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The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for bioenergy, … and integrate multi-omics tools to enhance functional studies. These efforts seek to improve understanding of how …

JGI Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the … expertise to support the global research community in studies of complex biological and environmental systems. We … of University and Research; all specimens collected and fungi isolated are preserved in the Culture Collection of …

Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These molecules, which are not … advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient acquisition and …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi, again. This is Dan, and … bacterial sacred metabolite, and ergot alkaloids come from fungi, and Taxol from plants. Plants, fungi, bacteria, …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to … to members of the public whose tax dollars support our continuing contributions to advancing the research …

… … DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … a marine actinomycete bacterium. So they look kind of like fungi but also make these mycelia. They kind of look like … secondary metabolite pathways as viewed through metagenome studies, and what more JGI and others can do to enable …

… for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of the real legends of natural products, Professor Bill … at Georgia Tech. Another great student is in Florida continuing to do this kind of work. So that was how that … knowledge of the direction the field has taken:  Chemical studies of marine bacteria: developing a new resource Bill …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … marine organisms. Except during the time that we worked in fungi. But what do you see as the overall theme of your … of life on earth is located. ALISON:  Have you been continuing the research in sponges and nudibranchs? ERIC:  …

… … DAN: Welcome back for episode 9 of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger … environmental roles of these compounds? Can we perform studies such as looking at the distributions of different … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … in the earlier primers. In bacteria, at least, and in most fungi, biosynthetic gene clusters, which are the genes that … seen in the past with people that have done metagenomic studies on, say, the human gut or whatever. But other than …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. … fungi. The  work appeared in the June issue of  Studies in Mycology . This work was enabled in part through  …

Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is … critical to serve as phylogenetic anchors for metagenomes studies.  While uncovering the metabolic potential of …