Challenge accepted! Generating reference genomes and building a reference barcode library
DNA sequencing covers a range of methods shaped by data needs, sample numbers, and sources. Within the BGE sequencing
“Follow the sample” Soil sampling and lab processing
By Maria Magalhaes, Joana Verissimo, Catia Chaves, Filipa M.S. Martins, and Laura A. Najera-Cortazar Europe is home to an
Connections Booklet: Discovering Biodiversity Genomics
By Luisa Marins and Kasia Fantoni What is biodiversity? And genomics? How are they related to each other in
From Peaks to Parks: Citizen Scientists Join Bulgaria’s Genomic Quest for Biodiversity
By Luisa Schlude Marins Read the illustrated leaflet version of this text here 🇧🇬 Bulgarian version below About
BGE+ selected for funding!
BGE+, heir to BGE, has been selected for funding. This amazing news means that our consortium will have support
Wings, Bees, and Barcodes: Citizen Scientists Support Pollinator Genomics in Cyprus
By Luisa Schlude Marins About the hotspot Cyprus is a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot with a rich and distinctive invertebrate
BG Connects policy roundtable: Report now available
The final act of the BG Connects event, last October, convened a group of key policymakers, researchers, and civil society
New BGE paper: The Challenge of Getting High-Quality Genomes
There are complex "upstream" challenges involved in generating high-quality reference genomes, essential for modern biodiversity research. Drawing on the
BGE is done sampling: curious about how it went?
BGE focusses on species of conservation, ecological, and socioeconomic importance in Europe. The selection of what to sample is
Molecular phylogeny reveals a new species of the Hygrobates longipalpis complex from Portugal (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)
A new BGE paper has been published! The paper called 'Molecular phylogeny reveals a new species of the Hygrobates
