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… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … So taxol is a natural product, a cancer drug. It was the largest selling drug back in the early 2000s for cancer. You … set of shared traits that everyone has but there’s still variability. Although this secondary metabolism, you take it …

… for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of the real legends of natural products, Professor Bill … powerful people. These were people that really controlled microbial drug discovery. And a guy like me, with no … found out all kinds of weird things. Glucose is toxic to a large number of marine bacteria. Do you believe that? I …

… while, but Natural Prodcast is back again for another round of episodes. If you stick around for the next few months, … .” This is kind of like a CSP, but you would be proposing a larger project that requires the work of two or more DOE … do the bioinformatics and to synthesize these results into publication? So there’s this really important because we …

… The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for bioenergy, … and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program investigates the biological … into practical applications, including sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, natural products, and environmental …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hey there and welcome back for Episode 8 of Natural Prodcast. This week, we have our conversation …

… are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial pathogens, and associated viruses that all … and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, …

… here today, and we wanted to talk to her about a whole list of things. So we have a Scripps background shared together, … And sometimes, in terms of biological activities– like antimicrobial or something– sometimes a little difference is … is a whole bunch of information that maybe never makes its publication. And these are little tips, you know, how to …

… group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host dynamics in environmental microbial communities. This involves both experimental and … While an ever-increasing number of phage and virus genomes have been assembled and reported …

… Prodcast episode 17. The guest we have this week is Professor Cassandra Quave from Emory University, with joint … that would be what it would be is to really help build a larger network of scientists across these countries. So … I think on COVID that we’re getting ready to submit for publication and have found some interesting hits for that as …

… Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … genes, some of these enormous genes that encode these very large enzymes. And I was like, OK, wow, these are really … IMG kind of hooks into IMG’s data. IMG being Integrated Microbial Genomics at JGI, a large data set of bacterial …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … Canada. I just got back from a conference in Canada on antimicrobial resistance sponsored by the Garner foundation. And … you for that insight. DAN: So I suppose, coming up with large collections of new microbes and new activities, feeds …

… Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These molecules, … crop enhancement. The program aims to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within secondary … Program targets the vast and underexplored reservoir of secondary metabolites produced by bacteria, fungi, algae …