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… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. We use multi-omics … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral …

… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those associated … The Microbial Program focuses on using advanced sequencing technologies to explore microbial … microorganisms, by sequencing large populations of bacteria and archaea in their natural environments using …

… uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the … Program focuses on the high-throughput sequencing of microbial communities to uncover the complex interactions …

… Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and … growth, provide critical advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient acquisition and communication. Studying how these compounds are biosynthesized and their …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Welcome back for our second season … In this episode, Dan and Alison discuss the basics of genome mining, as we get ready to talk to some of the …

… Below is a brief description of the process needed to prepare and ship samples for sequencing by the JGI.  Additionally it includes instructions on accessing sample-level reports and … documents below (posted with permission) demonstrate the importance of proper nucleic acid quantification in our …

… UDWARY: It’s been a while, but Natural Prodcast is back again for another round of episodes. If you stick around for the next few months, … where smaller proposals may be a fit. Still not 20 many microbes. We still we work in plates, right? We’re a high … should contact Christa Pennacchio in the Project Management Office If you have questions about project relevance or …

… Biology is currently experiencing a revolution brought on by rapid developments in … and other omics technologies.  The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational … advances in management, processing and visualization of “big data,” and artificial Intelligent/machine learning …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … At the end of the day, all the content produced by microbes the result of millions of years of evolution. And … about and explore secondary metabolism. In this episode of the podcast, we talked a lot about terminology, …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … we really recognize, right?  ALISON: And I tend to think of microbes as being able to secrete a lot more things than … This the second episode of Natural Prodcast, which continues a conversation from the …

… know that that’s ever necessarily like a good description of anyone because chemistry means a lot, especially when … Marcy. So I was wondering, how did you get interested in studying natural products?  MARCY: That is a great question … activity. So the chemistry and function really of those microbes that live there.  And in our work we’ve determined …

… for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of the real legends of natural products, Professor Bill … And we started to gather evidence that truly showed the importance of the molecules in ecology. And that took … of a microorganism. So around 1985, I said, why aren’t we studying microbes in the ocean? Why don’t we do that? DAN …