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![New paper on pangolin phylogenomics and reference genome for the giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_c19c2f5e78b746d882987a4bd9a6bb12~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_c19c2f5e78b746d882987a4bd9a6bb12~mv2.webp)
New paper on pangolin phylogenomics and reference genome for the giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea)
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![New paper by Chris on dental gene loss in xenarthrans published in Peer Community Journal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_e42c0e3a21614ce2936487923ebc505d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_e42c0e3a21614ce2936487923ebc505d~mv2.webp)
New paper by Chris on dental gene loss in xenarthrans published in Peer Community Journal
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![Second publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_848106e82b2f4d56a86fc6cc0d419229~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_848106e82b2f4d56a86fc6cc0d419229~mv2.webp)
Second publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium
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DNA Zoo collaboration yields two new anteater chromosome-scale genomes
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![Congratulations Mariana!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_e7eb3c51f2034e4484049ad0ea13c6be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_400,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_e7eb3c51f2034e4484049ad0ea13c6be~mv2.webp)
Congratulations Mariana!
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Frédéric presented a talk on chitinase gene family evolution at the ALPHY/AIEM meeting
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![First publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_6d2032cda52c4025b43ba40f777cfe1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_6d2032cda52c4025b43ba40f777cfe1e~mv2.webp)
First publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium
![Bye Rémi, so long, and thanks for all the fish!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_75b8194b45f94dd3b1195c117aff644d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d5a1cb_75b8194b45f94dd3b1195c117aff644d~mv2.webp)
Bye Rémi, so long, and thanks for all the fish!
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![Chris' new paper on gene loss in the melatonin pathway published in Open Research Europe](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_b8af832f98b54880a87c2d058704e3d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_b8af832f98b54880a87c2d058704e3d0~mv2.webp)
Chris' new paper on gene loss in the melatonin pathway published in Open Research Europe
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![The DNA Zoo updated our bat-eared fox genome assembly to chromosome-scale](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_822d52fcec0e4119b860ce6581f1a3ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_822d52fcec0e4119b860ce6581f1a3ee~mv2.webp)
The DNA Zoo updated our bat-eared fox genome assembly to chromosome-scale
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Two ConvergeAnt talks presented at the virtual Evolution 2021 meeting
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Invited talk at the 2nd Virtual Meeting of Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution
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![Sampling six-banded armadillos at the Montpellier zoo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_95497893b89b459d8afc0c6a4f3d5830~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_95497893b89b459d8afc0c6a4f3d5830~mv2.webp)
Sampling six-banded armadillos at the Montpellier zoo
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![Rémi's roadkill genomics paper published in eLife!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_957ec25da7ed4d22890b270b4403b646~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_957ec25da7ed4d22890b270b4403b646~mv2.webp)
Rémi's roadkill genomics paper published in eLife!
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![Mathilde attended an online course on Speciation Genomics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_9fa69cce4ba943de9e17b3f803db98ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_375,h_211,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_9fa69cce4ba943de9e17b3f803db98ac~mv2.webp)
Mathilde attended an online course on Speciation Genomics
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Invited talk at the 1st Xenarthra International Conservation Congress
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![Au revoir Amandine !](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5a1cb_41b2d80e7d30432481c82137ee6ba7d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d5a1cb_41b2d80e7d30432481c82137ee6ba7d3~mv2.webp)
Au revoir Amandine !
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Talk at the Biodiversity Genomics 2020 meeting
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Congratulations to Sophie!
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Invited talk at Montpellier Omics Days 2020