as we think. A new study with LIB involvement shows that we humans contaminated the earth with lead aprox. 5200 years ago. This gives the researchers an insight into socio-economic change in the Aegean region. 👉 t1p.de/v3fej

Societal changes in Ancient Greece impacted terrestrial and marine environments - Communications Earth & Environment

The increase in lead contamination 2150 years before present affected marine and terrestrial environments of the Aegean region. It coincided with the expansion of monetized societies, as shown by lead...

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#paperalert My group is currently working on Eurasian minnows #Phoxinus. To make comparative genomics & popgen in this highly cryptic genus easier, we published an annotated chromosome-level reference genome. Thanks to @thetemi.bsky.social, Yanis, @astridboehne.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/giga...

A chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome assembly and annotation for the Eurasian minnow (Leuciscidae: Phoxinus phoxinus) provide evidence of haplotype diversity

AbstractBackground. In this study, we present an in-depth analysis of the Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) genome, highlighting its genetic diversity, s

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