Today is #BiodiversityDay2024 ! Why not register for free and accessible #BioDiversity Genomics conference to celebrate? 🎉

Registration is now open, please submit an abstract and spread the word among your networks. 🗣️

#BG24
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MBA - Marine Biological Association researchers have collected #DNA from 1000 marine species for the Darwin Tree of Life project.

Understanding genomes is vital to building our knowledge of organisms. Our team has traversed the UK, collecting DNA from various marine life 🦀

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Just over a week left to apply for a PhD in somatic evolution in plants with me and Alex Cagan, collaborating with ARU_Biology GeneticsCambridge using Darwin Tree of Life genomes. Be at the forefront of research in somatic mutations in plants!

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Learn more about Darwin Tree of Life partner MBA - Marine Biological Association by reading through their recent story ⤵️

Excited to share our recent work on annelid comparative genomics, led by Tom Lewin. Using Darwin Tree of Life data, we assembled a dataset of 23 genomes and discovered lineage-specific chromosome scrambling. 1/3
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We are pleased to announce the Biodiversity Genomics website for #BG24 is now live!

Please share this news with your colleagues, collaborators and teams.

We look forward to welcoming you to #BG24 in October.

new Darwin Tree of Life genome & collaboration with Gavin Broad to get the genome for 'Gasteruption jaculator' - one of the best scientific names i've heard (alongside 'Boops boops'). paper here wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-109 & this time we remembered to add in this tidbit to the paper:

A new fully funded PhD position is available on somatic evolution in plants!

The position is led by Max Brown 🌱 and Alex Cagan, who work at ARU_Biology and GeneticsCambridge. The project will leverage genomes generated from Darwin Tree of Life!

ToL's Mark Blaxter and Kerstin Howe discuss DToL and it's benefits on the video below. Have a look ! Wellcome Sanger Tree of Life Programme Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) Earlham Institute Wytham Genome Project Wellcome Sanger Institute MBA - Marine Biological Association Kew Science Natural History Museum Natural History Museum Science Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh European Reference Genome Atlas Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE)

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Start the engines!

Session focusing on aquatic symbiosis genomics currently on at Biodiversity Genomics conference. Make sure you don't miss out! Moore Foundation

great news at #BG23 -- Wellcome Sanger Tree of Life Programme have released a big pile of wet lab protocols to make great reference genomes. check out our ToL workspace at protocols.io/workspaces/wel…

Darwin's Origin of Species oratorio being streamed now on Biodiversity Genomics. Great musical interlude to an amazing conference day!

Interested in knowing how to scale up genomics pipelines! Look no further and log into #BG23 NOW to watch Caroline Howard, Katja Reichel, Bethan Yates, Balázs Bálint, Eric Edsinger and Donat Agosti's talks! Earth BioGenome Project Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) Earlham Institute Wytham Woods

#BG23 in full swing.

Sanger attendees having a BG23 viewing party. Any more viewing parties out there !?

And  #BG23 is LIVE!

Monday will focus on #BGE and the wonderful science done within the project. Next talk (11.45 BST) 'DNA metabarcoding as a tool for improving the knowledge of nocturnal flying insect communities' by Vanessa Mata @BIOSCANEurope European Reference Genome Atlas

4 days to #BG23 , and still time to register: events.venue-av.com/e/BG23_registr…. BG23 will showcase worldwide applications of genomic science to biodiversity research, driving fundamental advances in conservation science.
Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) Bat1k Genome Project European Reference Genome Atlas Earth BioGenome Project

How do snails get their stripes? Find out on this paper, by M. Johannsen et al. with contributions from the WSI Tree of Life programme.

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