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Jim Shaw @jimshaw.bsky.social · Sep 7

Preprint out for myloasm, our new nanopore / HiFi metagenome assembler!

Nanopore's getting accurate, but

1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies?
2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them?

with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social

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bioRxiv Bioinfo @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social · Sep 7

High-resolution metagenome assembly for modern long reads with myloasm https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.05.674543v1

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · Aug 13

From fàstic to fantastic population genetics with @pathogenomics.bsky.social :announcing Fstic a high-performance Rust CLI that computes N×N genetic distance matrices from VCFs or allele-frequency tables at scale. (fàstic=Valencian/Catalan for annoyance)Code: github.com/PathoGenOmic... @i2sysbio.es

GitHub - PathoGenOmics-Lab/fstic: Calculates pairwise distances between samples using alelle frequencies

Calculates pairwise distances between samples using alelle frequencies - PathoGenOmics-Lab/fstic

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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · Aug 8

🎉The EVBC Newsletter 95 - July/Aug 2025 - includes the newest EVBC publications, virus bioinformatics tools, members, upcoming events and more!
🔗 evbc.uni-jena.de/evbc-newslet...

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our R package, mycolorsTB, has officially landed on CRAN!

We created mycolorsTB to provide easy-to-use, standardized color palettes for visualizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex data. install.packages("mycolorsTB")
@pathogenomics.bsky.social
github.com/PathoGenOmic...

GitHub - PathoGenOmics-Lab/mycolorsTB: R Color package for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

R Color package for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex - PathoGenOmics-Lab/mycolorsTB

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Maria Dzunkova @dzunkovam.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 Abstract submission is open for Pangenome2025 in Valencia! #microsky #bioinformatics 🧪🦠🧬🖥️ I’m one of the invited speakers. Looking forward to the talks by my @i2sysbio.es colleague Pilar Domingo-Calap @pilardomingoc.bsky.social, and many other great researchers. www.alocongress.com/pangenome2025 🧵

PANGENOME2025

The biology of prokaryotic cells is directly dependent on the differential gene pools that characterize each cell or strain. This has been a fundamental aspect of epidemiology for delimiting outbreaks...

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · Jul 23

'Who killed Hannibal'? meme from the Eric Andre show. In the top panel a man in a grey suit (labeled 'NATURE') kills a man sitting in a chair (labeled 'NULL RESULTS'). In the bottom panel the man in the grey suit turns to the camera and says "WHY DON'T SCIENTISTS PUBLISH NULL RESULTS?"

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Andrew Rambaut @arambaut.bsky.social · Jul 15

Some great new features and updates from the awesome Pathoplexus project. This is a new open pathogen genome database that can provide access to your sequences under a use-restricted license but also feed directly in to INSDC (EBI, Genbank etc) when you are ready. pathoplexus.org/news/2025-07...

Pathoplexus | Pathoplexus July Update

Pathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering global collaboration and public health response.

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Pathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · Jul 15

🗓️As we close in on 11 months of Pathoplexus, we’re pleased to announce many new direct sequence uploads and some exciting new features that expand Pathoplexus’ utility!

📰 You can see our full News Item here: pathoplexus.org/news/2025-07-14-july-update

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Screenshot of the July Update News article on the Pathoplexus website

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PathoGenOmics Lab @pathogenomics.bsky.social · Jul 14

Spanish Society Evolutionary Biology meeting January 2026 in the botanical Garden ‪@uv.es‬ in Spain. Registration 200-350€. Preliminary program with confirmed keynote speakers: sesbe2026.es/programme/. Abstract submission until September 15th. sesbe2026.es/abstract/. Come to Valencia and join us!

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · Jul 12

Stop searching, start researching! My new 3D printable slide holder keeps your samples safe, accessible, and perfectly organized. It's a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution for any lab.

Download the files for free!
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#Scicomm #Lab #3Ddesign #Freebie #DIYscience

Slide Into Organization: Microscope Slide Box by paula MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

Enhance Your Lab Organization EffortlesslyPerfect for any laboratory, this design is available for free download to help you keep your slides safe, accessible, and well-organized.Key FeaturesDurable a...

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I2SysBio @i2sysbio.es · Jul 11

El #I2SysBio (@csic.es [email protected]) ha lanzado una serie de vídeos sobre los diferentes grupos de investigación en este centro. El nuevo video es sobre el grupo PatoGenÓmica @pathogenomics.bsky.social de Mireia Coscolla
🌐 youtu.be/0jj9iCCw3ww?...
🧪🧬🖥️ 🦠👩‍🔬 #microsky #WomenInSTEM #tuberculosis

Interview of Mireia Coscolla, Principal Investigator of the Pathogenomics group

YouTube video by Institute for Integrative Systems Biology I2SysBio

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Andrew Rambaut @arambaut.bsky.social · Jul 2

BEAST X v10.5.0 finally released – you can't just do beta releases forever. github.com/beast-dev/be...

Details and instructions for installing on the BEAST website: beast.community

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · Jun 24

A huge moment for our lab at #ESM2025, with Mireia Coscolla presenting our work on host-pathogen interactions. She did a brilliant job—fantastic science from a fantastic scientist! So proud of her and the entire team. @pathogenomics.bsky.social @i2sysbio.es @esmyco.bsky.social 👏✨

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · May 10

Nuestro 4to año superado con creces, #expociencia2025 @pathogenomics.bsky.social @i2sysbio.bsky.social

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Vicente Arnau @vicentarnau.bsky.social · Apr 24

"Conèixer els màsters" is an informational event of the @uv.es 😀
Representing the Master's in Bioinformatics its director @vicentarnau.bsky.social and PhD student Celeste Moya attended.
Registration for UV master's programs is open until June 13.
Sign up now! @i2sysbio.bsky.social #bioinformatics

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Apr 16

Pathoplexus News Updates always feel like 💃 !

So many cool things to report, including amazing uploads from users! 🕺

Pathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · Apr 16

🗓️ Pathoplexus has now been around for 7 months!

And both we and our users have been busy - so we wanted to share some updates & highlights!

📰 You can see our full News Item here: pathoplexus.org/news/2025-04-16-spring-update

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Pathoplexus | Pathoplexus Spring Update

Pathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering global collaboration and public health response.

pathoplexus.org

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Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), CSIC @ibv-csic.bsky.social · Apr 15

Iñaki Comas del @ibv-csic.bsky.social junto a Mariana López y su grupo, ganadores del Premio en la categoría de Transferencia de conocimiento, con mención especial a la candidatura Genómica para políticas públicas: control de pandemias, epidemias y enfermedades del Sur Global
@csic.es
¡Enhorabuena!

CSIC @csic.es · Apr 15

🏅 El #CSIC anuncia los ganadores de los II Premios de Transferencia y Emprendimiento

➡️ Los galardones reconocen las actividades del personal investigador y centros e institutos del Consejo para promover estos ámbitos y fomentar la cultura emprendedora

👉 http://tiny.cc/yvlg001

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I2SysBio @i2sysbio.es · Apr 3

By mining GISAID, researchers from I2SysBio uncover sequencing artifacts in SARS-CoV-2. Many repair mutations in the spike protein were due to errors in data processing. #covid19 #viruses #microsky🧪🦠💻🧬 More info: www.i2sysbio.es/communicatio... ⬇️

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I2SysBio @i2sysbio.es · Apr 3

Original article published in Virus Evolution: academic.oup.com/ve/advance-a... Congratulations, @paururo.bsky.social @fgonzalef.bsky.social @rongellerlab.bsky.social @pathogenomics.bsky.social and others!

Genome data artifacts and functional studies of deletion repair in the BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Abstract. Mutations within the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike (S) protein are critical for the emergence of successful SARS-CoV-2 viral lineages. The

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Carolina Monzó @carolinamonzo.bsky.social · Mar 28

It's finally out!!!! Our review on long-reads transcriptomics was published in @natrevgenet.bsky.social!! You can have a look at the paper here rdcu.be/efugl! We hope you like it 😀

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WHO @who.int · Mar 24

Yes, #Tuberculosis (TB) is curable!

TB is treated with antibiotics taken daily for 4–6 months. ⚠️ Stopping treatment early can lead to drug-resistant TB.

Funding cuts & rising drug resistance put the most vulnerable at risk. Sustained support is crucial to #EndTB 👉 bit.ly/4ilkK1h #WorldTBDay

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European Society of Mycobacteriology @esmyco.bsky.social · Mar 24

It's World Tuberculosis Day,let's unite to stop TB in its tracks! 🚫🦠 Join us at the vibrant 45th Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology in Lisbon (22-25 June 2025). Save the date, register today! 🎯 www.esmycobacteriology.eu/event-home #EndTB

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CSIC @csic.es · Mar 24

🔬La Unidad de Genómica de la Tuberculosis del IBV-CSIC se centra en comprender la diversidad genómica y la evolución de la 'M. tuberculosis', bacteria que transmite la enfermedad, para:

➡️Epidemiología
➡️Diagnóstico
➡️Tratamientos
➡️Vacunas

👉https://www.ibv.csic.es/project/genomica-de-la-tuberculosis/

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Paula @paururo.bsky.social · Mar 24

🦠 World TB Day! At @pathogenomics.bsky.social (@csic.es, @i2sysbio.bsky.social) we crack TB's genomic secrets safely locked inside our BSL2/BSL3 labs. Press play, help spread science instead of TB. Knowledge is contagious the bacteria shouldn't be! #EndTB #ScienceInAction youtube.com/shorts/eGNLL...

Tuberculosis: Figthing the invisible threat

YouTube video by Paula Ruiz

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