WG2 Leader Mike Bruford is in Abu Dhabi this week for #SSCLeadersMeeting2019 IUCN Species Survival Commission IUCN COST COST Academy

Our WG2 Leader Mike Bruford is there 🧬

It’s our #BigDay at the #SSCLeadersMeeting2019 ConGenetics SSC will be presenting for 5 mins to the whole conference this morning, a poster during coffee and 1 hour session this pm. Updates to follow! G-BIKE_COSTAction Molecular Ecology Cardiff University ConGenetics SSC Africa Congress Genetics gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬

Let the poster session commence! #SSCLeadersMeeting2019 ⁦ConGenetics SSC⁩ ⁦gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬⁩ ⁦Molecular Ecology Cardiff University⁩ ⁦G-BIKE_COSTAction⁩ ⁦Congress Genetics⁩

Conservation conventions block conservation - the truth. Add the #NagoyaProtocol to this... #SSCLeadersMeeting2019 ⁦ConGenetics SSC⁩ ⁦G-BIKE_COSTAction⁩

Conservation Genetics Specialist Group reports on several new initiatives to #SSCLeadersMeeting2019 - a critical new frontier in species conservation ⁦gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬⁩ Mike Bruford⁩ #WeAreSSC #SpeciesSurvival ⁦@SynchEarth⁩

highlighting the importance of genetic monitoring

It's not a yellow brick road and I have walked on it several times now, but every time I do I get the same feeling of awe and inspiration as the first time when I went to meet Ann Clarke. At the end of this road, through the The Frozen Ark Project doors exciting work is in the planning!

Today WG4 meeting was very inspiring! Thanks elenabuzan for lovely organization and to all speakers! Tomorrow we are staring with lectures by Love Dalén and @thedelpho 🔛✅🚵‍♂️🧬🚵‍♀️🧬

During morning session we had two fantastic talks about #ancient #DNA by Love Dalén and gene drive mosquitoes by @thedelpho 🧬🦏🧬🦟 Many thanks to elenabuzan for great organization! STARBIOS2

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… Molecular Ecology Cardiff University Cardiff University School of Biosciences The Frozen Ark Project CryoArks Cardiff University Cardiff University School of Biosciences CU BLS Research

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New paper in @MolBiolEvol with Yoshan Moodley, Isa-Rita Russo and colleagues, funded by IntlRhinoFoundation 🦏 . Hi-quality #blackrhino reference genome, post-speciation gene-flow and specialisation academic.oup.com/mbe/article-ab… Molecular Ecology Cardiff University Cardiff University School of Biosciences G-BIKE_COSTAction

New paper from group of #GBiKErs and other is published! #biodiversity2020 #biodiversity #openaccess #OpenScience #ClimateChange #ecosystems

Important paper on genetic diversity in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework! Thanks to all for making this happen!

1. Some publications are more personal than others. Today's #evolutionarygenomics study of #alpacas and #llamas is the culmination of 4 year's work and >20 years fascination with colleagues in UK, Peru, Chile and China.. genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

DNA methods have revolutionized crime forenzics since the 1990s; even "cold cases" are solved. Currently, the CBD's draft Global Biodiversity Framework doesn't include methodology for genetic diversity of most wild species & ecosystems to adapt to climate change. Isn't that odd?

For those interested: joint IUCN Species Survival Commission WCS French Government UN Knowledge Dialogue on "Setting Science-Based Targets for Biodiversity in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals" 8/7/20 8am EST. Genetics comes to the UN! Zoom in! G-BIKE_COSTAction ConGenetics SSC gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬

Fab Western hemisphere CGSG meeting, visioning 4 next IUCN quadrennium. Facilitated by Flore Lafaye de Micheaux - merci! gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬 Silvia Perez-Espona @RobOgden10

Great eastern hemisphere CGSG meeting, visioning 4 next IUCN quadrennium. Facilitated by Flore Lafaye de Micheaux - merci! gesgelbacher.bsky.social 🪶 🧬 Silvia Perez-Espona @RobOgden10 . Thx to Isa-Rita Russo and Yoshan Moodley for presenting CGSG Africa!