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Biodiversity by DNA — Life in a Southern Forest Our patch of forest is now part of a global program sampling insect biodiversity. Over the next year we will be collecting hundreds of flying insects for DNA analysis. Some will be species we know wel...

Great post on setting up a Malaise trap in the Australian bush to collect insects for DNA barcoding southernforestlife.net/happenings/2... @boldsystems.bsky.social @cbg-uofg.bsky.social

Great talk!

Interested in a #PhD on #metagenomics and #eDNA for #viruses #mosquitoes and #vectorbornepathogens #surveillance and #discovery with me? Apply to the ILESLA doctoral programme: lnkd.in/dvMJFWiU. Thursday 8th January 2026 at 12:00 midday, UK time. Please share widely and DM for more info.

Attending the Norwegian Symposium on Biosystematics the last two days was great! Good talks, engaged students and wonderful people. Here is Aino Hosia from @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social presenting results on jellies. Thanks to Artsdatabanken and ForBio!

Postdoc position in environmental DNA and ecosystem monitoring - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Biology - Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Aarhus University

POSTDOC POSITION 🧬🐟🦀🐝🌿🍄

Come join our great research group

I am hiring a postdoc (2 years) for a new project on biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring using eDNA technology

Application deadline: December 1st.

#eDNA #metabarcoding #biodiversity #postdoc

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Interesting and useful. Is there a reason why you are linking v3 of BOLD when we we have BOLD 5?

All @biogeneurope.bsky.social outputs to date, in one place. You just have to browse and choose. That is BGE's Knowledge Platform. Go take a look 👉https://biodiversitygenomics.eu/knowledge-platform/ #genomics #barcoding #genomes @ebpgenome.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

@biogeneurope.bsky.social panel discussion on biodiversity genomics research infrastructure in Europe. So relevant for the future of #dnabarcoding and #genomics.

Fantastic evening with high school student at #researchersnight at NTNU. Showcasing how #DNAbarcoding can be used to identify #eDNA from freshwater lakes. With LEGO #Brickopore @biogeneurope.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Last call! We'll broadcast @biogeneurope.bsky.social two-day symposium "Unlocking the power of #genomic science for nature and the #bioeconomy in Europe" live via streaming. Secure a seat to watch online! biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b... @horizoneu.bsky.social @bmd-project.eu

#DNAbarcoding has been an amazing tool to help discover and delineate parasitic wasps. Here is another example!

The Role of Community Science in DNA‐Based Biodiversity Monitoring The mutual interest in nature by the general public and scientists has led to many collaborations, past and present. Community science shows great potential for monitoring species occurrences and dis...

How can Community Science contribute to DNA based monitoring including #DNAbarcoding? Check out this paper originating from the @biogeneurope.bsky.social community

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Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds - Hydrobiologia Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management. Development is ongoing, w...

Ponds are biodiversity hotspots—but also understudied 🐸🌱
New recommendations aim to standardise eDNA use for stronger conservation outcomes. But challenges like sampling & PCR inhibition remain.

Source: tinyurl.com/5b79a4rz

#Biodiversity

This paper is not new, but it is still so relevant for many insect groups. In addition, it features some quite spectacular images of gnat genitalia. Support the building of a DNA barcode reference library for all life! www.mdpi.com/1476032

eDNA results are constrained by the existing databases; their accuracy and completeness influence the analysis of results from the application of eDNA technologies.
#eDNAquaPlan aims to address this challenge.

Learn more!

🔗 ednaquaplan.com

#eDNA #DNA #Biodiversity

We reviewed the use of long-read sequencing with both @nanoporetech.com and @pacbio.bsky.social data for analyses of eukaryote #biodiversity for environmental samples #eDNA and #barcoding, providing a complete guide for future applications #BiodiversityGenomics @sgn.one
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Coming of age for COI metabarcoding of whole organism community DNA: Towards bioinformatic harmonisation Metabarcoding of DNA extracted from community samples of whole organisms (whole organism community DNA, wocDNA) is increasingly being applied to terrestrial, marine and freshwater metazoan communitie...

Towards harmonization of bioinformatics in DNA #metabarcoding onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Utilizing aquatic environmental DNA to address global biodiversity targets - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Aquatic eDNA-based technologies offer the potential for universal and standardized biodiversity monitoring. In this Perspective, Altermatt et al. discuss how these technologies can help to achiev...

🌊🧬Revolutionizing Biodiversity Monitoring?🧪

Could aquatic #eDNA be a game-changer for tracking biodiversity loss? From detecting invasive species to restoring ecosystems...🌍

Study by Altermatt, F., Couton, M., Carraro, L. et al.: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Fungal specimens retrieved from the public data available in the BOLD data portal alongside a measurement for reference

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A 2023 review in Molecular Biology Reports synthesized available DNA barcodes, reviewed DNA barcoding methods, and discussed future directions of the field. In part 3 of 3, we summarize DNA barcoding trends.

DNA Barcoding Decodes Unique Species of the Madeira Archipelago for the First Time! - Biodiversity Genomics Europe A total of 25 species of aquatic mites have been identified, and of these 23 are endemic to Madeira. Aquatic mites are important regulators of invertebrate populations in freshwater systems, have enor...

Hot off the press: DNA barcoding decodes unique species of the Madeira archipelago for the first time! 👇

🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/04/22/d...

Congrats to BGE’s Sónia Ferreira (CIBIO-InBIO) and Torbjorn Ekrem (NTNUnorway)!

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🚀 We're thrilled to announce that recordings from our BOLDv5 introductory webinars are now available as a video series!

Our 11-part series is now live on YouTube: buff.ly/xi4nyiq

Associate Professor in evolutionary genomics of vertebrates (279638) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: Associate Professor in evolutionary genomics of vertebrates (279638), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 25, 2025

The Department of Natural History at NTNU is seeking an ambitious candidate for an open position as associate professor in vertebrate evolutionary genomics. Please see 👇 for details. Deadline for applications is May 25.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Candidate in Arctic alien plant genomics (278168) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: PhD Candidate in Arctic alien plant genomics (278168), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2025

A PhD-position on Arctic plant genomics is available at NTNU's Department of Natural History. Please see announcement for details. Deadline May 9: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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⏳ World Wildlife Day 2025 countdown: 3️⃣ days!

The UN's #WorldWildlifeDay celebrates wild animals & plants. We're highlighting #DNABarcoding research that advances our understanding of them.

Today’s focus: Australia’s marine fishes 🌊🦈🐟

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📢 BOLDv5 introductory webinar registration is open

❓: This webinar will cover key updates to the platform and include time for Q&A
📅: 19 Feb, Wednesday
🕙: 1300 - 1500 EST (90 min presentation followed by 30 min Q&A)
✍🏽: Sign up to reserve your spot: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Delimiting Species—Prospects and Challenges for DNA Barcoding Discovering, describing and cataloguing global species diversity remains a fundamental challenge both for biodiversity research and for the management and conservation of biodiversity. Among animals,...

On DNA barcoding and delimitation of species, this article is a well written input to the discussion: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Big news! 💥

We’re launching 'ERGA iBOL Europe Connections' — a new blog series uniting the two #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe communities (iboleurope.bsky.social and ergabiodiv.bsky.social)!

First post: On the Origin of Biodiversity Genomics 🧬👇

➡️Go to: lnkd.in/eZFJE5q8

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Figure from Sinclair, J.S., Buchner, D., Gessner, M. et al. Effects of land cover and protected areas on flying insect diversity. Conservation Biology 2024 e14425 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14425 Locations of 75 insect sampling sites (Malaise traps) across Germany. Sites spanned an elevation gradient of 1–1400 m. Insets illustrate differences in how we measured fine‐scale (50‐m radius around each trap) versus broadscale (1‐km radius) land cover (green, forest; orange, low vegetation; red, urban; brown, agricultural; bare soil, not shown). Some trap positions are shifted slightly to improve visualization. Site coordinates and environmental characteristics in Appendix S1.

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A 2024 paper in Conservation Biology investigated the impacts of land cover and the role of protected areas on the biomass and diversity of flying insect communities in Germany. Metabarcoding and malaise traps made it possible to comprehensively assess the insect community at a large scale.

The University of Bristol is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study parasitic bees' effects on tropical pollinators using eDNA. Apply by 23 Feb 2025. Details: https://tinyurl.com/568zbz9u #postdoc

Einar Timdal from the Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo co-authored this nice paper on lichen diversity, including description of several species new to science
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