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
🌲Keep up with all EBP updates: https://linktr.ee/earthbiogenomeproject
A warm welcome from all EBP-affiliated projects around the world — we’re so glad you’re here as part of this growing community! 🌍✨ From across our network — go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4 — welcome!
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A warm welcome from all EBP-affiliated projects around the world — we’re so glad you’re here as part of this growing community! 🌍✨ From across our network — go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4 — welcome!
🌊✨ 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
This study reveals how banana slugs balance self-fertilization and interbreeding to survive in fragmented forests. 🐌🌲
A powerful reminder of how reference genomes uncover hidden evolutionary stories — and help protect California’s forests. 🌿🔍
📄 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39849889
🔗 ccgproject.org
A powerful reminder of how reference genomes uncover hidden evolutionary stories — and help protect California’s forests. 🌿🔍
📄 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39849889
🔗 ccgproject.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This study reveals how banana slugs balance self-fertilization and interbreeding to survive in fragmented forests. 🐌🌲
A powerful reminder of how reference genomes uncover hidden evolutionary stories — and help protect California’s forests. 🌿🔍
📄 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39849889
🔗 ccgproject.org
A powerful reminder of how reference genomes uncover hidden evolutionary stories — and help protect California’s forests. 🌿🔍
📄 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39849889
🔗 ccgproject.org
This slimy superstar is helping scientists uncover the genes behind its numbing slime and self-fertilizing superpowers ✨🔬🐌
R&D Highlight: Cracking the Pacific Banana Slug Genome 🍌
Slime removal was the critical first step to unlocking this sticky genome! 🧬💪
#BananaSlug #SlugGenome
R&D Highlight: Cracking the Pacific Banana Slug Genome 🍌
Slime removal was the critical first step to unlocking this sticky genome! 🧬💪
#BananaSlug #SlugGenome
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This slimy superstar is helping scientists uncover the genes behind its numbing slime and self-fertilizing superpowers ✨🔬🐌
R&D Highlight: Cracking the Pacific Banana Slug Genome 🍌
Slime removal was the critical first step to unlocking this sticky genome! 🧬💪
#BananaSlug #SlugGenome
R&D Highlight: Cracking the Pacific Banana Slug Genome 🍌
Slime removal was the critical first step to unlocking this sticky genome! 🧬💪
#BananaSlug #SlugGenome
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
🌐💡This milestone highlights the strength of EBP’s global network. Coordinated sampling, sequencing, and open data are delivering world-class reference genomes that advance discovery and conservation.
🤝 IZW | @noaa.gov |@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social |@umassamherst.bsky.social |@csiro.bsky.social|
🤝 IZW | @noaa.gov |@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social |@umassamherst.bsky.social |@csiro.bsky.social|
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🌐💡This milestone highlights the strength of EBP’s global network. Coordinated sampling, sequencing, and open data are delivering world-class reference genomes that advance discovery and conservation.
🤝 IZW | @noaa.gov |@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social |@umassamherst.bsky.social |@csiro.bsky.social|
🤝 IZW | @noaa.gov |@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social |@umassamherst.bsky.social |@csiro.bsky.social|
🐢💙 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
🌱✨This support advances the project's mission to make genetic rescue accessible to every conservationist.
📄 More here: lnkd.in/gMtdygTW
Revive & Restore will develop AI tools to 🤖 automate reference genome assembly for endangered species, dramatically accelerating the path from sample to genome.
📄 More here: lnkd.in/gMtdygTW
Revive & Restore will develop AI tools to 🤖 automate reference genome assembly for endangered species, dramatically accelerating the path from sample to genome.
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌱✨This support advances the project's mission to make genetic rescue accessible to every conservationist.
📄 More here: lnkd.in/gMtdygTW
Revive & Restore will develop AI tools to 🤖 automate reference genome assembly for endangered species, dramatically accelerating the path from sample to genome.
📄 More here: lnkd.in/gMtdygTW
Revive & Restore will develop AI tools to 🤖 automate reference genome assembly for endangered species, dramatically accelerating the path from sample to genome.
🚀🧬 Revive & Restore is pioneering a new era of conservation — using AI and genomics to protect life on Earth.
🎉👏We’re thrilled to celebrate Revive & Restore for being awarded a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. 🌱✨
@bezosearthfund.org
🎉👏We’re thrilled to celebrate Revive & Restore for being awarded a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. 🌱✨
@bezosearthfund.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚀🧬 Revive & Restore is pioneering a new era of conservation — using AI and genomics to protect life on Earth.
🎉👏We’re thrilled to celebrate Revive & Restore for being awarded a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. 🌱✨
@bezosearthfund.org
🎉👏We’re thrilled to celebrate Revive & Restore for being awarded a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. 🌱✨
@bezosearthfund.org
🌍🧬 Will we see you at PAG33 this January 2026?
Check the conference details: intlpag.org/PAG33/
Register today: bit.ly/4o7r4vW
The International Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference is almost here — the annual meeting point for the world’s genomics community! 🌱🐟🧬
#PAGConference
Check the conference details: intlpag.org/PAG33/
Register today: bit.ly/4o7r4vW
The International Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference is almost here — the annual meeting point for the world’s genomics community! 🌱🐟🧬
#PAGConference
October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🌍🧬 Will we see you at PAG33 this January 2026?
Check the conference details: intlpag.org/PAG33/
Register today: bit.ly/4o7r4vW
The International Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference is almost here — the annual meeting point for the world’s genomics community! 🌱🐟🧬
#PAGConference
Check the conference details: intlpag.org/PAG33/
Register today: bit.ly/4o7r4vW
The International Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) Conference is almost here — the annual meeting point for the world’s genomics community! 🌱🐟🧬
#PAGConference
EBP R&D experts are paving the way for new discoveries, one extraction at a time.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social egenomes.bsky.social @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social @atlasea.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @invertebrates.bsky.social
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social egenomes.bsky.social @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social @atlasea.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @invertebrates.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
EBP R&D experts are paving the way for new discoveries, one extraction at a time.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social egenomes.bsky.social @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social @atlasea.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @invertebrates.bsky.social
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social egenomes.bsky.social @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social @atlasea.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @invertebrates.bsky.social
Why is DNA extraction so tough?
🐜 Tiny insects provide too little material.
🌱 Plants fight back with tough walls and chemical inhibitors.
🐚 Shells, chitin, and slime — all evolved to protect DNA.
From coral skeletons to cactus spines, extraction is where fieldwork meets chemistry 🔬🌎💪
🐜 Tiny insects provide too little material.
🌱 Plants fight back with tough walls and chemical inhibitors.
🐚 Shells, chitin, and slime — all evolved to protect DNA.
From coral skeletons to cactus spines, extraction is where fieldwork meets chemistry 🔬🌎💪
October 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Why is DNA extraction so tough?
🐜 Tiny insects provide too little material.
🌱 Plants fight back with tough walls and chemical inhibitors.
🐚 Shells, chitin, and slime — all evolved to protect DNA.
From coral skeletons to cactus spines, extraction is where fieldwork meets chemistry 🔬🌎💪
🐜 Tiny insects provide too little material.
🌱 Plants fight back with tough walls and chemical inhibitors.
🐚 Shells, chitin, and slime — all evolved to protect DNA.
From coral skeletons to cactus spines, extraction is where fieldwork meets chemistry 🔬🌎💪
🧬 Not all DNA comes out easily! Some species lock their secrets behind tough shells, rigid walls, or tricky chemistry. Extracting high-quality DNA can mean cracking exoskeletons, dissolving cell walls, or working around inhibitory compounds — science meets detective work 🔬💥
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🧬 Not all DNA comes out easily! Some species lock their secrets behind tough shells, rigid walls, or tricky chemistry. Extracting high-quality DNA can mean cracking exoskeletons, dissolving cell walls, or working around inhibitory compounds — science meets detective work 🔬💥
EBP researchers and R&D experts are paving the way for new discoveries, one extraction at a time.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social, @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social, @atlasea.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @invertebrates.bsky.social and more!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social, @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social, @atlasea.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @invertebrates.bsky.social and more!
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EBP researchers and R&D experts are paving the way for new discoveries, one extraction at a time.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social, @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social, @atlasea.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @invertebrates.bsky.social and more!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social, @kurakulabmsm.bsky.social, @atlasea.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @invertebrates.bsky.social and more!
Through his work, we’re learning how species dive deeper, migrate farther, and adapt to life entirely in the ocean — all through the language of their DNA.
@philmor1964.bsky.social
@philmor1964.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Through his work, we’re learning how species dive deeper, migrate farther, and adapt to life entirely in the ocean — all through the language of their DNA.
@philmor1964.bsky.social
@philmor1964.bsky.social
From studying endangered primates in Gombe with Jane Goodall to decoding the DNA of whales and dolphins at NOAA, Phil’s career has been a story of discovery, collaboration, and creativity — one that bridges the field and the lab, science and art.
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From studying endangered primates in Gombe with Jane Goodall to decoding the DNA of whales and dolphins at NOAA, Phil’s career has been a story of discovery, collaboration, and creativity — one that bridges the field and the lab, science and art.
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
🌊 From chimp nests to whale genomes — meet Dr. Phil Morin, a scientist who’s turned curiosity into conservation.
Some people carve their path through persistence. Others stumble into opportunity.
Phil Morin did both. 🧬
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
@philmor1964.bsky.social
Some people carve their path through persistence. Others stumble into opportunity.
Phil Morin did both. 🧬
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
@philmor1964.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🌊 From chimp nests to whale genomes — meet Dr. Phil Morin, a scientist who’s turned curiosity into conservation.
Some people carve their path through persistence. Others stumble into opportunity.
Phil Morin did both. 🧬
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
@philmor1964.bsky.social
Some people carve their path through persistence. Others stumble into opportunity.
Phil Morin did both. 🧬
📖 Read the full feature: bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
@philmor1964.bsky.social
🙌 Thanks to all those involved in driving this effort forward
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @atlasea.bsky.social |@cmazzoni.bsky.social| @philmor1964.bsky.social|@erichjarvis.bsky.social |@kurakulabmsm.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @atlasea.bsky.social |@cmazzoni.bsky.social| @philmor1964.bsky.social|@erichjarvis.bsky.social |@kurakulabmsm.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🙌 Thanks to all those involved in driving this effort forward
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @atlasea.bsky.social |@cmazzoni.bsky.social| @philmor1964.bsky.social|@erichjarvis.bsky.social |@kurakulabmsm.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @atlasea.bsky.social |@cmazzoni.bsky.social| @philmor1964.bsky.social|@erichjarvis.bsky.social |@kurakulabmsm.bsky.social | @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
🐋 From mega-genomes of blue whales and Antarctic krill
🐬 To genomes saving species like the vaquita and sea turtles
🧫 To R&D breakthroughs unlocking coral, sponge & jellyfish DNA — this issue reveals how scientists are decoding the blueprint of ocean life and transforming conservation. 🌍💙
🐬 To genomes saving species like the vaquita and sea turtles
🧫 To R&D breakthroughs unlocking coral, sponge & jellyfish DNA — this issue reveals how scientists are decoding the blueprint of ocean life and transforming conservation. 🌍💙
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🐋 From mega-genomes of blue whales and Antarctic krill
🐬 To genomes saving species like the vaquita and sea turtles
🧫 To R&D breakthroughs unlocking coral, sponge & jellyfish DNA — this issue reveals how scientists are decoding the blueprint of ocean life and transforming conservation. 🌍💙
🐬 To genomes saving species like the vaquita and sea turtles
🧫 To R&D breakthroughs unlocking coral, sponge & jellyfish DNA — this issue reveals how scientists are decoding the blueprint of ocean life and transforming conservation. 🌍💙
🌊 Ready to dive deep?
EBP Life Issue 4 takes you beneath the waves — where genome science meets the mysteries of the sea. 🧬✨
Thousands of new genomes. Infinite discoveries ahead.
🚀 Dive into the ocean’s genomic frontier → bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
EBP Life Issue 4 takes you beneath the waves — where genome science meets the mysteries of the sea. 🧬✨
Thousands of new genomes. Infinite discoveries ahead.
🚀 Dive into the ocean’s genomic frontier → bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
October 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🌊 Ready to dive deep?
EBP Life Issue 4 takes you beneath the waves — where genome science meets the mysteries of the sea. 🧬✨
Thousands of new genomes. Infinite discoveries ahead.
🚀 Dive into the ocean’s genomic frontier → bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
EBP Life Issue 4 takes you beneath the waves — where genome science meets the mysteries of the sea. 🧬✨
Thousands of new genomes. Infinite discoveries ahead.
🚀 Dive into the ocean’s genomic frontier → bit.ly/EBP_LIFE
🌿 Lots of EBP-affiliates are sequencing plant genomes, want to stay informed on all plant genome insights and discoveries as they crop up? 🌾 Make sure to follow our curated EBP-affiliate list to find new plant-focused initiatives around the world!
💚➡️ Follow other EBP-affiliates: go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
💚➡️ Follow other EBP-affiliates: go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
October 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🌿 Lots of EBP-affiliates are sequencing plant genomes, want to stay informed on all plant genome insights and discoveries as they crop up? 🌾 Make sure to follow our curated EBP-affiliate list to find new plant-focused initiatives around the world!
💚➡️ Follow other EBP-affiliates: go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
💚➡️ Follow other EBP-affiliates: go.bsky.app/CRvXDF4
Every plant holds a story written in DNA 🌿 By decoding these green blueprints, scientists reveal how plants evolved, uncover traits for climate resilience and crop performance, and help protect the biodiversity that sustains life on Earth. 🌎💚
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Every plant holds a story written in DNA 🌿 By decoding these green blueprints, scientists reveal how plants evolved, uncover traits for climate resilience and crop performance, and help protect the biodiversity that sustains life on Earth. 🌎💚
🧬 Why sequence plant genomes?
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🧬 Why sequence plant genomes?
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.
Today we remember Jane Goodall, who inspired a generation to protect wildlife and wild places, turning careful observation into lasting conservation.
“A 'tireless advocate' for the protection of our natural world'”- Jane Goodall Institute
“A 'tireless advocate' for the protection of our natural world'”- Jane Goodall Institute
October 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Today we remember Jane Goodall, who inspired a generation to protect wildlife and wild places, turning careful observation into lasting conservation.
“A 'tireless advocate' for the protection of our natural world'”- Jane Goodall Institute
“A 'tireless advocate' for the protection of our natural world'”- Jane Goodall Institute
🚨 Register today and get your questions answered!
🧬 Ask the experts your questions at the Frontiers Deep Dive
🔥 What will you ask these EBP trailblazers about the Phase II Roadmap? 👉 bit.ly/46ko9cZ
🌍 Frontiers in Science Deep Dive
🗓️ 18 Sept 2025
⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST
👉 Register: bit.ly/4plyPzG
🧬 Ask the experts your questions at the Frontiers Deep Dive
🔥 What will you ask these EBP trailblazers about the Phase II Roadmap? 👉 bit.ly/46ko9cZ
🌍 Frontiers in Science Deep Dive
🗓️ 18 Sept 2025
⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST
👉 Register: bit.ly/4plyPzG
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨 Register today and get your questions answered!
🧬 Ask the experts your questions at the Frontiers Deep Dive
🔥 What will you ask these EBP trailblazers about the Phase II Roadmap? 👉 bit.ly/46ko9cZ
🌍 Frontiers in Science Deep Dive
🗓️ 18 Sept 2025
⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST
👉 Register: bit.ly/4plyPzG
🧬 Ask the experts your questions at the Frontiers Deep Dive
🔥 What will you ask these EBP trailblazers about the Phase II Roadmap? 👉 bit.ly/46ko9cZ
🌍 Frontiers in Science Deep Dive
🗓️ 18 Sept 2025
⏰ 16:00–17:30 CEST
👉 Register: bit.ly/4plyPzG