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… from which potentially natural product could be biosynthesized, then you need to develop enabling technologies. ie … penicillin from the fungal species – probably told us that fungi could be very productive sources for, say, biological … national resources. So, you may know the so-called Nagoya protocol, which prevents taking bio-resources from the native …

Program supports a wide range of projects, from single-gene synthesis to the synthesis of entire chromosomes, … variations. These constructs are subsequently synthesized and tested for their ability to produce desired … and analysis tools for comparative genomics of fungi. Mycocosm enables users to navigate across sequenced …

So it was great to hear her passion and enthusiasm for fungi. And we talk a lot about some of the technical … After I got my undergraduate degree, which was in general biology, I joined the Peace Corps. And when I was … asexual spore, some might be in these things we called sclerotia, which are overwintering bodies. So the complexity …

… my undergraduate in microbiology and then PhD in microbial genetics in the UK. And came across to the US for a couple … of things. Full stretch all the way from a well into microtiter plate all the way up to supporting 200,000-liter … which, at least at the time, was called Inatreq . It’s a fungicide that is active against Sartoria which is a really …

… them that it looked to be of a certain number of modules in size, they then quickly were able to then solve the … on marine actinobacteria. Then we moved into marine proteobacteria. Not a big leap, but then we began looking at … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both … detailed database on the denizens in the soil. While large protein databases, like UniProt, exist, are not specific …

… research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon …

… had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to establish symbiotic … how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have transitioned to the symbiotic lifestyle. The … There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break down the cellulose, hemicellulose, and …

… world. We used ships. We used land-based marine labs. We wrote cooperative grants with people in other countries. And … from the ocean. We didn’t know whether to study bacteria, fungi, archaea, the whole range of microbial life. So, we … 2,000, 5,000 different cells, different colors, different sizes, different shapes, motility, all this stuff. But when …

So we started out internally by making a list on the whiteboard of the top 50 journals that we thought were most … could then show that to collaborators and say, “This is a prototype. If you will help, we could do this in a more … metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to collaborate, let …

Genome Insider is a podcast that showcases the work of JGI collaborators in brief forays, connecting audiences with the people behind … — and harness — the superpowers encoded in plants, fungi, microalgae, environmental viruses, and bacteria to …