We are an open biodiversity genomics community to generate reference quality genomes for all European species. #Genomes for #Biodiversity https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/ | https://linktr.ee/erga_biodiversityhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mlnixiej3k2dEᖇGᗩ ᑕOᗰᗰᑌᑎITY GEᑎOᗰEՏ 🔵 Working on a genome of a European species? 🟣 Not part of a project like BGE, ATLASea, or DToL? 🟢 ERGA Community Genomes is your solution!12 May 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnixiej3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mlleqqj4yc2jJoin this month’s #ERGAPlenary for Prof. Shigehiro Kuraku’s talk on #Squalomix, decoding the underwater life of sharks and rays through genomics, cytology, and evolution. 📅 18/05 - 15:00 CEST 🔗 squalomix.github.io/ #ERGA #Squalomix #Genomics #Biodiversity #Sharks #Rays #Evolution @Squalomix4earth11 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlleqqj4yc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mlkqvwvvm62q💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Tutorial: Repeat Annotation using RepeatModeler and RepeatMasker https://darencard.net/blog/2022-07-09-genome-repeat-annotation/ Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #repeats #genomics #annotation #repeatmodeler #repeatmasker #bioinformatics11 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkqvwvvm62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mld6ivttac2eThe ERGA BioGenome Seminar Series is back! We return with Jérôme Goudet and Isabela do O for a seminar on the impact of population structure in identifying local adaptation. How do we know when population differences reflect adaptation, and when they are shaped by demography and structure?08 May 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld6ivttac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mldhxe7uvk23Did you know you can follow #ERGA updates across different social networks and channels? 🌍 Choose your favorites and stay connected! 🌳 https://linktr.ee/erga_biodiversity #genomes for #biodiversity #ERGA #community08 May 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldhxe7uvk23https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mld6ivttac2eThe ERGA BioGenome Seminar Series is back! We return with Jérôme Goudet and Isabela do O for a seminar on the impact of population structure in identifying local adaptation. How do we know when population differences reflect adaptation, and when they are shaped by demography and structure?08 May 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld6ivttac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3ml66lfl3ex2c#ERGAReads | A reference-free pipeline for detecting shared transposable elements from pan-genomes to retrace their dynamics in a species https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-026-03984-5 #pangenomes #TEs #TransposableElements #pipeline #genomes #GenomeBiology @univparissaclay.bsky.social06 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml66lfl3ex2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mkz5nhnuju2w💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Storytelling for citizen science by @ecsa.ngo https://moodle.citizenscience.eu/enrol/index.php?id=21 Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #CitizenScience #Storytelling #ECSA04 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz5nhnuju2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mkmn2hyyx524#ERGAReads | Genomic comparisons and the adaptive basis of brain size plasticity and chromosomal instability in the Eurasian common shrew 🧠 🧬 https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/43/2/msag006/8419347?login=false #evolutionarybiology #genomes @ebpgenome.bsky.social #Eurasianshrew #biodiversitygenomics @molbioevol.bsky.social29 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmn2hyyx524https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mkklvty5wk23European museums, herbaria, biobanks and biological collections: please complete our 5-min survey on access to biological material for genomics research. Responses will support community guidelines. Please share widely: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ERGAEuropeanReferenceGenomeAtlas/BiodiversityGenomicsMaterialAccessAndProcessingPracticesInEuropeanCollections28 Apr 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkklvty5wk23https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mkhkf5i7ww2c💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Genomics and Long Reads Education (GALORE) by the Mahul Chakraborty Lab https://github.com/chakrabortymlab/GALORE Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #assembly #training #genomics #GALORE27 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhkf5i7ww2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mka2rv6yy52eERGA is an #open community with an organizational structure that helps drive us toward our goals 🎯 Visit our website to learn more about our committees, #ExecutiveBoard, #Council, partner initiatives, and more! ➡️ https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/community-contacts #genomes #biodiversity @ebpgenome.bsky.social24 Apr 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka2rv6yy52ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mk3aj5yod42y#ERGAReads | Why sequence the genome of every species? A view from evolutionary biology https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/why-sequence-the-genome-of-every-species-a-view-from-evolutionary-biology/95832D2D7DFB0C7AA6F2FBCAE748DFC2 #evolutionarybiology #genomes @ebpgenome.bsky.social https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/95832D2D7DFB0C7AA6F2FBCAE748DFC2/S0025315425100556a.pdf/why-sequence-the-genome-of-every-species-a-view-from-evolutionary-biology.pdf22 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3aj5yod42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mk34ibdjnc2zCelebrating World Earth Day 2026 - with reference #genomes for #European #biodiversity https://portal.erga-biodiversity.eu/data_portal?0=ERGA&1=phylogenyCurrentClass%20-%20kingdom #EarthDay22 Apr 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk34ibdjnc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjyj5s4ldc22New genome available! The ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) is now out, a chromosome-level resource for an IUCN Vulnerable species endemic to a single island in the Azores. Read more: https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.20666.3 #ERGA #BGE #Genomics #Biodiversity #ReferenceGenomes21 Apr 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyj5s4ldc22https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjyhdeu2gc2rMissed yesterday’s ERGA plenary? Maria José Ruiz López explored how genomics can shed light on vectorial capacity and insecticide resistance in Culex mosquitoes. Watch here: youtu.be/UOW0ma7ayeI #ERGA #Genomics #OneHealth21 Apr 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyhdeu2gc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjyfxymthc2zHow many wildflowers rise like a phoenix after fire, yet pass unnoticed beneath our feet? We introduce Cistus crispus, a Mediterranean rockrose known for its wrinkled pink petals and for flourishing in dry landscapes. Watch here: youtu.be/Gcuw41XGajE https://youtu.be/Gcuw41XGajE21 Apr 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyfxymthc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjvx4l2hgs2z💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Genome annotation with Helixer - @galaxyproject.bsky.social tutorial 🔗 https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/genome-annotation/tutorials/helixer/tutorial.html Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #genome #annotation #helixer20 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvx4l2hgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjjjvhyhm52f#ERGAReads | 🦋 Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly 🦋 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01098-X @charlottewright.bsky.social @projectpsyche.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social #evolution #chromosomes #butterfly #lepidoptera #Atlas15 Apr 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjjvhyhm52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mjjccjlysc2u🦟 Join this month’s #ERGAPlenary for a case study on mosquito genomics in southern Spain, from Culex reference genomes to insecticide resistance and vectorial capacity, presented by Maria Jose Ruiz Lopez. 📅 20/04, 15:00 CEST #Data #genomes #genomics15 Apr 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjccjlysc2u