Stefaniya Kamenova

Temperature and sex ratios at birth | PNAS Human sex ratios at birth (SRBs) shape population composition and are closely linked to maternal health and gender discrimination. In the context o...

"Fewer boys are born when mothers are exposed to extreme heat, according to data on 5 million live births. In sub-Saharan Africa, first-trimester heat stress causes pregnancy loss. In India, sex-selective abortions drive the trend."

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Be part of OMGN! Open to all researchers with an interest in oomycetes, from molecular genetics & genomics to biology, population biology, and ecology, at either an experimental or a computational level. Investigators new to the field are always welcome oomycetes.com

This could get millions of likes and still be an under appreciated post.

Interested in microbial predation? Join us in Ticino Switzerland on July 27-31, 2026!
More info at microbialpredation.ethz.ch

#predation #ecology #evolution #microbes

🇧🇬 Citizen scientists and researchers joined forces in Slavyanka Mountain and the Ali Botush Biosphere Reserve to collect plant and insect specimens for reference #genome sequencing
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@biogeneurope.bsky.social @stefaniyak2.bsky.social #Bulgaria #bioblitz

Reminder: we are looking for an enthusiastic post-doc and are still welcoming applications until mid-March to work in our team at @upvd.bsky.social ! #speciationresearch #orchidresearch #populationgenomics #multiomics #3Dphenotyping #transcriptomics #metabolomics #naturalpopulations

Global inequities in pesticide legislation: nearly half of pesticides approved in major crops in Latin America are not allowed in the European Union Abstract. Pesticide use is a core strategy to control agricultural pests. Although international treaties and health recommendations call for banning hazar

Global inequities in pesticide legislation: nearly half of pesticides approved in major crops in Latin America are not allowed in the European Union

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Balancing Barcoding and Genomics: gDNA Quality in Insect Vouchers After HotSHOT DNA Extraction DNA extraction with an alkaline buffer system called ‘HotSHOT’ is widely used for barcoding because it is rapid, inexpensive, and voucher preserving, but it remains unclear whether sufficient genomic....

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Long-read sequencing can revolutionise the way we monitor #biodiversity.

A comprehensive guide for using #ONT & #PacBio for analysis of biodiversity through #eDNA, #metabarcoding, metagenomics

Just published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
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Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it.

Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Learn eDNA and invasive species monitoring from leading European experts at the GuardIAS Summer School. Explore workflows, policy, and real monitoring applications.

Meet the trainers & register:
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#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

REMINDER: i5k 2025-2026 Annual Meeting is TOMORROW, Wednesday February 4th, 2026! Anyone with an interest in arthropod #genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_...

💼 #WeAreHiring

📝  As head of the BBD department, you will support the BBMRI National Nodes and biobanks in implementing & maintaining sustainable biobanking practices & developments, enhance their visibility & foster collaboration with various stakeholders.

📍 Graz, Austria

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U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues

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ERGA News #34 - January 2026 NewsNew Publication! From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in EuropeLed by the Sampling & Sample Processing Comittee, the article titled “From...

❄️ #ERGANews January is here!
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...

Highlights:
📄 New SSP Publication
🎤 BG Connects policy roundtable report now available @biogeneurope.bsky.social
❔Help choose the new ERGA logo!

#newsletter #community #science #logo #genomics @ebpgenome.bsky.social

van Klink et al 2020 receives an expression of concern in @science.org

@retractionwatch.com also cites our technical comment on this paper published in WIRES Water in 2021 🧪

If you haven't already done so, do fill out this EU public consultation about the future of the European Research Area. Everything that matters to us is in there - funding, employment stability, AI regulations, open science, etc.

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Apply for Sepkoski Grants $1000 USD if you are a paleontologist from Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia www.paleosoc.org/sepkoski-gra... deadline March 1 @paleosoc.bsky.social

The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”. The image shows a phylogenetic tree on the left side, with images illustrating each genus in the tree on the right. Images from top to bottom are Hypogymnia inactiva, Imshaugia aleurites, Cladonia asahinae, Leptogium sp., Graphis plumierae, Opegrapha niveoatra. A QR code is in the bottom left corner. The text at the bottom reads: “Proposal deadline March 16, 2026”.

🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential,” led by Quentin Cronk, Nolan Kane & Kyle Keepers.

Proposals due by 16 March 2026

More info at botany.org/home/publica...

#botany #phylogenetics #genomics #plantscience

Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus - Nature Artificial intelligence boosts individual scientists’ output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich a...

One of my concerns with AI-assisted research in biology is that we're already looking only in the lamplight and AI incentivizes us to narrow the beam. Seems like it's happening...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. Funding status Open for applications Career stage Early-career

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
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🦋🧬 A milestone for biodiversity genomics.
Project Psyche is building chromosome-level genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths — 1,000 sequenced, 3,000+ collected, across 34 countries.

🔗 Read the publication: bit.ly/ProjectPsyche
@projectpsyche.bsky.social

#BiodiversityGenomics 🧬🌍

A graphical abstract depicting how authors sampled bacteria from pores across participant's faces, genotyped them, and then estimated how many lineages occupied each pore as well as relatedness among lineages. They demonstrate that each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects) and that pores contribute to population fragmentation, thereby reducing inter-lineage competition.

Anatomy promotes neutral coexistence of strains in the human skin microbiome

Take home: each pore is dominated by a single genotype due to neutral bottlenecking (priority effects)

I absolutely love this paper. It's very clearly written and fun to use when teaching. 👏🧪

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Wow! This is probably the closest we are ever going to get to finding something equivalent to Excalibur!

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

The most comprehensive, multifaceted study to date shows it is hard to measure social and economic impacts of open science.

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The Stockholm Declaration | sciii-it.org The Stockholm Declaration calls for reform to protect academic freedom and integrity

Reformation of Science Publishing – Join the Call to Action – Co-Sign the Stockholm Declaration

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Robert Macfarlane on Instagram: "Happy Winter Solstice — always, to me, the most hopeful day of the year. “Solstice”: from the Latin sol (sun) & sistere (to stand still). The shortest daylight, the ... 9,767 likes, 100 comments - robgmacfarlane on December 21, 2025: "Happy Winter Solstice — always, to me, the most hopeful day of the year. “Solstice”: from the Latin sol (sun) & sistere (to stand sti...

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[3/3] 3) free butterfly taxonomy course: The Pollinator Academy has launched a free, online butterfly identification course. With flexible lessons taking just 10–30 minutes, you can master European butterfly characteristics at your own pace 🦋 pollinatoracademy.eu/training/eu-... #PollinatorAcademy

Our first exhibit for visually impaired visitors at the Natural History Museum in Sofia. Feeling so privileged and humbled, it was a great learning experience too! Looking forward to setting up more projects like this in 2026 🐕‍🦺👩‍🦯💙

#Inclusivity #Accessibility #NaturalHistoryMuseums

The Earth BioGenome Project: Building the Ultimate Library of Life Earth is full of amazing life forms, from giant whales to tiny microbes. Scientists want to understand and protect this biodiversity—but first, they need to know what is out there. That is where the E...

An accessible, easily understandable description of the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social - a worldwide effort aiming to read the complete set of genetic instructions (genomes) for every known eukaryotic species on Earth kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics