New preprint: sequence-based models are very good at predicting human protein missense variants with an impact on function. Here we use AlphaFold2 models to infer mechanisms of effect of deleterious variants (stability, pockets and protein interfaces) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New guide (2024): R for Non-Programmers. An R guide for individuals with any level of programming or statistical analysis experience.

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It will be followed by the Workshop on Speciation and Population Genomics, which will take place between the 19th of January and the 1st of February 2025, in Český Krumlov. Note it down! 📝 And stay tuned for updates!🙆🏻‍♀️ #evomics2025

Best practices for genetic and genomic data archiving rdcu.be/dITkL

Save the date! 🗓 The Workshop on Genomics 2025 will take place between the 5th and 18th of January, 2025, in beautiful Český Krumlov! Stay updated on the upcoming application process via our social media, website, and newsletter. More details soon!
evomics.org/2025-workshop-…

Are you attending the World Biodiversity Forum 2024?🌐

Join us at the Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) panel on June 18th to discuss the priorities and opportunities for integrating genomic science solutions into #conservation practice.

iBOLEurope Earth BioGenome Project

erga-biodiversity.eu/post/bge-and-e…

Sta arrivando il PhD Day a #Padova ! 🗓️ dal 3 al 5 giugno 📍Orto botanico di Padova Università di Padova
#nbfc #biodiversity #phdstudents #ortobotanicodipadova #unipd #paduabotanicalgarden #botanical gardens #botanical #PhD Day #PhD

Discover how to apply #bioinformatics to answer biologically relevant viral questions!

Join the global #virology community in-person to exchange knowledge & present your research at #VGE24

📅 Dates: 6-8 November

📎 Find out more & join the mailing list: bit.ly/3QZwjiL

Applications are now open for this virtual course. If you are a plant scientist who wants to know more about using genomic tools and open resources to explore plant genomes this course is for you. Apply by 1 September: ebi.ac.uk/training/event…

#plantscience #genomics

The Maintenance of Deleterious Variation in Wild Chinese Rhesus Macaques academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-ar… GBE (Genome Biology and Evolution)

Examining the effects of temperature on the evolution of bacterial tRNA pools academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-ar… GBE (Genome Biology and Evolution)

Introgression Underlies Phylogenetic Uncertainty But Not Parallel Plumage Evolution in a Recent Songbird Radiation academic.oup.com/sysbio/article… Society of Systematic Biologists

The Music frogs are revealed to possess adaptive flexibility under climate changes. Mud nests evolved as a key innovation during perennial high temperatures and precipitation but were lost in certain descendants when the weather got dryer and colder.
nature.com/articles/s4200…

Join us at the Virtual Student-Faculty Networking Lunch and Virtual Postdoc Networking Lunch. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Please refer to the meeting website. 😃evolutionmeetings.org/workshops-and-…

Curious about how lichens evolved their unique symbiosis?🌱🍄New research reveals convergent evolution and the role of horizontal gene transfer in acquiring key enzymes. Discover this groundbreaking study!
Keller Jean Francesco Dal Grande Camille Puginier
nature.com/articles/s4146…

Save the date for the 13th International Phycological Congress! #IPC13 #seaweed #algae #microalgae

Congress Website: ipc2025.science.upd.edu.ph

🌟Hot off the press! 🌟 Our new, MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRIMATE NICHE LANDSCAPE shows the role of competition in primate lives and evolution.

Read it here in Communications Biology: t.ly/pQp7L

With Prof Kathelijne Koops and Catalina Pimiento; CambridgeBioAnth Cambridge Archaeology
Amazing pic by Jonas Abana Eriksson

Genome sequencing of the eastern quoll, an endangered marsupial, describes historical population declines and identifies the likely basis of its colour differences with the closely related Tasmanian devil. Revive & Restore University of Melbourne La Trobe University
nature.com/articles/s4200…

The #phylogenetic tree has been a core conceptual tool for #EvolutionaryBiology for nearly 200 years. Roli Roberts explores the role of the tree as a metaphor, discussing two new #PLOSBiology Essays (by 🧬Jacob L Steenwyk & Casey Dunn) that look to the future plos.io/3VjDSU8

Lectureship in Invertebrate Palaeontology. Please let potential candidates know. And Please RT! Thanks very much. EarthSciences UCL CLOE: UCL Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution UCL Biosciences