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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 7d

@biogeneurope.bsky.social panel discussion on biodiversity genomics research infrastructure in Europe. So relevant for the future of #dnabarcoding and #genomics.

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 11d

Fantastic evening with high school student at #researchersnight at NTNU. Showcasing how #DNAbarcoding can be used to identify #eDNA from freshwater lakes. With LEGO #Brickopore @biogeneurope.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 14d

Last call! We'll broadcast @biogeneurope.bsky.social two-day symposium "Unlocking the power of #genomic science for nature and the #bioeconomy in Europe" live via streaming. Secure a seat to watch online! biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b... @horizoneu.bsky.social @bmd-project.eu

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 21d

#DNAbarcoding has been an amazing tool to help discover and delineate parasitic wasps. Here is another example!

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 21d

Researchers of @ZJU_China revised the Chinese species of the braconid wasp genus 𝑍𝑒𝑙𝑒 and recognised 29 species, including 19 new to science: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#DNAbarcoding #newspecies #phylogeny

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 22d

How can Community Science contribute to DNA based monitoring including #DNAbarcoding? Check out this paper originating from the @biogeneurope.bsky.social community

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Role of Community Science in DNA‐Based Biodiversity Monitoring

The mutual interest in nature by the general public and scientists has led to many collaborations, past and present. Community science shows great potential for monitoring species occurrences and dis...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 22d

Ponds are biodiversity hotspots—but also understudied 🐸🌱
New recommendations aim to standardise eDNA use for stronger conservation outcomes. But challenges like sampling & PCR inhibition remain.

Source: tinyurl.com/5b79a4rz

#Biodiversity

Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds - Hydrobiologia

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management. Development is ongoing, w...

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 22d

This paper is not new, but it is still so relevant for many insect groups. In addition, it features some quite spectacular images of gnat genitalia. Support the building of a DNA barcode reference library for all life! www.mdpi.com/1476032

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Aug 26

eDNA results are constrained by the existing databases; their accuracy and completeness influence the analysis of results from the application of eDNA technologies.
#eDNAquaPlan aims to address this challenge.

Learn more!

🔗 ednaquaplan.com

#eDNA #DNA #Biodiversity

Understanding Europe’s aquatic DNA Landscape: insights from eDNAqua-Plan - eDNAqua-Plan

As the urgency to monitor and protect aquatic biodiversity intensifies, the need for reliable and interoperable DNA-based data infrastructures becomes increasingly vital. The eDNAqua-Plan project sets...

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · Aug 27

We reviewed the use of long-read sequencing with both @nanoporetech.com and @pacbio.bsky.social data for analyses of eukaryote #biodiversity for environmental samples #eDNA and #barcoding, providing a complete guide for future applications #BiodiversityGenomics @sgn.one
doi.org/10.32942/X2J...

EcoEvoRxiv @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · Aug 26

Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses - a comprehensive guide
doi.org/10.32942/X2J...

Diagram showing sample collection and processing for biomonitoring, followed by sequencing with ONT. Central at the bottom is displayed the structure of the nanopore and the movement of the DNA strand through the pore leading to data generation. In a box on the left side are listed the currently available ONT instruments: MinION, GridION, PromethION. This image was generated with BioRender.

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Aug 25

Towards harmonization of bioinformatics in DNA #metabarcoding onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Coming of age for COI metabarcoding of whole organism community DNA: Towards bioinformatic harmonisation

Metabarcoding of DNA extracted from community samples of whole organisms (whole organism community DNA, wocDNA) is increasingly being applied to terrestrial, marine and freshwater metazoan communitie...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · May 8

🌊🧬Revolutionizing Biodiversity Monitoring?🧪

Could aquatic #eDNA be a game-changer for tracking biodiversity loss? From detecting invasive species to restoring ecosystems...🌍

Study by Altermatt, F., Couton, M., Carraro, L. et al.: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Utilizing aquatic environmental DNA to address global biodiversity targets - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Aquatic eDNA-based technologies offer the potential for universal and standardized biodiversity monitoring. In this Perspective, Altermatt et al. discuss how these technologies can help to achiev...

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Apr 11

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A 2023 review in Molecular Biology Reports synthesized available DNA barcodes, reviewed DNA barcoding methods, and discussed future directions of the field. In part 3 of 3, we summarize DNA barcoding trends.

Fungal specimens retrieved from the public data available in the BOLD data portal alongside a measurement for reference

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · Apr 24

Hot off the press: DNA barcoding decodes unique species of the Madeira archipelago for the first time! 👇

🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/04/22/d...

Congrats to BGE’s Sónia Ferreira (CIBIO-InBIO) and Torbjorn Ekrem (NTNUnorway)!

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DNA Barcoding Decodes Unique Species of the Madeira Archipelago for the First Time! - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

A total of 25 species of aquatic mites have been identified, and of these 23 are endemic to Madeira. Aquatic mites are important regulators of invertebrate populations in freshwater systems, have enor...

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Apr 30

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🚀 We're thrilled to announce that recordings from our BOLDv5 introductory webinars are now available as a video series!

Our 11-part series is now live on YouTube: buff.ly/xi4nyiq

YouTube icon graphic on graphic text, sharing that the BOLDv5 video series is available publicly on

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Department of Natural History at NTNU is seeking an ambitious candidate for an open position as associate professor in vertebrate evolutionary genomics. Please see 👇 for details. Deadline for applications is May 25.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in evolutionary genomics of vertebrates (279638) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Associate Professor in evolutionary genomics of vertebrates (279638), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 25, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Apr 25

A PhD-position on Arctic plant genomics is available at NTNU's Department of Natural History. Please see announcement for details. Deadline May 9: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Candidate in Arctic alien plant genomics (278168) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD Candidate in Arctic alien plant genomics (278168), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Feb 28

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⏳ World Wildlife Day 2025 countdown: 3️⃣ days!

The UN's #WorldWildlifeDay celebrates wild animals & plants. We're highlighting #DNABarcoding research that advances our understanding of them.

Today’s focus: Australia’s marine fishes 🌊🦈🐟

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Feb 13

📢 BOLDv5 introductory webinar registration is open

❓: This webinar will cover key updates to the platform and include time for Q&A
📅: 19 Feb, Wednesday
🕙: 1300 - 1500 EST (90 min presentation followed by 30 min Q&A)
✍🏽: Sign up to reserve your spot: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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fern with text inviting to BOLD introductory webinar

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Feb 7

On DNA barcoding and delimitation of species, this article is a well written input to the discussion: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Delimiting Species—Prospects and Challenges for DNA Barcoding

Discovering, describing and cataloguing global species diversity remains a fundamental challenge both for biodiversity research and for the management and conservation of biodiversity. Among animals,...

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · Jan 30

Big news! 💥

We’re launching 'ERGA iBOL Europe Connections' — a new blog series uniting the two #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe communities (iboleurope.bsky.social and ergabiodiv.bsky.social)!

First post: On the Origin of Biodiversity Genomics 🧬👇

➡️Go to: lnkd.in/eZFJE5q8

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Jan 29

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A 2024 paper in Conservation Biology investigated the impacts of land cover and the role of protected areas on the biomass and diversity of flying insect communities in Germany. Metabarcoding and malaise traps made it possible to comprehensively assess the insect community at a large scale.

Figure from Sinclair, J.S., Buchner, D., Gessner, M. et al. Effects of land cover and protected areas on flying insect diversity. Conservation Biology 2024 e14425 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14425
Locations of 75 insect sampling sites (Malaise traps) across Germany. Sites spanned an elevation gradient of 1–1400 m. Insets illustrate differences in how we measured fine‐scale (50‐m radius around each trap) versus broadscale (1‐km radius) land cover (green, forest; orange, low vegetation; red, urban; brown, agricultural; bare soil, not shown). Some trap positions are shifted slightly to improve visualization. Site coordinates and environmental characteristics in Appendix S1.

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Jan 21

The University of Bristol is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study parasitic bees' effects on tropical pollinators using eDNA. Apply by 23 Feb 2025. Details: https://tinyurl.com/568zbz9u #postdoc

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Jan 22

Einar Timdal from the Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo co-authored this nice paper on lichen diversity, including description of several species new to science
doi.org/10.23855/pre...

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Jan 22

Aino Hosia and Luis Martell (University of Bergen) with co-authors found Unexpected diversity and novel lineages in the cosmopolitan genus Nanomia (Cnidaria: Siphonophorae: Physonectae) doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · Jan 22

Some achievements from the @norwbol.bsky.social network in 2024:

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