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… uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work encompasses bacteria, archaea, and micro-eukaryoes, along with their associated viruses and mobile genetic elements. Beyond exploring and characterizing microbial diversity, work in the Metagenome Program uses …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … microbiome, as I think that it’s like a perfect storm in terms of fundamental knowledge and enabling technology, but … this molecule is so toxic. So people have tried this for a long, long time. So if you think about it, because the …

… 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 … fungi, viruses. Resident viruses can be found in a myriad of bacterial strains, whereby they can modulate host …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By … questions about what the soil microbiome looks like over longer times post-fire, and how long it takes a forest to …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … his PhD. Warp Drive was a really interesting place, in terms of secondary metabolism research, and I hope to be … to sequence is, you have to have a sequencer that can read longer than the repeat, otherwise, you have no idea how to …

… collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to address global … by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, …

… But, yeah, he was mucking around with Bacillus spores for a long time for food spoilage kind of testing, applications. … is spinetoram which is a semi-synthetic derivative of an intermediate in the spinosyn pathway. And so both of these are … help the Society grow. And so I’ve been the chair of the publications committee for the last, what is it now, five …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by … 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 …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … about natural products. And natural products is an older term for the special, natural chemical compounds that you … a field with very real and truly amazing science with a long history, and that’s what we’re going to be talking …

… and I hope you will be too. If this episode went a little long, it’s definitely because we like talking about our … microorganisms from Great Salt Lake, which is a hypersaline terminal lake about 30 minutes away from campus. And we’re … And I think a lot of times, too, when we even look at publications, it’s always positive data, right? No one ever …

… users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal review procedures, and the annual user … other topics as needed. UEC membership, qualifications, and terms of service Any investigator who has been an active … UEC membership for individuals serving in these roles. The three Chairs are responsible for preparing the agenda of UEC …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … Schmidt, from the University of Utah. I’ve known Eric for a long time – we worked together on Aflatoxin biosynthesis … everywhere. They’re at the base of the animal kingdom, in terms of evolution. Because they’re sitting there, they tend …