Earth BioGenome Project 🌍

Register today and join the global invertebrate genomics community this July — the spineless majority deserves the spotlight! 🧬🐜🐙

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GIGA VI Conference Registration Registration for one (1) attendee for GIGAVI conference in Boracay, Philippines in July 2026.

Register today and join the global invertebrate genomics community this July — the spineless majority deserves the spotlight! 🧬🐜🐙

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📣 Mark your calendars!
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI will take place in Boracay, Philippines
📅 July 6–10, 2026
A key gathering for the global invertebrate genomics community. 🧬🐜🐙

#BiodiversityGenomics #InvertebrateGenomics #Biodiversity #EvolutionaryBiology #GenomeSequencing 🧬🌍

Pangenomes, really?

Most early “pangenomes” = oligogenomes (oligo, Gr., few).

More recent “pangenomes” generally = poligenomes (polis, Gr., many).

True pangenomes (pas, Gr., every/all) would be rare indeed.

🙏🏼 @zbao.bsky.social for pointing out his review.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Be part of the global biodiversity genomics community 🌍🧬🚀

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The #ERGA committees cover every step of the #genome generation pipeline, from sampling to communicating research results. They are #open to all members who wish to get involved:
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-co...

➡️ Choose your favorite, email them, and join today!

@ebpgenome.bsky.social

For #WWD26, we invite you to learn about the Biomonitores of Antioquia Program. This initiative trains local community members in the propagation and production of mortiño as a dual #conservation strategy: restoring degraded habitats while creating #regenerative economic opportunities.

A yellow historic tram travels along a narrow cobblestone street lined with bright-colored buildings in Lisbon, Portugal. The 10kLepGenomes and LepEU logos are overlaid in the bottom corner.

(1/4) 📢 Applications are open for the #LepEU Workshop 2026: a joint training + hackathon event focused on the analysis of #Lepidoptera genomic data.

🗓️ 26–29 May 2026
📍 Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (Portugal)

Save the date! ⬇️

Apply for access vouchers - Therapeutic Innovation Australia TIA facilities are directly accessible and in most cases can provide subsidised access to capabilities. The Pipeline Accelerator scheme was introduced to further reduce the cost of access to a specifi...

🚀 The Pipeline Accelerator voucher scheme Round 2 is now open!

Vouchers help researchers & SMEs access advanced facilities, from molecular discovery to clinical trials.

🗓 Closes 17 April 2026, 5 pm AEST
👉 therapeuticinnovation.com.au/pipeline-acc...

And it does not end there ... as we will continue our efforts through the #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe PLUS (BGE+) project biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...

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Huge news 🌍🧬
The Protist 10,000 Genomes Project is joining the Earth BioGenome Project.
Protists may represent the majority of eukaryotic diversity — yet only a tiny fraction have reference genomes.
Time to change that. 🚀✨
Learn more 👉 ngdc.cncb.ac.cn/p10k/
#EBP #Protists #Genomics #TreeOfLife

Evolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Butterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems around the world. This Review describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researcher...

Now online! In this review, we cover four major topics on butterflies and moths: their evolutionary history and diversification dynamics, genomics, global diversity patterns, and conservation 🦋🌏 (1/8) @natrevbiodiv.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Transposable elements in the dark genome - Nature Biotechnology Transposable elements (TEs), such as retrotransposons and endogenous retroviruses, are increasingly recognized for their important roles in genome function and impact on disease development. Residing ...

Transposable elements in the dark genome go.nature.com/4tQ1zTn

#biodiversity #bioinformatics Summer School ... 21-26 June in Siegen, Germany co-organised by @sib.swiss & @denbi.bsky.social
www.sib.swiss/training/cou...
🟢 eDNA & ecosystems
🟣 pangenome diversity
🔵 population genetics
🟡 comparative genomics
Register to apply, selections will start from March 16th

A sperm whale swims upward through deep blue ocean water, its massive head and body illuminated by filtered sunlight from the surface above. “High-quality genomes at scale reveal: • the genetic basis of resilience, longevity, and adaptation • smarter conservation strategies • lasting biological knowledge for future discovery”

A view of Earth from space shows continents lit by city lights and sunlight along the horizon, representing global collaboration and planetary-scale science. “The Earth BioGenome Project is a global collaboration working to generate high-quality reference genomes for all eukaryotic species, unlocking the biological knowledge needed to understand, protect, and sustain life on Earth.”

🌍 ✨Thank you to the global community making this possible. This is collaboration at #global scale. 🚀 👉 go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4

EBP-affiliated projects worldwide are building a shared scientific foundation — powered by collaboration, open #data, and a collective vision to sequence life at scale.

A Greenland shark swims through dark ocean water, its large body and pale mottled skin visible against a deep green background, representing one of the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth. “Nature’s Superpowers (Longevity) How do Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years?”

A highly magnified grayscale image of a tardigrade shows its segmented body and clawed limbs, highlighting one of the most resilient microscopic animals known. “Nature’s Superpowers (Extreme Survival) What allows tardigrades to survive radiation, vacuum, and desiccation?”

A diagram illustrates planarian flatworms being cut into pieces and regenerating into complete individuals, demonstrating extraordinary regenerative abilities in some eukaryotes. “Nature’s Superpowers (Extreme regeneration) Some eukaryotes, like planarians, don’t just heal damage — they can rebuild an entire body from a fragment.”

🚀Sequencing across eukaryotic life will unlock discoveries we can’t yet predict — from resilience to entirely new biology.
Many of the biggest genomic gaps remain among small unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes across marine and terrestrial environments.
#TreeOfLife #BiodiversityGenomics

A microscopic image of Volvox, a spherical green colonial alga composed of many small cells arranged in a hollow globe, glowing against a dark background. “Beyond Humans: The Eukaryotic Frontier”

A collage grid showing diverse eukaryotic life — including fungi, a seahorse, insects, deer, protists, bees, trees, birds, mammals, plants, and marine invertebrates — representing the breadth of species across Earth. “A moonshot for LIFE on Earth: deliver reference genomes for all known eukaryotic species — 1.8 million — in the next decade.”

A stylized image of Earth encircled by a glowing DNA double helix, surrounded by animals, plants, fungi, and marine life, symbolizing the genetic unity and diversity of life on the planet. “What secrets are hidden in the DNA of life on Earth?” image generated by AI

Beyond humans lies the eukaryotic frontier. 🧬🌍
Sequencing the human genome showed us how powerful a single reference can be.
Now the challenge is scaling that insight across all eukaryotic life — plants, animals, fungi, and the vast unknown diversity of the Tree of Life.

A close-up of a brown mouse with large dark eyes and whiskers looks toward the viewer, representing model organisms that serve as foundational reference genomes for research across biology. “Reference genomes are foundational infrastructure. One high-quality genome enables: comparative genomics, functional gene discovery, population and evolutionary genomics, and method and tool development. Everything starts with a reference.”

A collage of diverse life forms — including a chimpanzee, octopus, beetle, fungi, plants, and microscopic organisms — appears over an image of Earth, illustrating global biodiversity and the power of shared genomic data. “Open data and scale accelerate discovery. The Human Genome Project showed that: open data sharing multiplies impact, collaboration drives innovation, and technology improves rapidly at scale. These principles made today’s large-scale genomics possible.”

A glowing golden DNA double helix arcs across Earth from space with a sunrise on the horizon, symbolizing the global impact of genomics on understanding life. “One genome changed how we study life. Sequencing millions will transform how we understand evolution — and power breakthroughs in medicine, agriculture, and the global bioeconomy.”

🌍 We’re not just sequencing genomes.
We’re building the biological foundation for the next century of science. 🚀
Powered by an extraordinary global community 🧬
🌍 ✨Thank you to the many groups around the world driving this shared effort to sequence and understand life on Earth 👉 go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4

A stylized Tree of Life radiates outward from a central point, showing the major branches of life across eukaryotes and microbes, illustrating how insights from a single reference genome expanded across the diversity of life. “Sequencing a single reference genome transformed biology by revealing lessons that extend far beyond humans.”

A close-up of a pale axolotl with soft pink gills and wide eyes looks toward the viewer, highlighting one of nature’s most genetically remarkable species. “Genes alone don’t explain complexity. Humans have ~20,000 genes — similar to many other organisms. What makes life complex is how genes are regulated, structured, and connected.”

A brightly patterned butterfly rests on small purple flowers, representing the diversity of life shaped by genomic variation beyond protein-coding genes. “Non-coding DNA is biologically important. Regulatory elements, repeats, and structural variation shape development, health, and evolution — even when they don’t code for proteins.”

If one genome transformed biology, imagine what millions will do.
The Earth BioGenome Project and EBP-affiliated projects worldwide are scaling from a single species to all eukaryotic life — unlocking new insights into evolution, conservation, food systems, and the future bioeconomy.

English: Stylized graphic of a human face formed by colorful horizontal bars (red, yellow, blue, and green) on a dark background. Text reads “Where It All Began” and “Every global genome effort starts with a first success,” with a white arrow pointing forward. Español: Gráfico estilizado de una doble hélice de ADN formada por barras horizontales de colores (rojo, amarillo, azul y verde) sobre un fondo oscuro. El texto dice “Where It All Began” y “Every global genome effort starts with a first success,” con una flecha blanca apuntando hacia adelante.

English: World map illuminated with glowing connection lines across continents, symbolizing global collaboration. Overlaid text explains that the Human Genome Project was the first international effort to assemble an entire genome—3 billion base pairs—and laid the foundation for initiatives like the Earth BioGenome Project to scale from one species to all life. Español: Mapa del mundo iluminado con líneas brillantes que conectan los continentes, simbolizando la colaboración global. El texto superpuesto explica que el Proyecto Genoma Humano fue el primer esfuerzo internacional para ensamblar un genoma completo—3 mil millones de pares de bases—y sentó las bases para iniciativas como el Earth BioGenome Project para escalar de una especie a toda la vida.

One genome changed everything.
The Human Genome Project showed us that:
• reference genomes are scientific infrastructure
• open data accelerates discovery
• collaboration makes scale possible
Those same principles now power a far bigger vision — understanding life across the entire Tree of Life. 🌳🧬

🌲Western redcedar, BC’s provincial tree, faces climate, drought & pest threats. Thanks to Genome BC and Genome Canada researchers are using genomics to breed stronger, resilient trees—cutting timelines from 20 years to 4 🌱
#GenomicsSavesTrees

Welcome to the growing global network! 🌊🧬

We’re excited to welcome Ocean Genome Legacy as part of the growing EBP network 🌊🧬
Their long-standing leadership in marine biodiversity genomics and specimen stewardship brings tremendous strength to the global effort to sequence life across the Tree of Life.

🔊 Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn all about annotating eukaryotic genomes in this online course offered by @earlhaminst.bsky.social!
📅 Registration deadline: March 22
More information below 👇
#genome #annotation #workshop #training @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Alt EN: Image shows a pale pink axolotl underwater with feathery external gills and soft, diffused light, resting on aquatic plants and rock. Text on image: “Represent a key evolutionary transition. As some of the first vertebrates to move from water to land, they illuminate the evolution of limbs, lungs, skin, and terrestrial life.” Alt ES: Imagen de un ajolote rosado pálido bajo el agua, con branquias externas plumosas y luz suave, apoyado sobre plantas acuáticas y una roca. Texto en la imagen: “Representan una transición evolutiva clave. Como algunos de los primeros vertebrados en pasar del agua a la tierra, iluminan la evolución de las extremidades, los pulmones, la piel y la vida terrestre.”Alt ES: Imagen de una rana Corroboree del sur de color amarillo brillante con franjas negras, posada sobre musgo verde intenso. Texto en la imagen: “Los genomas de referencia ayudan a combatir enfermedades graves. Patógenos como la quitridiomicosis han causado declives globales. Los genomas permiten estudiar la respuesta inmune, la resistencia y la interacción huésped-patógeno.”

Alt EN: Image shows a striped salamander resting on a mossy forest floor with green vegetation and soil visible. Text on image: “They have some of the most complex genomes known. Large and repetitive genomes drive advances in sequencing technologies and analysis.” Alt ES: Imagen de una salamandra rayada descansando sobre un suelo de bosque cubierto de musgo y vegetación verde. Texto en la imagen: “Tienen algunos de los genomas más complejos conocidos. Los genomas grandes y repetitivos impulsan avances en las tecnologías de secuenciación y análisis.”

The global EBP network of genome sequencing centres is pushing the boundaries of amphibian genomics — accelerating discovery and advancing the mission to generate reference genomes for all eukaryotic life on Earth.🧬🌍
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

Alt EN: Image shows a bright green red-eyed tree frog with vivid red eyes and orange toes perched on a green leaf against a dark green background. Text on image (Spanish and English): “¿Secuenciando genomas de referencia eucariotas? Únete al esfuerzo global. / Sequencing eukaryotic reference genomes? Join the global effort.” Alt ES: Imagen de una rana arbórea verde de ojos rojos con ojos rojos brillantes y dedos anaranjados posada sobre una hoja verde con fondo verde oscuro. Texto en la imagen (en español e inglés): “¿Secuenciando genomas de referencia eucariotas? Únete al esfuerzo global. / Sequencing eukaryotic reference genomes? Join the global effort.”

Alt EN: Image shows a collage of diverse amphibians on a black background, including colorful frogs, salamanders, newts, axolotl, and caecilians arranged around text. Text on image: “Why sequence amphibian genomes?” Alt ES: Imagen de un collage de diversos anfibios sobre fondo negro, incluyendo ranas coloridas, salamandras, tritones, un ajolote y cecilias, dispuestos alrededor del texto. Texto en la imagen: “Why sequence amphibian genomes?”

🧬🌍 Sequencing #amphibian genomes? Help close one of the biggest gaps in the Tree of Life.
From tiny genomes to mega-genomes, every species deserves a place in the Genome Library of Life.
📩 Get in touch and join the global effort to sequence life on Earth. 🧬💻✨
#EBP links 🔗→ linktr.ee/earthbiogeno...

Alt EN: Image shows a large green and brown American bullfrog partially submerged in bright green duckweed, with only its head and eyes above the water. Text on image: “Inform invasive species management. Sequencing invasive amphibians, like the American bullfrog, helps track introductions, spread, and rapid adaptation.” Alt ES: Imagen de una rana toro americana grande, verde y marrón, parcialmente sumergida entre lentejas de agua verde brillante, con la cabeza y los ojos sobre la superficie. Texto en la imagen: “Informan la gestión de especies invasoras. Secuenciar anfibios invasores, como la rana toro americana, ayuda a rastrear introducciones, expansión y adaptación rápida.”

Alt EN: Image shows a smooth, legless caecilian lying on wet soil and leaf litter in a forest floor setting. Text on image: “Fill major gaps in the Tree of Life. Amphibians remain underrepresented in genomic databases. Sequencing them strengthens phylogeny and comparative research across vertebrates.” Alt ES: Imagen de una cecilia lisa y sin patas sobre suelo húmedo y hojarasca en el suelo del bosque. Texto en la imagen: “Llenan grandes vacíos en el Árbol de la Vida. Los anfibios siguen poco representados en las bases de datos genómicas. Secuenciarlos fortalece la filogenia y la investigación comparativa en vertebrados.”

🧩 From #salamanders with some of the largest, most complex genomes to #invasive species like the American #bullfrog, #amphibian genomics is pushing #sequencing forward — while filling major gaps in the #vertebrate Tree of Life.🧬💻

Big thanks to @crawfordaj.bsky.social for helping shape this post! 🧬✨

Alt EN: Image shows a pale pink axolotl underwater with feathery external gills and soft, diffused light, resting on aquatic plants and rock. Text on image: “Represent a key evolutionary transition. As some of the first vertebrates to move from water to land, they illuminate the evolution of limbs, lungs, skin, and terrestrial life.” Alt ES: Imagen de un ajolote rosado pálido bajo el agua, con branquias externas plumosas y luz suave, apoyado sobre plantas acuáticas y una roca. Texto en la imagen: “Representan una transición evolutiva clave. Como algunos de los primeros vertebrados en pasar del agua a la tierra, iluminan la evolución de las extremidades, los pulmones, la piel y la vida terrestre.”Alt ES: Imagen de una rana Corroboree del sur de color amarillo brillante con franjas negras, posada sobre musgo verde intenso. Texto en la imagen: “Los genomas de referencia ayudan a combatir enfermedades graves. Patógenos como la quitridiomicosis han causado declives globales. Los genomas permiten estudiar la respuesta inmune, la resistencia y la interacción huésped-patógeno.”

Alt EN: Image shows a striped salamander resting on a mossy forest floor with green vegetation and soil visible. Text on image: “They have some of the most complex genomes known. Large and repetitive genomes drive advances in sequencing technologies and analysis.” Alt ES: Imagen de una salamandra rayada descansando sobre un suelo de bosque cubierto de musgo y vegetación verde. Texto en la imagen: “Tienen algunos de los genomas más complejos conocidos. Los genomas grandes y repetitivos impulsan avances en las tecnologías de secuenciación y análisis.”

The global EBP network of genome sequencing centres is pushing the boundaries of amphibian genomics — accelerating discovery and advancing the mission to generate reference genomes for all eukaryotic life on Earth.🧬🌍
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

Alt EN: Bright blue poison dart frog sitting on vibrant green moss in a rainforest environment. Text on image: "They are early warning systems for ecosystem health. Their sensitivity to pollution, climate change, and disease reveals environmental stress at the molecular level." Alt ES: Una rana venenosa azul brillante sobre musgo verde en un entorno de selva húmeda. Texto en la imagen: "Son sistemas de alerta temprana de la salud de los ecosistemas. Su sensibilidad a la contaminación, al cambio climático y a las enfermedades revela el estrés ambiental a nivel molecular."

Alt EN: Image shows a bright yellow and black Southern Corroboree Frog sitting on vivid green moss. Text on image: “Reference genomes help combat serious diseases. Pathogens like chytridiomycosis have caused global declines. Genomes enable study of immune response, resistance, and host–pathogen interactions.” Alt ES: Imagen de una rana Corroboree del sur de color amarillo brillante con franjas negras, posada sobre musgo verde intenso. Texto en la imagen: “Los genomas de referencia ayudan a combatir enfermedades graves. Patógenos como la quitridiomicosis han causado declives globales. Los genomas permiten estudiar la respuesta inmune, la resistencia y la interacción huésped-patógeno.”

🐸 #Amphibians are early warning systems for ecosystem health.
Sensitive to pollution, climate change, and disease, they signal stress long before collapse — written in their genomes.
🦠 #Genomics helps fight #diseases like chytridiomycosis by revealing immune defenses and resistance in real time.🖥️🧬