@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
Director, Environmental Bioinformatics Group at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss. Chair, European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social). #biodiversity #genomics www.rmwaterhouse.org
Drawing on work from the @ipbes.net ππ«ππ§π¬ππ¨π«π¦πππ’π―π ππ‘ππ§π π ππ¬π¬ππ¬π¬π¦ππ§π & bibliometric analysis of >4βmillion scholarly documents - a more inclusive approach needed to research on actors and actions www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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One million of the worldβs estimated 8 million species are threatened with extinction.
But hope is not lost.
#GenerationRestoration is reviving habitats bringing back homes for threatened species.
This #WorldWildlifeDay, discover six species making a comeback: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
The #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe project comprised activities focused on #DNA Barcoding (Barcoding Stream) and Reference #Genome Generation (Genomes Stream) for eukaryotic species across Europe riojournal.com/article/1875...
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The growing number of sequenced #genomes provides a positive feedback loop, in which database searches become more effective and shared sequence patterns emerge more clearly www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biodiversity #genomics
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Be part of the global biodiversity genomics community ππ§¬π
Join the conversation by referencing biodiversity genomics or ππ§¬
Limitations of molecular dating using constant birth-death rate priors in deep time reflected in Brachiopoda evolution www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Huge news ππ§¬
The Protist 10,000 Genomes Project is joining the Earth BioGenome Project.
Protists may represent the majority of eukaryotic diversity β yet only a tiny fraction have reference genomes.
Time to change that. πβ¨
Learn more π ngdc.cncb.ac.cn/p10k/
#EBP #Protists #Genomics #TreeOfLife
Everything you always wanted to know about mushroom-forming fungi! Great collab with amazing mycologists. Thanks Laszlo Nagy for leading this effort!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New #OpenAccess research by M. Prous, @niinakiljunen.bsky.social et al. in #RESSystematicEnt found that multiple full-length variants of the mitochondrial COI DNA barcode region are prevalent in north European sawflies.
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70031
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
Evolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
European Red List of Bees
op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
The bee season has also begun here. Many queen bumblebees (Bombus terrestris, B. pratorum, B. lapidarius and B. hypnorum) and solitary bees (Andrena vaga, A. bicolor, Xylocopa violacea, Osmia cornuta) have been flying around Braunschweig since this week. #BeesUp
28.02.2026 06:24 β π 27 π 10 π¬ 1 π 2It's that time of the year again!
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An historic black and white illustration of a paper nautilus floating on the ocean. There are boats, a city and hills in the background.
π Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHLβs website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more:
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL π π π§ͺ
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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What was the #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe project all about? The full details presented here: riojournal.com/article/1875...
We've wrapped up the BGE project, but there will be many more outputs to come, as well as the lasting legacy of reference data, processes, standards, and much much more!
As the #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe @biogeneurope.bsky.social project concludes today it is fantastic to see zenodo.org/records/1878... the ππ¨π§π§ππππ’π¨π§π¬ ππ¨π¨π€π₯ππ out! A joint effort of the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social and @iboleurope.bsky.social Communities!
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π¨πERGA-CH is the #Swiss node of the European Reference Genome Atlas. ERGA-CH is coordinating national sampling, sequencing, and assembly efforts to contribute to reference #genome generation as part of the #ERGA community.
π¨πFor more information: switzerland(at)erga-biodiversity.eu
πͺ²π¦π The workshops help build local capacity for pollinator monitoring in Cyprus, training citizen scientists and introducing #genomic tools to support conservation of endemic species @horizoneu.bsky.social @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social #citizenscience
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π¨πΎ Two citizen science events in #Cyprus brought together researchers, NGOs, students & local stakeholders to learn pollinator identification and field monitoring.
π www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/wings-b... @ucy1.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
#ERGAReads | Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas Based on Distinct Genetic Diversity
π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ET4N3X... @unitrier.bsky.social @ipna.csic.es
π New reference genome!
πͺ± This time, for the milky worm endemic to the Pyrenees
𧬠The CNAG team sequenced the genome and carried out its assembly, curation, and annotation within the framework of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social & @biogeneurope.bsky.social
π open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-26
π Register as an #ERGA member to join our future #ERGAPlenaries: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact
π You can always catch up with past plenary talks in our channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#community #ReferenceGenomes #genomics #plenary #science #biodiversity
π¬ Missed the #ERGAPlenary earlier this week? No problem - catch up with this month's talk by @scaioc.bsky.social: Actions and Plans for Genomes on a Tree (#GoaT): Addressing ERGA Feedback ππ»
www.youtube.com/watch?v=481s...
#genomes #data #genomicsdata #community @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Happy our latest work is out! π§¬π¦
1οΈβ£ We present chromosome-level reference genomes for four Culex species present in the Mediterranean Basin
π¦Cx. laticinctus
π¦Cx. modestus
π¦Cx. perexiguus
π¦Cx. theileri
They were generated as part of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social initiative's @biogeneurope.bsky.social
ππ New ERGA-BGE reference #genome of Gambusia holbrooki, a globally invasive freshwater fish
π open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-48
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social @bfraser.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #invasive #freshwater #fish #genomics
Bioblitz in Bulgaria!π₯
More information on our website π biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/20/f...
The Ali Botush UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot in Bulgaria. In this hotspot live a lot of endemic and protected species; a perfect place for a bioblitz! π»πͺ²
π§π¬ 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
π www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/from-pe...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @stefaniyak2.bsky.social #Bulgaria #bioblitz
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#newsletter #genomics #sciencecommunity #ERGA #genomes for #biodiversity #news #updates
ποΈ #ERGANews February is here! www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...
Highlights:
π BGE+ plus selected for funding! @biogeneurope.bsky.social
π Conferences 2026: let's connect
π₯οΈ New posts on the #ERGABlog
#newsletter #community #science #BGE #updates #genomics @ebpgenome.bsky.social