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ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · May 27

The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!

Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠

Save the dates ✅

Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!

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Verena Kutschera @vekutschera.bsky.social · May 13

The next GenErode version is available (0.6.3)! 🎉 github.com/NBISweden/Ge...

GitHub - NBISweden/GenErode at 0.6.3

GitHub repository for GenErode, a Snakemake pipeline for the analysis of whole-genome sequencing data from historical and modern samples to study patterns of genome erosion. - GitHub - NBISweden/Ge...

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · May 7

My colleague, investigating a student for obvious GenAI use, sent me a bibliographical reference to a chapter I'd apparently written in a volume I had apparently edited.

Neither title of course exists. But they were both titles I COULD have written, and he emailed because he felt he had to check.

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · May 7

#ERGAReads | How much media attention does #biodiversity get? 📉 Not nearly enough.
This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals.

🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A

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Verena Kutschera @vekutschera.bsky.social · Apr 24

Even though biodiversity loss is happening at an alarming rate, COP15 received significantly less media coverage and internet search interest than COP27 and Taylor Swift according to this study.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · Apr 12

We are looking for new manager for our computing unit! If you have experience in both biology and computers, this might be the perfect job for you! UBC is a lovely place, and Zoology is a fantastic, collaborative and kind department. Apply by May 4th at ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs...

Biosciences Computing Manager

Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level D Job Title Biosciences Computing Manager Department Administrative Leadership | Dep...

ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Apr 14

[Please share] 📢‼️

I have 2️⃣ postdoc positions advertised at the Swedish Museum of Natural History:

Postdoc on "Theory of adaptive radiation"
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...

Postdoc on "Homoploid Hybrid Plant Genome Evolution"
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Apr 23

Phylogeography of introgression: Spatial and temporal analyses identify two introgression events between brown and American black bears 🐻🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Phylogeography of introgression: Spatial and temporal analyses identify two introgression events between brown and American black bears - Heredity

Heredity - Phylogeography of introgression: Spatial and temporal analyses identify two introgression events between brown and American black bears

www.nature.com

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Apr 23

Only 1 more week to apply for this postdoc position on the genomics of parallel climate adaptation in yeast! Link to application portal is in the post below. Please share widely! 🧪🌳🧬🍄

Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Mar 18

And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Apr 23

🔔 #Seminar: Genomic erosion and biodiversity #conservation

🗓️ Tue, April 29 - 11:00 CEST
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

Talks by @hernmoral.bsky.social, Samuel Speak and Xuejing Wang from the Globe Institute and @earlhaminst.bsky.social
@ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Genomic erosion and biodiversity conservation

This month's ERGA BioGenome Analysis & Applications Seminar will feature three short talks on the topic of genomic erosion and biodiversity conservation. Learn more below about the featured talks and ...

www.erga-biodiversity.eu

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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · Apr 3

Spring has finally sprung, and you may have noticed a few more bees about! 🐝

We’ve got 5 handy tips on making your garden the best it can be for the bees 👇

A bumblebee in flight approaches a bright pink flower hanging down from a bush.

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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · Apr 1

We have an open 4-year PhD position in the Slotte lab at Stockholm University, to investigate genomic signatures of selection associated with pollination mode shifts.
Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪

PhD student in Ecology and Evolution

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Presently around 100 people, including 35 PhD

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe @umwelthilfe.bsky.social · Apr 2

Der Klimabericht des Deutschen Wetterdiensts bestätigt, was unser #Hitze-Check 2024 auch gezeigt hat: Viele Städte sind an Sommertagen kaum noch lebenswert. Auf zubetonierten Plätzen und Straßen sucht man vergebens ein Schattenplätzchen. (1/2)

(S+) Bericht des DWD: So hart trifft Deutschland die Klimakrise

Hitzewellen, sehr nasse oder trockene Jahre: Was früher extrem war, ist heute normal, schreibt der DWD in seinem Klimabericht für 2024. Er warnt vor den Folgen für die deutsche Energieversorgung.

www.spiegel.de

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Apr 2

#ERGAReads | Integrating #GeneticDiversity into #NatureRestoration: this review highlights how genetic diversity -often overlooked in conservation policies- can strengthen the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation and global #biodiversity efforts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... @coalitioncongen.bsky.social

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Mar 31

Trump's 3/27 executive order targets the Smithsonian for advancing "the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct."

Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.

“Race does not provide an accurate representation of human biological variation,” the statement reads. “Humans are not divided biologically into distinct continental types or racial genetic clusters. Instead, the Western concept of race must be understood as a classification system that emerged from, and in support of, European colonialism, oppression, and discrimination.”

“It thus does not have its roots in biological reality, but in policies of discrimination,” the statement says. “Because of that, over the last five centuries, race has become a social reality that structures societies and how we experience the world. In this regard, race is real, as is racism, and both have real biological consequences.”

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Nonia Pariente @npariente.bsky.social · Mar 31

Looking forward to this webinar with @scilifelab.se on navigating open science policies.

I will speak about open science practices at scientific journals.

There’s still time to sign up - come join us!

www.scilifelab.se/event/plos-a...

PLOS and SciLifeLab Webinar: Navigating Open Science Policies – Practical Guidance for Researchers on Sharing Data and Software

Open science policies are rapidly evolving, but many researchers find them to be vague and difficult to navigate. These policies often lack clear, actionable guidelines for how researchers can respond...

www.scilifelab.se

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Apr 1

Did you know that you can build pipelines in @galaxyproject.bsky.social?
Check out this talk by Björn Grüning, head of the Galaxy Team @uni-freiburg.de, and discover how #Galaxy how to get started with the platform and create pipelines right away!

🔗 youtu.be/OIzWTd93k5c?...

#usegalaxy #genomics

How to build a pipeline in Galaxy?

YouTube video by ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Apr 1

Looking for high quality free videos?🎥 Introducing: Open Planet! 🧪🌍

A rich free-to-use video library to help storytellers create impactful content for our planet.

Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿

openplanet.org #ForNature

Discover world-class footage of our changing planet.

Open Planet is a global library of high-quality climate and nature footage. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.

openplanet.org

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Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. @bund.net · Apr 1

„Ohne die Möglichkeit zur Klage wird die Zerstörung von Flüssen, Seen u. Landschaften immer weiter zunehmen“. Klartext von @bandt-bund.bsky.social bzgl. der Diskussion von CDU u. SPD, das #Klagerecht für Umweltverbände einzuschränken. #Koalitionsverhandlungen

Stand der Koalitionsverhandlungen: Bechsteinfledermaus bald kein Grund mehr zur Klage?

Union und SPD diskutieren, das Klagerecht für Umweltverbände einzuschränken. Höchst fraglich, ob das machbar ist. Kritik gibt es dennoch reichlich.

taz.de

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ELIXIR Europe @elixir-europe.org · Mar 25

Do you have a #bioinformatics project idea that needs a little stimulus⚡?
Submit your project proposal for #BioHackEU25 to get the chance to meet with experts 💨 to drive the project forward.

📥 Submit your proposal by 14 April: biohackathon-europe.org/projects/

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Gabriel Renaud @gabrielylr.bsky.social · Mar 25

aDNA/aeDNA folks: tired of eyeballing hundreds of damage plots? I am excited to introduce AdDeam—a tool to rapidly generate damage profiles, cluster them, and spot outliers. Great for large sample sets or flagging modern contigs in ancient metagenomics assemblies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

AdDeam: A Fast and Scalable Tool for Estimating and Clustering Reference-Level Damage Profiles

Motivation DNA damage patterns, such as increased frequencies of C>T and G>A substitutions at fragment ends, are widely used in ancient DNA studies to assess authenticity and detect contamination. In ...

www.biorxiv.org

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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · Mar 25

Last week, @elife.bsky.social posted the version of record of our #aDNA study on Iberian aurochs/cattle.

We found a lot of hybridization, probably sex-biased, stabilizing at ~20% about 4000 years ago (co-author Colin Smith coined the term 'cowrochs').

Read more: elifesciences.org/articles/93076

The genomic legacy of aurochs hybridisation in ancient and modern Iberian cattle

After their introduction to the Iberian peninsula, domestic cattle hybridised with mostly male wild aurochs for millennia until human actions likely ended this process about 4000 years ago.

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The Biodiversity Network @biodivoxford.bsky.social · Mar 20

Join us online next month, when we'll be asking: What is the role of academia in addressing the biodiversity crisis?

Register your place now! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

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Verena Kutschera @vekutschera.bsky.social · Mar 20

Happy to see my former @nbis.se advisory program student Zach Nolen's new pipeline PopGLen for analyses of short-read data using genotype-likelihood based methods out!

Github: github.com/zjnolen/PopG...
Paper: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

PopGLen—A Snakemake pipeline for performing population genomic analyses using genotype likelihood-based methods

AbstractSummary. PopGLen is a Snakemake workflow for performing population genomic analyses within a genotype-likelihood framework, integrating steps for r

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Centre for Palaeogenetics @cpgsthlm.bsky.social · Mar 19

New paper 🚨

This review led by #CPGstlhm researchers @amandalindahl.bsky.social @indianadiez.bsky.social @lovedalen.bsky.social and @palaeopete.bsky.social explores how #ancientDNA 🧬 can be used to investigate all hierarchical levels of #biodiversity across time ⌚

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Palaeogenomic inference of biodiversity dynamics across Quaternary timescales - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

This Review explores the utility of palaeogenomics for exploring past biodiversity trends and ecosystem responses to a changing world, including natural climate cycles and increasing human activity.

www.nature.com

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