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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE)
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A new pan-European consortium – Biodiversity Genomics Europe – is leading the comprehensive application of genomic science to biodiversity research to drive fundamental advances in conservation science and policy.

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Another new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! ✨
Have you ever seen this spineless thistle before? Carlina diae! 🏵️
This species of thistle is endemic to Crete, Greece.

More information 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-3...
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Another workshop in Greece! ✨
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/09/d...

During this workshop over 150 people, students, parents and educators, learned more about how genetics are used to study biodiversity.
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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New @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genomes have been made available! 🥳
Meet these mosquitoes: Culex laticinctus, Culex, modestus, Culex perexiguus and Culex theileri! 🦟🦟 🦟🦟

More information 👉 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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BGE workshop about DNA barcoding and biodiversity in Greece ✨
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/09/b...

@horizoneu.bsky.social, @iboleurope.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social

#biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Our experience in @biogeneurope.bsky.social suggests that we need to go beyond "project-level thinking" for biodiversity genomics in Europe, and that is exactly what we have started to do today at @naturalis.bsky.social! @horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Another new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! 🥳
Meet this interesting milky worm endemic to the Pyrenees, Ailoscolex lacteospumosus! 🪱 ⛰️

More info👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-26
February 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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A new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! 🥳
Meet this little, rock dwelling land snail from Crete, Greece! Albinaria teres 🐌
Want to know more? 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-25

#europe #greece #DNA #Genome #biodiversity
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Read the report of BGE's policy roundtable “Biodiversity innovation: Enabling technology for nature and green growth” last October 2025 in Brussels. 👉https://biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/26/bgconnects-roundtable-report/
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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BGE is done sampling! 🥳
All over Europe scientists and citizen scientists took samples for BGE. Those samples needed to be transported to a lab for research, travelling thousands of kilometers. And that's not easy!

More info on our website! 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/21/b...
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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✨ Let's celebrate a new BGE research paper! ✨ 🥳
K. Reichel et al. wrote a paper about the challenges on generating high-quality reference genomes.

More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/21/c...
New BGE paper: The Challenge of Getting High-Quality Genomes - Biodiversity Genomics Europe
There are complex "upstream" challenges involved in generating high-quality reference genomes, essential for modern biodiversity research. Drawing on the practical experiences of the European Referenc...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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A new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! 🥳
Have you heard about this European medicinal leech? Hirudo verbana!

Learn more about this medicinal leech here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mily...

@iboleurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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A beautiful start of the new year: there's is new BGE research paper! ✨ 🤩

In their paper Pešić et al. discuss the phylogeny of a group of water mites (Hygrobates longipalpis complex). They also highlight a water mite species new to science! 🥳 🕷️

More info 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/12/m...
Molecular phylogeny reveals a new species of the Hygrobates longipalpis complex from Portugal (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) - Biodiversity Genomics Europe
A new BGE paper has been published! The paper called 'Molecular phylogeny reveals a new species of the Hygrobates longipalpis complex from Portugal (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)' was writt...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Another BGE workshop in Portugal! ✨
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO and Município de Lousada organised a workshop about scientific bird ringing. 🐦‍⬛ 🦅 🦆 🦢 🪿

More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/05/s...
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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We want to thank our BGE community for all their efforts in 2025! We have done a lot thanks to you!

We are looking forward to an amazing #biodiversity #genomics year in #europe in 2026

Happy Holidays to you all!
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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We are grateful for our citizen scientists! ✨
Unilodz held a two-day event to celebrate the collaboration with their entomological citizen scientists. 🪲 🦗 🐞

More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/12/18/p...
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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New BGE Bioblitz at two #biodiversity #hotspots in Georgia! 💥
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/12/16/f...
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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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/2025/12/16/s...

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December 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity
Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss
A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.
www.idiv.de
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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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/2025/12/15/c...
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Good news! There is a new episode of the #Genomics Connection #Podcast by @ergabiodiv.bsky.social and @iboleurope.bsky.social. 🤩
👉 More information on our website: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/12/12/g...
🔔Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/06SG...
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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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/2025/12/11/i...
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Remember this beautiful yellow gorgonian? @didier-aurelle.bsky.social wrote a blog post about why this species is important when studying genomic evolution.
Read more on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/12/09/u...

@biogeneurope.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
Uncovering the evolution of Mediterranean soft corals with genomics - Biodiversity Genomics Europe
By Didier Aurelle, Université de Toulon, CNRS The yellow gorgonian (Eunicella cavolini) is one of the most widespread octocoral species found in the Mediterranean sea. As with other Anthozoans (the gr...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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There is another new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social 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.europa.eu/articles/5-357

@horizoneu.bsky.social #genomics
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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🕷️ 🕸️ New @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome available! 🥳
Please welcome the Common Orb-Weaving Spider!
Want to know more? Go to the genome report 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-365

@horizoneu.bsky.social @cnag-eu.bsky.social
#Spider #genomics
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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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 👉 www.swisscore.org/connecting-s...

@sib.swiss
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM