Scaling up the use of #genomics to enhance understanding of #biodiversity and guide interventions to address the #BiodiversityCrisis. Funded by #HorizonEurope
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New BGE Bioblitz at two #biodiversity #hotspots in Georgia! 💥
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
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Did you know that #Georgia lies within a @WWF 'priority place'?🌿🦋
It overlaps two global biodiversity hotspots that are recognised by @icf_earth. Despite of this Georgia remains a genomic blind spot.
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Another BGE workshop in Thessaloniki! ✨
How can DNA-based methods enhance #biodiversity monitoring and environmental management? During this workshop scientists and policymakers discussed the possibilities.
More info on our website 👉
biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
Celebrating World Soil Day with a BGE workshop✨ BIOPOLIS-CIBIO and Centro Social e Cultural de S. Pedro de Bairro organised a workshop about #soil and the different animals that live there. 🪳🪱🐌
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
Good news! There is a new episode of the #Genomics Connection #Podcast by @erga_biodiv and @iBOLEurope. 🤩
👉More information on our website: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
🔔Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/06S…
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In this month’s episode is about #biodiversity genomics applications! With Brent Emerson from @ipnacsic
and José Melo-Ferreira from @CIBIO_InBIO.
Another exciting BGE workshop in Norway! 💥 Researchers from the NTNU University Museum visited a primary school to talk about #insects and their role in terrestial and aquatic #ecosystems. 🐛 🐞 🪲 🐝 🐜 🦗 🪳
Want to know more? Go to our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
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There is another new @erga_biodiv - @BioGenEurope reference genome available! 🥳
Please meet this moss species: Lewinskya acuminata 🌿
Want to know more? Take a look at the genome report 👉 open-research-europe.ec.euro…
@HorizonEU #genomics
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🕷️ 🕸️ New @erga_biodiv - @BioGenEurope reference genome available! 🥳
Please welcome the Common Orb-Weaving Spider! Want to know more? Go to the genome report 👉 open-research-europe.ec.euro…
@HorizonEU, @cnag_eu
#Spider #genomics #biodiversity
We are proud to count the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics among our partners, and thankful for their efforts in connecting the expertise from the DNA barcoding and genomics communities within BGE. Read more 👉 swisscore.org/connecting-swi…
@ISBSIB
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There is a new @BioGenEurope - @erga_biodiv
reference genomes report! 🥳
Please welcome the plant: Xanthium orientale subsp. italicum! 🌱🧬
Want to know more? Go to the genome report👉 open-research-europe.ec.euro…
@HorizonEU @iBOLEurope
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We are thrilled to announce a new BGE research paper! 🥳
Marius Hannes Eisele et al. wrote a paper evaluating the performance of denoising tools for metabarcoding and discusses how they can be improved.
More information on our website! 👉biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
Take a look at the 9th "ERGA iBOL Europe Connections" blog! 💥
Go to our BGE website👉biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
Today we will learn more about how biodiversity genomics can be a toolkit that can inform the authorities and policy-makers.
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This blog series unites @erga_biodiv and @iBOLEurope, the two major Biodiversity Genomics Europe communities! The series of blog posts will explore the world of Biodiversity Genomics and the intersection of both communities.
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4️⃣ Watch the fourth session of our BGE connects event on youtube now! 👉youtube.com/watch?v=ynpmkIJK… Go to our website for more information on our event and the other sessions 🧬👉biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
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The final session of the BGE Connects symposium focused on moving biodiversity genomics from possibilities to practical applications at scale, emphasizing the need to bridge national and European efforts.
@iBOLEurope, @erga_biodiv, @HorizonEU
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3️⃣ Watch the third session of our BGE connects event on youtube now! 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=YZkqjS3w…
Go to our website for more information on our event and the other sessions 🧬👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
@iBOLEurope, @erga_biodiv, @HorizonEU
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During our recent BGE connects event several interesting sessions were held focused on the use of DNA methods and genomics science.🧬 Did you miss our event? Don't worry! You can now watch the first session of the symposium here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=aXnMzyql…
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We are thrilled to announce a new @BioGenEurope - @erga_biodiv reference genomes report! 🥳
Please welcome this Lusitanian limpet!🧬
Want to know more? Go the genome report👉 open-research-europe.ec.euro…
@iBOLEurope @HorizonEU
New Citizen Science event!🐿️ 🦔 🦇
More info on our website👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
This September the University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies organised two citizen science events at Campus Livade, Slovenia.
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During this event participants explored methods for gathering and applying #wildlife information and were introduced to the national SRNA application designed for wildlife data recording.
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The Genomics for Biodiversity Conference held at the end of October was a great succes! 🥳
👉 More information on our website: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
The conference was organized by @BioGenEurope
and @erga_biodiv, and hosted by the @CIBIO_InBIO near Porto.
We are thrilled to announce a new @BioGenEurope - @erga_biodiv reference genomes report!
Please welcome this marine ribbon worm! 🪱 🧬
Want to know more? Go the genome report👉 open-research-europe.ec.euro…
@iBOLEurope @HorizonEU
There's a new @BioGenEurope case study! 🥳 Learn more about the threatened aquatic warbler. 👉 More info on our website: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
@JustynaKubMiIZ , @MiIZ_PAS , @OTOP_tweets @GSrodowiska
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This case study, led by Justyna Kubacka, discusses how whole-genome sequencing can inform conservation of the threatened aquatic warbler 🪶 Aquatic warbler genome: ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/G…
#Genomics #DNA #biodiversity #europe
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