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Genomic Connection #3 – DNA Metadata and FAIR Play
In the third episode of Genomic Connections, Christian and Kasia chat with Joana Pauperio, Biodiversity Project Manager at the European Nucleotide Archive, in the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). They discuss the concept of “metadata,” why it is crucial to ensure...
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Launch of iBOL Europe Gap List
We are building a DNA reference library of the eukaryotic species in Europe. The iBOL Europe community aims to accelerate the completion of a DNA barcode reference library of European species. An essential component of this objective is a comprehensive...
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Connection #5: DNA rules and Fair Play
The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and the European node of the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL Europe), two international communities of scientists brought together under the Biodiversity Genomics Europe Project (BGE), are joining forces for “Connections,” a series...
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Highlights of Community Meeting May 2025
The last edition of our Community Meeting is just behind us, as it took place yesterday, 26 May. It was much participated, as the contributions were substantially relevant for our members. Rutger Vos (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, NL) presented the iBOL...
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20 ICA 2025
The 20th International Colloquium on Amphipoda will be celebrated on 1-5 September in Łódź (PL). It is the 2oth edition of ICA, making it a particularly felt one among the community. All researchers using amphipods as model organisms in all kinds...
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Genomic Connection #2 – Tech for Biodiversity: The role of DNA sequencing
In the second episode of Genomic Connections, Kasia and Christian are joined by Claudio Ciofi, Professor at the University of Florence (⁠UNIFI⁠) and founder of the Florence High-Throughput Sequencing Facility. They ask Claudio about the many ways DNA information is...
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