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… we get to present our conversation with Marnix Medema , from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Marnix is … work. And that it involves some of these crazy genes, some of these enormous genes that encode these very … that time. Dan Udwary: So we should probably just back up a tiny bit and just say what antiSMASH actually is and does. …

… schedule for a while. Moving forward, I’m hoping to get a new one out every two weeks. This time, we’ve got a great interview with Ben Shen, from the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter Florida. This … of incorporate new technologies and things because it just opens up new doors. Yeah. Yeah, your origin sounds somewhat …

… that there wasn’t enough application there. And so I moved from there to plant natural products, getting a PhD in … are in individual tubules.  And so these tubules are like tiny monocultures but the whole of the organ which is about … Do you think that they always cluster or could the genes be separated on a genome?  Dan: Oh yeah. It’s biology …

… The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with … metabolomics fuels the discovery  of novel metabolites, genes, and proteins. It also enables exploration of energy … and computational tools, the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, …

… wouldn’t it be cool to look at these– it was actually marine invertebrates there– but look at these things in the … studied chemistry, because she switched her degree program from geography to chemistry. So we were both enrolled as … I was imagining some massive contraption for amplifying genes. I wasn’t really sure what actinobacteria were. Dan …

… they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host … involves both experimental and computational exploration of uncultivated viral diversity, characterization of …

… where, among lots of other things, he works on the Tiny Earth project, which you’ll hear him describe. [ Go … in the project by watching Amanda Hurley’s presentation from the 2019 JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.] … that can’t live without their host. They have no extra genes hanging around, they still dedicate 20-30% of their …

… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER … A data ecosystem is a connected resource where data from different organizations is discoverable and accessible. … for microbiome data science, and the development of new informatics tools specifically optimized for …

… our interview this week is with Professor Brian Bachmann from Vanderbilt University’s Chemistry Department, where he … has to have a story. And it can be looking for drugs from marine organisms, in which case you get to go to exotic … mining-based approaches are that other than resistance genes, you have no way of knowing of whether or not a …

… over our interview with Dr Elizabeth (or Betsy) Parkinson from Purdue University. She’s in the Department of Chemistry … coelicolor versus Streptomyces lividans. They both have the genes. The genes are pretty much 100% identical. We don't … products. BETSY PARKINSON: Yeah. DAN: Are you familiar with Tiny Earth? BETSY PARKINSON: I am familiar with Tiny Earth, …

… Science (FICUS) call represents a unique opportunity for researchers to request the capabilities and expertise of multiple DOE National User Facilities in one research … Successful applications will focus on high-risk/high-payoff proposals within the focused topic areas that can be …

… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal … high-quality, large-scale genomic data to advance microbial research that drives sustainable solutions in energy, …