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… The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their … to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the … The Metagenome Program focuses on the high-throughput sequencing …

… Research in the Eloe-Fadrosh group focuses on using genome-resolved metagenomic approaches to identify and … computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial … applications. By recovering population genomes from metagenomes, we gain insights into microbial interactions, …

… ALISON TAKEMURA: So Nadine, what got you interested in studying natural products? NADINE ZIEMERT: Like almost … that easily can identify secondary metabolite pathways in metagenomes, which is still hard to do. We are mining a lot … of these environments? NADINE ZIEMERT: So we started with soil. But we also have, in collaboration with other people, …

… The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, annotation and analysis … to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those associated … addressing key environmental challenges, such as improving soil health, carbon sequestration and bioeconomy …

…   Our Sequencing Technologies Group is well-integrated across JGI departments to ensure a robust offering of sequencing capabilities and products to our users. … An assay used for profiling transcription factor binding sites across entire genomes. This technology has been …

… Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical … samples — including microbes, fungi, plants and soils. Through a combination of experimental workflows and …

… collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to address global challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … of how plants have naturally adapted to varied climate and soil conditions around the globe to identify genes to …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving our collective … Genomics group attempts to address this question in natural soil ecosystems by combining metagenomics with other omics …

… back to a new session of Natural Prodcast. I’ve got two things I wanted to tell you about in this introduction. First … off through these areas. And you can do– with a teaspoon of soil from outside, you maybe have to do a 10,000-fold … just now switching from intermicrobial interactions, studying intermicrobial interactions by imaging interactions …

… of natural products, Professor Bill Fenical from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Bill is a pioneer … kept looking for open jobs that said, we want a chemist to study the ocean. And I didn’t find a single job … are many others, including Streptomycetes, which are common soil bacteria. DAN UDWARY: Yeah, we talk about them a lot …

… the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also seeks out new … that utilize microfluidics/microdroplet technology in order to enhance the quality of single-cell genomes and … uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) Metagenomics pipeline that utilizes internal …

… like, and then you could characterize it. The classical study that demonstrated this is Challis et al, Chemistry and … and archaeal genomes that were created – these are Metagenome Associated Genomes, or MAGs. So these are genomes … disparate environments. There’s some marine. There’s some soil samples. There’s human gut samples. There’s lots and …