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Cardiff Molecular Ecology and Conservation lab
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researchers at Cardiff University working on molecular ecology, conservation biology and genomics, incl. field work, analysis of ancient/historical DNA and lots of other fun.
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molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Huge shout-out to Prof Lynne Boddy from @cardiffuni.bsky.social School of Biosciences, for #BES award for a lifetime of incredible achievements in fungal ecology and conservation
britishecologicalsociety.org British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Oct 22
Professor Lynne Boddy, recipient of the President's medal.
Professor Lynne Boddy, recipient of the British Ecological Society President's Medal, is smiling. The quote says, "It is a huge honour to win this award and join the list of the eighteen wonderful ecologists who have been previous recipients."
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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palaeogenomics.bsky.social
🦴🧬🦴🧬🦴

Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!

June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.

Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!

Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/

Deadline: Nov 30th
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
An incredible opportunity to work with the @rspb.bsky.social and Storm petrels as part of your Master's degree! 🕊️

#research #seabirds
kirstyfranklin.bsky.social Kirsty Franklin @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social · Nov 24
Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project?

We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣

🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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o-o-frank.bsky.social
#Wanted: running and alive:
Someone with an active #SEQUENCHER software license. I have a few old Sequencher project data files with #DNA sequence data (*.spf), but no access to the software. Anyone with access could perhaps help me export the files?

Please RT
July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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o-o-frank.bsky.social
Sharing this thread by brilliant Dr @sduplessis.bsky.social about another chapter of her @cardiffuni.bsky.social PhD thesis published. Very pleased to see her museum DNA results looking so promising for us to find out more about #otters. More specimens currently in the pipeline, but 🤫
May 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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leonhilgers.bsky.social
‼️These #PSMC #peaks are #artifacts‼️

Seen #PSMC results like this🤔?
They are caused by ill-set parameters, #very #common, and #easy #to #solve!

For details see 🧵& OA paper @currentbiology.bsky.social
🙂🐢🧬🎉!

cell.com/current-biol...
Avoidable false PSMC population size peaks occur across numerous studies
Hilgers et al. detect and solve a common artifact in PSMC and related methods for historical population size inference. Analyses of real and simulated genomes show that ill-set default parameters fals...
cell.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Please to share this recent paper in Nature, incl. three of our PI's (plus in memoriam Mike Bruford): Isa-Rita Russo, @orozco-terwengelpa.bsky.social and @o-o-frank.bsky.social
o-o-frank.bsky.social Frank Hailer @o-o-frank.bsky.social · Jan 29
Excited to share this! Been involved in this massive, global meta-analysis of temporal trends in genetic diversity 🧬 since spring 2020, during lockdown. Also a fantastic collaboration involving wonderful people around the world. 🌍
@cgsg.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social
cegrueber.bsky.social Catherine Grueber @cegrueber.bsky.social · Jan 29
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
January 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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cegrueber.bsky.social
It’s not all doom and gloom! We show in @nature.com that genetic diversity is in decline, but in @theconversation.com we dive into five strategies to help maintain or restore biodiversity @robynshaw.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social
theconversation.com/gene-pools-a...
🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #popgen
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help
Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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robynshaw.bsky.social
We’ve also created a 2-page policy brief for anyone wanting to learn more about conserving #GeneticDiversity- available in 14 languages (and more to come)! Follow the link below ⬇️

url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uWHeC71Zo8...
robynshaw.bsky.social Robyn Shaw @robynshaw.bsky.social · Jan 29
Thrilled to see our paper out in @nature.com! Huge thanks to @cegrueber.bsky.social @katefarquharson.bsky.social & the core team for a mammoth effort over 6yrs! Privileged to work with 57 scientists who spent many hours screening papers & more. Missing the late Mike Bruford-who helped inspire it all
cegrueber.bsky.social Catherine Grueber @cegrueber.bsky.social · Jan 29
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
January 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM