Earth BioGenome Project 🌍
@ebpgenome.bsky.social
The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a moonshot for biology, aims to sequence, catalog, and characterize the genomes of all of Earth's eukaryotic biodiversity over a period of ten years.
🌲Keep up with all EBP updates: https://linktr.ee/earthbiogenomeproject
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🎉 5,000+ genome assemblies sequenced!
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
🌍🧬 From our global network to yours—Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Thank you for an incredible year. More genomes and discovery ahead in 2026 ✨
Thank you for an incredible year. More genomes and discovery ahead in 2026 ✨
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🌍🧬 From our global network to yours—Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Thank you for an incredible year. More genomes and discovery ahead in 2026 ✨
Thank you for an incredible year. More genomes and discovery ahead in 2026 ✨
🎉 5,000+ genome assemblies sequenced!
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🎉 5,000+ genome assemblies sequenced!
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
EBP affiliates are building momentum, and we’re already looking ahead to the next genome sequencing milestone on the road to 2026.
Congratulations to everyone who worked together to make this happen. Happy holidays and a happy New Year! ✨🧬
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GIGA VI will be in the Philippines July 6-10, 2026. We have a pre-registration survey and a survey for interest about the Genome Assembly Workshop we will be running during the meeting. Sign up to receive updates about the conference: gigavi.org
Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI
Global Invertebrate Genome Alliance VI, July 2026, Philippines
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December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
GIGA VI will be in the Philippines July 6-10, 2026. We have a pre-registration survey and a survey for interest about the Genome Assembly Workshop we will be running during the meeting. Sign up to receive updates about the conference: gigavi.org
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What was the #ERGACommunity up to in 2025? The answer is: a lot! Head to our website for an overview of the main achievements and ongoing priorities across our community ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-20...
#community #2025highlights #ERGA @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
#community #2025highlights #ERGA @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What was the #ERGACommunity up to in 2025? The answer is: a lot! Head to our website for an overview of the main achievements and ongoing priorities across our community ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-20...
#community #2025highlights #ERGA @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
#community #2025highlights #ERGA @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
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The @ergabiodiv.bsky.social December newsletter
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⏩ Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
#biodiversity #genomics
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⏩ Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
#biodiversity #genomics
ERGA News #33 - December 2025
NewsERGA 2025: Community HighlightsThe last ERGA Plenary of 2025 was an opportunity to look back on a year of progress across our committees, reflecting the strength, diversity, and collaborative spir...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The @ergabiodiv.bsky.social December newsletter
⏩ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...
⏩ Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
#biodiversity #genomics
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⏩ Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!
#biodiversity #genomics
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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...
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
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...
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...
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An accessible, easily understandable description of the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social - a worldwide effort aiming to read the complete set of genetic instructions (genomes) for every known eukaryotic species on Earth kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project: Building the Ultimate Library of Life
Earth is full of amazing life forms, from giant whales to tiny microbes. Scientists want to understand and protect this biodiversity—but first, they need to know what is out there. That is where the E...
kids.frontiersin.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
An accessible, easily understandable description of the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social - a worldwide effort aiming to read the complete set of genetic instructions (genomes) for every known eukaryotic species on Earth kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics
🌍✨ Genome sequencing the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — a Darwin Tree of Life effort, one plant or fungus at a time.
When Kew’s botanical and mycological expertise meets the Tree of Life Programme’s sequencing power, we unlock the evolutionary stories within these collections.
@kewgardens.bsky.social
When Kew’s botanical and mycological expertise meets the Tree of Life Programme’s sequencing power, we unlock the evolutionary stories within these collections.
@kewgardens.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🌍✨ Genome sequencing the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — a Darwin Tree of Life effort, one plant or fungus at a time.
When Kew’s botanical and mycological expertise meets the Tree of Life Programme’s sequencing power, we unlock the evolutionary stories within these collections.
@kewgardens.bsky.social
When Kew’s botanical and mycological expertise meets the Tree of Life Programme’s sequencing power, we unlock the evolutionary stories within these collections.
@kewgardens.bsky.social
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If you are working on developing a consortium to respond to the upcoming call HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01 Understanding and tackling the decline of insects ... please get in touch www.sib.swiss/environmenta...
Environmental Bioinformatics
Focus on the group's mission To protect and restore the environment that sustains humankind we need to understand it. The Environmental Bioinformatics Group, led by Robert W...
www.sib.swiss
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
If you are working on developing a consortium to respond to the upcoming call HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01 Understanding and tackling the decline of insects ... please get in touch www.sib.swiss/environmenta...
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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
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
💡EBP Chair Dr. Harris Lewin explains why the Earth BioGenome Project matters: these genomes are vital for confronting the biodiversity crisis, advancing bio-economies, improving agriculture, and unlocking countless innovations. 🌍🧬
youtu.be/Zb4MzYH9GoA?...
Thank you Beijing Genomics Group (BGI)! 🙌🌍
youtu.be/Zb4MzYH9GoA?...
Thank you Beijing Genomics Group (BGI)! 🙌🌍
ICG-20HZ x Harris Lewin: The Earth BioGenome Project & Preserving Life
YouTube video by BGI Group
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
💡EBP Chair Dr. Harris Lewin explains why the Earth BioGenome Project matters: these genomes are vital for confronting the biodiversity crisis, advancing bio-economies, improving agriculture, and unlocking countless innovations. 🌍🧬
youtu.be/Zb4MzYH9GoA?...
Thank you Beijing Genomics Group (BGI)! 🙌🌍
youtu.be/Zb4MzYH9GoA?...
Thank you Beijing Genomics Group (BGI)! 🙌🌍
🧬 Why are EBP-affiliated projects tackling the most difficult biodiversity genomes?
Because the species with the biggest, weirdest, and most complex genomes often hold the biggest evolutionary secrets. ✨
🧬 #genomics 🔬 #genomesequencing 🧩 #complex 🧬 #difficultspecies 📚 #referencegenomes 🦎 #Axolotl
Because the species with the biggest, weirdest, and most complex genomes often hold the biggest evolutionary secrets. ✨
🧬 #genomics 🔬 #genomesequencing 🧩 #complex 🧬 #difficultspecies 📚 #referencegenomes 🦎 #Axolotl
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🧬 Why are EBP-affiliated projects tackling the most difficult biodiversity genomes?
Because the species with the biggest, weirdest, and most complex genomes often hold the biggest evolutionary secrets. ✨
🧬 #genomics 🔬 #genomesequencing 🧩 #complex 🧬 #difficultspecies 📚 #referencegenomes 🦎 #Axolotl
Because the species with the biggest, weirdest, and most complex genomes often hold the biggest evolutionary secrets. ✨
🧬 #genomics 🔬 #genomesequencing 🧩 #complex 🧬 #difficultspecies 📚 #referencegenomes 🦎 #Axolotl
🚨🧬 #Breakthrough alert! 🧬
Caroline Howard and the Tree of Life Core Laboratory at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are releasing powerful new extraction methods designed for the toughest #species on Earth. These #innovations are helping #genome scientists crack samples once considered impossible.
Caroline Howard and the Tree of Life Core Laboratory at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are releasing powerful new extraction methods designed for the toughest #species on Earth. These #innovations are helping #genome scientists crack samples once considered impossible.
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🚨🧬 #Breakthrough alert! 🧬
Caroline Howard and the Tree of Life Core Laboratory at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are releasing powerful new extraction methods designed for the toughest #species on Earth. These #innovations are helping #genome scientists crack samples once considered impossible.
Caroline Howard and the Tree of Life Core Laboratory at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are releasing powerful new extraction methods designed for the toughest #species on Earth. These #innovations are helping #genome scientists crack samples once considered impossible.
Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨
💥🧬 Why sequence ALL insect genomes?
Because insects run the planet. They pollinate our crops, recycle nutrients, build soils, drive food webs, and shape ecosystems on every continent. 🌍
Yet we’ve only scratched the surface of their genomic diversity.
#InsectBiotech #BiodiversityMatters #InsectLovers
Because insects run the planet. They pollinate our crops, recycle nutrients, build soils, drive food webs, and shape ecosystems on every continent. 🌍
Yet we’ve only scratched the surface of their genomic diversity.
#InsectBiotech #BiodiversityMatters #InsectLovers
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
💥🧬 Why sequence ALL insect genomes?
Because insects run the planet. They pollinate our crops, recycle nutrients, build soils, drive food webs, and shape ecosystems on every continent. 🌍
Yet we’ve only scratched the surface of their genomic diversity.
#InsectBiotech #BiodiversityMatters #InsectLovers
Because insects run the planet. They pollinate our crops, recycle nutrients, build soils, drive food webs, and shape ecosystems on every continent. 🌍
Yet we’ve only scratched the surface of their genomic diversity.
#InsectBiotech #BiodiversityMatters #InsectLovers
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🌍 Don’t miss #GDS25 in Reykjavik, June 23-24! Get cutting-edge insights from industry leaders, network with top professionals, and explore the future of AI, machine learning, and data strategy.
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets available now: globaldatasummit.com
#AI #DataInnovation
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets available now: globaldatasummit.com
#AI #DataInnovation
March 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🌍 Don’t miss #GDS25 in Reykjavik, June 23-24! Get cutting-edge insights from industry leaders, network with top professionals, and explore the future of AI, machine learning, and data strategy.
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets available now: globaldatasummit.com
#AI #DataInnovation
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets available now: globaldatasummit.com
#AI #DataInnovation
Real conservation action, guided by genomes!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Real conservation action, guided by genomes!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.
🌍✨ As sequencing ramps up, how will EBP-affiliates keep quality high?
By building smarter, scalable tools and infrastructure to manage a global flood of genomic data. 💻🧬
📖👉Evaluation of sequencing reads at scale using rdeval: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
By building smarter, scalable tools and infrastructure to manage a global flood of genomic data. 💻🧬
📖👉Evaluation of sequencing reads at scale using rdeval: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🌍✨ As sequencing ramps up, how will EBP-affiliates keep quality high?
By building smarter, scalable tools and infrastructure to manage a global flood of genomic data. 💻🧬
📖👉Evaluation of sequencing reads at scale using rdeval: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
By building smarter, scalable tools and infrastructure to manage a global flood of genomic data. 💻🧬
📖👉Evaluation of sequencing reads at scale using rdeval: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
🌍✨ Why genome sequence mega-diverse countries?
A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line.
#Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬
#Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍
A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line.
#Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬
#Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🌍✨ Why genome sequence mega-diverse countries?
A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line.
#Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬
#Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍
A handful of countries hold >70% of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity — packed with species found nowhere else. These places are evolution’s playground… and extinction’s front line.
#Biodiversity 🌿 #GenomeSequencing 🧬
#Genomics 🔬 #ConservationGenomics 🌍
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Looking forward to collaborating with Andrew Carroll and Google Research as we work to develop AI tools for genome sequencing and assembly!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfn...
Decoding Life on Earth | Google and the Earth Biogenome Project
YouTube video by Google Research
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking forward to collaborating with Andrew Carroll and Google Research as we work to develop AI tools for genome sequencing and assembly!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfn...
🌊✨ The Ocean Genome Legacy Center joins the Earth BioGenome Project, helping advance the sampling of marine species across our ocean. With over 2.2 million eukaryotic marine species, the ocean remains one of Earth’s greatest frontiers for new genome discoveries. 🧬🌍
@oceangenomelegacy.bsky.social
@oceangenomelegacy.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🌊✨ The Ocean Genome Legacy Center joins the Earth BioGenome Project, helping advance the sampling of marine species across our ocean. With over 2.2 million eukaryotic marine species, the ocean remains one of Earth’s greatest frontiers for new genome discoveries. 🧬🌍
@oceangenomelegacy.bsky.social
@oceangenomelegacy.bsky.social
Is your school mascot genome-sequenced? 🧬
If not… maybe it’s time! 👀🧬
Big news from UCSC — researchers have just completed the first end-to-end reference genome of the Pacific banana slug 🐌🍌, an iconic resident of California’s redwood forests (and UCSC’s beloved mascot 🌲).
@ucsantacruz.bsky.social
If not… maybe it’s time! 👀🧬
Big news from UCSC — researchers have just completed the first end-to-end reference genome of the Pacific banana slug 🐌🍌, an iconic resident of California’s redwood forests (and UCSC’s beloved mascot 🌲).
@ucsantacruz.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Is your school mascot genome-sequenced? 🧬
If not… maybe it’s time! 👀🧬
Big news from UCSC — researchers have just completed the first end-to-end reference genome of the Pacific banana slug 🐌🍌, an iconic resident of California’s redwood forests (and UCSC’s beloved mascot 🌲).
@ucsantacruz.bsky.social
If not… maybe it’s time! 👀🧬
Big news from UCSC — researchers have just completed the first end-to-end reference genome of the Pacific banana slug 🐌🍌, an iconic resident of California’s redwood forests (and UCSC’s beloved mascot 🌲).
@ucsantacruz.bsky.social
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📸👋 Hello from Barcelona! #ERGA is very well represented at the II Congress of our partner @catbiogenoma.bsky.social
- the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project
@iec.cat @ebpgenome.bsky.social @bombarelya.bsky.social @rosafernandez.bsky.social @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
- the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project
@iec.cat @ebpgenome.bsky.social @bombarelya.bsky.social @rosafernandez.bsky.social @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📸👋 Hello from Barcelona! #ERGA is very well represented at the II Congress of our partner @catbiogenoma.bsky.social
- the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project
@iec.cat @ebpgenome.bsky.social @bombarelya.bsky.social @rosafernandez.bsky.social @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
- the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project
@iec.cat @ebpgenome.bsky.social @bombarelya.bsky.social @rosafernandez.bsky.social @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
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A fantastic writeup by Glenn Zorpette from @spectrum.ieee.org. Glenn joined us in Italy where we collectively sampled hundreds of new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social. Shoutout to Luigi Avantaggiato for the spectacular photos and @costprogramme.bsky.social funding for bringing groups together.
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A fantastic writeup by Glenn Zorpette from @spectrum.ieee.org. Glenn joined us in Italy where we collectively sampled hundreds of new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social. Shoutout to Luigi Avantaggiato for the spectacular photos and @costprogramme.bsky.social funding for bringing groups together.
🐢💙 Big win for sea turtle conservation!
Genome-informed conservation is helping keep these icons in our seas. 🌊
📄 Explore the 2025 publication: bit.ly/4ogC36B
🌊 Dive deeper into how these and other EBP-affiliated reference genomes are benefiting marine life in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/4qhJdZK
Genome-informed conservation is helping keep these icons in our seas. 🌊
📄 Explore the 2025 publication: bit.ly/4ogC36B
🌊 Dive deeper into how these and other EBP-affiliated reference genomes are benefiting marine life in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/4qhJdZK
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🐢💙 Big win for sea turtle conservation!
Genome-informed conservation is helping keep these icons in our seas. 🌊
📄 Explore the 2025 publication: bit.ly/4ogC36B
🌊 Dive deeper into how these and other EBP-affiliated reference genomes are benefiting marine life in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/4qhJdZK
Genome-informed conservation is helping keep these icons in our seas. 🌊
📄 Explore the 2025 publication: bit.ly/4ogC36B
🌊 Dive deeper into how these and other EBP-affiliated reference genomes are benefiting marine life in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/4qhJdZK