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/3my7mswjhiy24🐆 Today at 15:00 CEST at the #ERGAPlenary: Stefan Prost presents “From Genomes to Conservation Policy”, showing how cheetah genetic data can inform conservation decisions 🧬 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/from-genomes-to-conservation-policy-plenary-talk19 Oct 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7mswjhiy24https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxxyygcyjl26🧬 New ERGA-BGE genome of the white crowberry Corema album, a key resource for the conservation of Iberian coastal dune ecosystems 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-366 @biogeneurope.bsky.social16 Oct 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxyygcyjl26https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxw4kdx4ky2k🐆 This Monday at the #ERGAPlenary: Stefan Prost presents “From Genomes to Conservation Policy”, using endangered cheetahs to show how genetic data can inform conservation decisions 🧬 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/from-genomes-to-conservation-policy-plenary-talk @oulu.fi15 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw4kdx4ky2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxvihqqb6b2g🐝 Museum specimens show the moss carder bumblebee had a 25% decline of genetic diversity in a century! 📅 Mon 26 Oct, 12:00 CET – ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/using-museum-specimens-to-understand-recent-population-history-in-the-moss-carder-bee @nhm-london.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social15 Oct 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvihqqb6b2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxszo3kohj2g#ERGAReads | OrthoFinder: improved phylogenetic orthology inference with enhanced accuracy and scalability 🌳🧬 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-026-03126-6 #genomes #orthology #comparativegenomics #bioinformatics #phylogenomics @natmethods.nature.com14 Oct 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxszo3kohj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxnx4lxym32u🗓️ One week to go! The next ERGA Plenary meeting takes place next Monday. All ERGA members are welcome to join. Not a member yet? Sign up here: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact 🔗 More info: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-plenary-meetings https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/join-contact12 Oct 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnx4lxym32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxghcznmoh2gDid you know ERGA has a YouTube channel? Subscribe and catch up on past seminars, conferences & community talks! 🧬🌍 🔗 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@erga-biodiversity09 Oct 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxghcznmoh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxbgfbvf3w2i#ERGAReads | Hitchhiking of deleterious mutations within chromosomal inversions 🧬🔀 https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(26)00084-4 #genomes #populationgenomics #evolution #geneticload #structuralvariation @andrewfoote.bsky.social07 Oct 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxbgfbvf3w2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mxbaal6imc27A salmon. Some permits. Many tubes. A marker that absolutely must work. 🐟 Our new ERGA salmonid genomics SOP goes from planning + field-kit checklist all the way to sampling, preservation, metadata and final data deposition. Now on WorkflowHub: https://doi.org/10.48546/workflowhub.sop.28.107 Oct 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxbaal6imc27https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mx4dssgquv2g🐋🧬 Welcome to the new ERGA Associate Partner: the Cetacean Genomes Project! They coordinate the generation of high-quality reference genomes for all cetacean species (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) supporting research & conservation worldwide!🌊 www.cetaceangenomesproject.org @ebpgenome.bsky.social https://www.cetaceangenomesproject.org05 Oct 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4dssgquv2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwushjsat62wThe ERGA-BGE reference genome of Orthotrichum diaphanum, a globally widespread #moss provides a foundational genomic resource for phylogenomic, ecological, and evolutionary studies within Orthotrichaceae and bryophytes🌿 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-270 @biogeneurope.bsky.social02 Oct 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwushjsat62whttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwslxirie62y📺 Missed it live? The recording of our latest ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar on Starship transposons and fungal evolution is now available! 🍄🧬 🔗 Watch here: youtu.be/8p6UEwQoZ9Q https://youtu.be/8p6UEwQoZ9Q01 Oct 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwslxirie62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwpvn2ssxr2b🔴 Live today! Join us at 16:00 CEST for the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar on Starship transposons and fungal evolution 🍄🧬 Speakers: @‌mycomile.bsky.social & @‌fungage-lab.bsky.social 📺 Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/6eC7dvlPBQk #transposons #evolution #biodiversitygenomics #TEs30 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpvn2ssxr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwpt5fhbus25#ERGAReads | Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene 🌸🧬 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec1996 #genomes #plantgenomics #evolution #supergenes #comparativegenomics @gpotente.bsky.social30 Sep 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpt5fhbus25https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwnk4kzfes2a📬 #ERGANews September is here! This edition covers the relaunch of the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminars, CONSENSA's upcoming launch in November and an update on @biogeneurope.bsky.social. Read and stay connected with the ERGA #community 🧬 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-news-41-september-202629 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnk4kzfes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwkvk2w76d2bERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar this Wednesday, 30 September at 16:00 CEST: Starship transposons and their role in fungal evolution 🍄🧬🚀 Speakers: @‌https://mycomile.bsky.social @‌https://fungage-lab.bsky.social 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolution @biogeneurope.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/live/6eC7dvlPBQk?si=aO81pbYXDrF8szbD28 Sep 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkvk2w76d2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwkqktmhvz2y📘 Are you curious about biodiversity genomics? Check our Connections Booklet - a friendly starting point for discovering the field. Developed together with @iboleurope.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/connections-booklet-discovering-biodiversity-genomics @ebpgenome.bsky.social28 Sep 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkqktmhvz2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mwd76nzn5j27ERGA-BGE reference genome of the European #hamster Cricetus cricetus — an IUCN Critically Endangered species of the Eurasian steppe, and a vital resource to inform conservation of one of Europe's fastest-declining mammals 🐹 🔗 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-196 @biogeneurope.bsky.social25 Sep 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwd76nzn5j27https://bsky.app/profile/ergabiodiv.bsky.social/post/3mw6wsst2vc2y🗓️ Save the date! Next Wednesday at 16:00 CEST, the ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminars are back with a talk on Starship transposons and their implications for fungal evolution 🍄 Speakers: @mycomile.bsky.social & @fungage-lab.bsky.social 🔗 https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/starship-transposons-and-a-new-framework-to-understand-fungal-evolution23 Sep 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:zx67dbtkungzos54j6tkfad5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6wsst2vc2y