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…   The JGI’s Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These molecules, which … The Secondary Metabolites Program targets the vast and underexplored … to facilitate the discovery of new bio-based molecules that can drive innovations in bioenergy, sustainable …

… communication norms around JGI contributions, ensure that all contributors to a research project are … that the data produced by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to produce manuscripts for publication and the responsibility for leading the efforts …

… for Industrial Microbiology Natural Products conference that was held last January. Ben was the organizing chair of … And so, we are developing enabling technology, not only to facilitate the discovery of enediyne, for which, by genome … origin is around 30,000 from fungal, and a 40,000 from bacteria. Okay? And among the 40,000 from bacteria, there’s …

… global challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, … core, the program investigates photosynthesis — the process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy — and its … reduce dependence on fertilizers. The study of secondary metabolites enhances our understanding of natural compounds …

… to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those associated with … environmental challenges, such as improving soil health, carbon sequestration and bioeconomy applications. The … large-scale genomic data to advance microbial research that drives sustainable solutions in energy, agriculture and …

… The SMAC is chartered by the Secondary Metabolites Program Head and report back to them. The …

… until the 70s, and how diving was the catalyst of that. We also talk about his move to microbiology, about … into the secondary metabolism of some more novel marine bacteria. You know, I first met Bill as a postdoc working … the chance to record this conversation. I also want to note that this episode will be monumental as the last episode …

… JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This … Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though not formally …

… And a lot of us moved on to work in simpler systems, like bacteria, where we figure we can make more progress faster, … working on harder organisms, with the kinds of challenges that usually lead to surprises and really great discoveries! And Eric’s done an awesome job, in that respect. One of the natural product families we talk a …

… from the Chemistry department at the University of Utah, so that makes him one of Jackie’s colleagues. Aaron is doing some cool stuff with cool bacteria that I’m fascinated to learn more about. He works … as we were mentioning before, of more complex secondary metabolites that an organism might want to use to affect its …

… identifying the actual molecules present in an environment that influence system behavior.  Through this … At JGI, in-depth molecular profiles are generated for metabolites extracted from a variety of experimental … types of environments (e.g. soil, lake).  A wide range of metabolites are identified using LC-MS/MS methods optimized …