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… The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work encompasses bacteria, archaea, and … to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the …

… Research in the Eloe-Fadrosh group focuses on using genome-resolved metagenomic approaches to identify … develop 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, …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… DAN UDWARY: Hey everyone and welcome back to a new session of Natural Prodcast. … 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 …

… The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with … metabolites, genes, and proteins. It also enables exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical …

… challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, … of how plants have naturally adapted to varied climate and soil conditions around the globe to identify genes to …

… 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 …

… Microbes drive critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral … group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host …

… Our research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral complexity and evolution Our research focuses on discovering and characterizing …

… DAN: Hey Marcy!  ALISON: Hey Marcy?  MARCY: Hello. How’s it going?  DAN: Good. … know that that’s ever necessarily like a good description of anyone because chemistry means a lot, especially when … now?  MARCY: Sure. So my lab has really converged on the study of host-microbe chemistry. And the interactions– As …

… DAN: Welcome back for episode 9 of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger Linington, from Simon Fraser … natural products science as a field, we have arguably been studying microbial natural products in an ordered way for … This episode features our conversation with Roger Linington , from Simon Fraser …