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Biodiversity is a lot like Jenga, says Canadian artist behind COP16 installation

Benjamin Von Wong is the artist behind Biodiversity Jenga, a six-metre-tall art installation currently looming over COP16, the United Nations biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia.

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Meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago dwarfed rock that caused dinosaur extinction: study

The S2 meterorite, which hit the planet just over 3 billion years ago, dwarfed the one that caused the dinosaurs' extinction, according to a new study.

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What is biodiversity and how can we protect it?

Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.

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Special Issue from Heredity on structural variation. Call for papers. (Oct 24).

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The Journal of Molecular Evolution is a hybrid journal and you can still publish your work there for free under the traditional model. And we want your submissions! D. Liberles, Editor-in-Chief (Oct 19).

Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour, Third Edition, by Gillian R. Brown and Kevin N. Lala, from Oxford University Press. (Oct 19).

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Plant Survey from Universite Paris Cite. (Oct 7).

Symbiosis A Very Short Introduction, Nancy A. Moran, from Oxford University Press. (Oct 5).

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Oct 24 16:00	Genomic localization bias of secondary metabolite gene clusters and association with histone modifications in Aspergillus - (GBE)
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Oct 24 08:00	Genomes of Microtus rodents highlight the importance of olfactory and immune systems in their fast radiation - (GBE)

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We are seeking one postdoctoral researcher to work on the Project
"A Genomic Blueprint for the Description of Thousands of New Species"
funded by the Research Council of Finland.

Position description:
Our international research team will find solutions to the taxonomic
impediment by developing approaches to dramatically accelerate species
descriptions by taking advantage of high-throughput DNA sequencing
tools. The research will focus on DNA-barcoded samples of Costa Rican
gall midges (Cecidomyiidae), which represent a massively diverse
and taxonomically 'dark' group of insects. The goal is to showcase
how thousands of new species of gall midges can be described in a
scientifically rigorous manner, and hence point the way towards a
genomics-based future of taxonomy in similar "dark" taxa.

For more details on the position and "how to apply" follow the link below:

https://oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:764822/

Marko Mutanen
Professor (Molecular Systematics and Bioliteracy)
University of Oulu
Finland

Insect Bioliteracy group: https://insgensyst.wordpress.com/
Finnish Barcode of Life (FinBOL): https://www.finbol.org/
Biodiverse Anthropocenes:
https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/biodiverse-arctic-and-global-resilience/biodiverse-anthropocenes

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We are seeking one postdoctoral researcher to work on Oulu University's
Kvantum Institute Spearhead Project "Developing a Genomic Blueprint for
a Bio-literate Future".

Position description:
The post-doctoral researcher will focus on developing genomic tools for
more accurate species delimitation of taxonomically problematic groups
of sawflies. The studies will include use of e.g. shotgun sequencing
of fresh tissues to recover USCO markers from specimens as well as
sequencing old museum (type) specimens. Several sequencing platforms
(ONT, PacBio, Illumina) will be utilized. Furthermore, the studies
will focus on elucidation of the evolutionary causes of the presence of
intra-individual variability of seemingly functional mitochondrial COI
barcode marker in sawflies. The work will mostly focus on North European
fauna. The research team has massive tissue collection of sawflies which
will be largely used, but the work will also include field trips.

For more details on the position and "how to apply" follow the link below:

https://oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:764975/

Marko Mutanen
Professor (Molecular Systematics and Bioliteracy)
University of Oulu
Finland

Marko Mutanen <Marko.Mutanen@oulu.fi>

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