Published in Zoologica Scripta: link here. The paper named “Insight into the phylogeny of the intertidal beetle genus Aegialites (Coleoptera, Salpingidae)“, by Marianne N. Haugen, Vladimir I. Gusarov, Derek S. Sikes & Torsten H. Struck is now published in Zoologica Scripta. This paper, which is an important part […]

In 2018, Lewin et al proposed the ambitious goal to sequence a reference genome of each eukaryotic species on Earth within 10 years called the moonshot of biology. This proposal let to the establishment of the Earth Biogenome Project (EBP) and gained a lot of traction and momentum […]

I 2018 foreslo Lewin et al det ambisiøse målet å sekvensere et referansegenom for hver eukaryotisk art på jorden innen 10 år, kalt «moonshot of biology». Dette forslaget førte til etableringen av Earth Biogenome Project (EBP), som fikk stor oppmerksomhet og fart i etterkant. Dette førte til etableringen […]

A couple of days ago we published the genome of a brachiopod species, in specific Discradisca antillarum in the journal G3. Brachiopods are a group of shelled, filter-feeding marine invertebrates also known as lamp shalls. Though they superficially resemble bivalve mollusks, brachiopods are not. Brachiopods have the shells […]

For et par dager siden publiserte vi genomet til en armfotinger, nærmere bestemt Discradisca antillarum, i tidsskriftet G3. Brakiopoder er en gruppe skallede, filterfôrende marine virvelløse dyr, også kjent som armfotinger. Selv om de overfladisk ligner på muslinger, er brakiopoder ikke det. Brakiopoder har skall på rygg- og […]

Rekke Entoprocta (også kalt Kamptozoa) er kjent som begermark. Globalt er det kjent 260 arter til dags dato, og 30 i Norge. Individene er små, med en kroppsstørrelse på 0,5–7 mm. Imidlertid bygger andre arter, i tillegg til solitære arter, kolonier som kan bli opptil 25 cm store. […]

Etter Stian hadde vi en annen masterstudent, Pia, som konsentrerte seg om et rent bioinformatisk tema i vår gruppe. Hun forsvarte i går sin avhandling med tittelen «Evaluating the Applicability of Macrosynteny as a Phylogenetic Trait Based on an Exploration of Spiralia» (Evaluering av makrosyntenis anvendbarhet som et […]

After Stian, we had another Master student, Pia, who concentrated on a purely bioinformatic topic in our group. She successfully defend here thesis with the title “Evaluating the Applicability of Macrosynteny as a Phylogenetic Trait Based on an Exploration of Spiralia” yesterday. Like Stian, Pia is also moving […]

Featured photo: Euphausia superba, the Antarctic krill. Photo by Professor Dr. habil. Uwe Kils, uploaded to en.wikipedia.org. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Tiny but mighty, krill are among the most abundant animals on Earth and their collective role is […]

Susanna forsvarte sin masteroppgave med suksess forrige uke. I prosjektet sitt ønsket hun å undersøke utviklingen av mitokondriell genomrekkefølge hos bukhårsdyr (Gastrotricha). Gastrotricha er svært små og flate dyr, som vanligvis ikke er lengre enn 1 mm. Likevel kan de ha svært delikate strukturer på huden i form […]

Susanna successfully defended her Master thesis last week. In her project, she wanted to address the evolution of the mitochondrial genome order of hairybellies (Gastrotricha). Gastrotricha are very tiny and flat animals, which are usually not longer than 1 mm. Nonetheless, they can have very delicate structures on […]

I forrige uke publiserte vi en artikkel om meiofauna og hvorfor det er viktig å studere dem, og hvilke vitenskapelige spørsmål som bør tas opp i neste omgang. Artikkelen «Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature» ble publisert […]

Last week, we published an paper on meiofauna and why it is important to study them and which scientific questions should be addressed next. The paper “Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature” was published in Communications Biology. […]

The Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) Project is a community-driven effort funded by the EU to establish a framework for coordinating DNA barcoding and genome sequencing across Europe. As part of the genome stream of BGE, reference genomes from species from critical European biodiversity are sequenced. An important task […]

Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) er et fellesskapsdrevet prosjekt finansiert av EU for å etablere et rammeverk for koordinering av DNA-strekkoding og genomsekvensering i hele Europa. Som en del av genomstrømmen i BGE sekvenseres referansegenomer fra arter fra kritisk europeisk biologisk mangfold. En viktig oppgave i dette arbeidet var […]

I’m three out of four semesters deep into an MSc, meaning that in a few short months I will be delivering a completed thesis, with detailed results and an in-depth discussion. I’ve had a timeline laid out since the very beginning and am largely on track. That isn’t […]

As mentioned in the first calendar door of our advents calendar this year, genomics of small animals is challenging. Yesterday, Nhu Dinh successfully finished her Master thesis but she also experienced some of the challenges related to the small animals and genomics. The problem is that some of […]

Som nevnt i den første kalenderluken i årets adventskalender, er genomikk av smådyr utfordrende. I går ble Nhu Dinh ferdig med masteroppgaven sin, men hun fikk også erfare noen av utfordringene knyttet til smådyr og genomikk. Problemet er at noen av dem er så små og har så […]

Denne uken var den siste hele uken før juleferien, hvor alle går på sin velfortjente ferie. Men til tross for at det har vært en rolig uke på museet, var det en stor dag for Nhu Dinh i dag. Hun forsvarte nemlig masteroppgaven sin i dag. Gratulerer Nhu […]

This week was the last full week before the Christmas break where everybody goes on their well deserved holidays. However, despite all the slowing down at the museum this week, today was a big day for Nhu Dinh. She successfully defended her Master thesis today. Congratulations Nhu Dinh. […]

CEG research group members Torsten Struck and myself are coordinating the task of Community Sampling, within WP5 of the the EU-funded BioGenomics Europe project. We have now completed our task, well before the deadline of February 2025 set by BGE. Our task began with annoucing two public calls, […]

Cover: Picture by Greenland Institute of Natural Resources When I need to take a break from work, I often stroll around the Oslo Natural History Museum. Zoological collections have always fascinated me since I was a child, and now that I work for one of them I`m able […]

CEG has a long standing tradition of hosting Erasmus students for an internship. This year we also had two students visiting us from Sardinia during the summer. “Erasmus+ is the EU’s program to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.” It is a program that facilities knowledge […]

CEG har en lang tradisjon for å være vertskap for Erasmus-studenter på praksisopphold. I år hadde vi også to studenter på besøk fra Sardinia i løpet av sommeren. «Erasmus+ er EUs program for å støtte utdanning, opplæring, ungdom og idrett i Europa.» Det er et program som legger […]

For our 6th door, I want to introduce you to a puzzling aspect of my favorite study organism, Calanus—a group of tiny marine zooplankton that play a crucial role in the North Atlantic and Arctic ecosystems. These crustaceans, no larger than a grain of rice, sustain our oceans and […]