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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas
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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_biodiversity
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Jul 11
We are the European Reference Genome Atlas #ERGA community! 🌍🧬

🔹 An open community of 1000+ members and the European node of @ebpgenome.bsky.social
🔹 ERGA connects people and institutions to advance #biodiversity #genomics across Europe

🔗 Learn more & join us: www.erga-biodiversity.eu
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EBP-affiliated projects worldwide are pushing the limits of what’s possible — driving innovation and the breakthroughs that make this moonshot real.
Global community = global progress 🌍🧬

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January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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🔊ERGA-BGE reference #genome for Ailoscolex lacteospumosus – the enigmatic milky worm endemic to the Pyrenees
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-26

@ucm.es, @CNAG #genomes for #biodiversity #invetebrates #Pyrenees
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📨 Want to receive the #ERGA newsletter in your inbox every month?

Register as an ERGA member, it only takes a few minutes! ➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/register

#newsletter #genomics #sciencecommunity #ERGA #genomes for #biodiversity #news #updates
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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❄️ #ERGANews January is here!
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...

Highlights:
📄 New SSP Publication
🎤 BG Connects policy roundtable report now available @biogeneurope.bsky.social
❔Help choose the new ERGA logo!

#newsletter #community #science #logo #genomics @ebpgenome.bsky.social
ERGA News #34 - January 2026
NewsNew Publication! From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in EuropeLed by the Sampling & Sample Processing Comittee, the article titled “From...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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#ERGAReads | IChromosome-scale Genomes Show Rapid Diversification and Ancient Gene Flow Among Bear Species 🐻
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 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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We have less than a week to go before the deadline for abstract submission and award applications for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen.

Check the conference website for details on the programme, symposia, and awards: smbe2026.org

#SMBE2026
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❗Just two weeks to go!

Please remember to submit your abstract and award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

📨 Abstract submission & Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026
Remember to submit your abstract and your award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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🔊ERGA-BGE reference #genome for Albinaria teres, a rock-dwelling land snail endemic to Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-25

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#genomes for #biodiversity #snail #Crete
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Happy to have contributed to the #protists section of this @ergabiodiv.bsky.social whitepaper 👉 From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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🔊NEW ERGA @biogeneurope.bsky.social Publication in Molecular Ecology Resources!
From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe 🌍🧬
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe
High-quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experi...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:45 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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#biodiversity #genomics supporting Europe’s response to biodiversity loss, driving #innovation, & contributing to the #EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the #European Green Deal
🟢 News: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/01/26/b...
🔵 Report: drive.google.com/file/d/1hc6p...
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BG Connects policy roundtable: Report now available - Biodiversity Genomics Europe
The final act of the BG Connects event, last October, convened a group of key policymakers, researchers, and civil society actors to explore how biodiversity genomics can support Europe’s response to ...
biodiversitygenomics.eu
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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📣 Call for Abstracts!
Working on sex chromosomes? Join us at SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen (28 June–2 July). All taxa, systems, and approaches welcome!
⏰ Deadline: 3 Feb 2026
👉 smbe2026.org/abstracts/
January 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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From the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Sampling & Sample Processing Committee: recommendations to support both small-scale #biogenome projects & large initiatives onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #European Reference #Genome Atlas (ERGA)
From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe
High-quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Conservation #Genomics for Threatened Species Management by @ausbiocommons.bsky.social threatenedspeciesinitiative.com/training-mod...

Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu @bioplatformsaus.bsky.social #conservation
Training Modules - Threatened Species Initiative
Welcome to the Threatened Species Initiative (TSI) open online course: Conservation Genomics for Threatened Species Management. The training modules are presented by a range of Australian…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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From Permits 📜 to Samples🧪🧬

Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe🧬🇪🇺

Now published in Mol Ecol Res!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thanks to the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social team!!!🙂
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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💬 Missed the #ERGAPlenary earlier this week? No problem - catch up with this month's talk: @atlasea.bsky.social: progress on sequencing marine biodiversity 🪸🌊
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jc9...
ATLASea - progress on sequencing marine biodiversity (Hugues Roest Crollius)
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January 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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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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#ERGAReads | On the path to reference genomes for all biodiversity: laboratory protocols & lessons learned from processing over 2,000 species in the Sanger Tree of Life
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On the path to reference genomes for all biodiversity: laboratory protocols and lessons learned from processing over 2,000 species in the Sanger Tree of Life
Abstract. Since its inception in 2019, the Tree of Life programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute has released high-quality, chromosomally resolved refere
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January 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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❗Just two weeks to go!

Please remember to submit your abstract and award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

📨 Abstract submission & Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026
Remember to submit your abstract and your award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Data Analysis with Python by @bpucker.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social 🐍🖥️
github.com/bpucker/teac...

Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu

#Phyton #DataAnalysis #Bioinformatics #data
teaching/WBIO-A-07 at master · bpucker/teaching
This repository gives an overview of my teaching activities. Links to slides and data sets are included. Feel free to re-use my content. - bpucker/teaching
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January 20, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Join us today at 15:00 CET for the first @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Plenary meeting of 2026!
Hugues Roest Crollius will present an update on the progress of the French marine #genomes ATLASea programme
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/atlasea... #biodiversity #genomics
ATLASea: progress on sequencing marine biodiversity
Join us for the first ERGA Plenary meeting of 2026! On Monday, January 19, at 15:00 CET, Hugues Roest Crollius will present an update on the progress of the ATLASea program, which aims to unlock the p...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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🔔 Join the first #ERGAPlenary of 2026 @ergabiodiv.bsky.social at 15:00 CET today! @atlasea.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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🪸Join us for the first ERGA Plenary meeting of 2026 on Monday to hear the latest update on the progress of @atlasea.bsky.social given by the program' co-director Hugues Roest Crollius 🌊

➡️ www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/atlasea...
#ERGAplenary #ATLASea #marinegenomes #community @ebpgenome.bsky.social
ATLASea: progress on sequencing marine biodiversity
Join us for the first ERGA Plenary meeting of 2026! On Monday, January 19, at 15:00 CET, Hugues Roest Crollius will present an update on the progress of the ATLASea program, which aims to unlock the p...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM