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… ALISON TAKEMURA: I know that it’s looking in the genome for genetic elements of interest, you know, something like … We need new cancer agents. We need treatments for humans. And it just so happens that bacteria make a lot of … and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, …

… inter-organismal interactions. These insights are crucial for addressing key environmental challenges, such as … and inter-organismal interactions, which are critical for advancing sustainable solutions in agriculture, energy and ecosystem management. The program aims to generate high-quality genomic datasets, particularly for …

… of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hey there and welcome back for Episode 8 of Natural Prodcast. This week, we have our … is a fungal natural product which is a liver toxin when humans accidentally eat it, but it has a really fun and … see as the overall “theme” of your research? I know you’ve generally worked in various marine organisms. Except during …

… But anyway, here’s our conversation with one of my favorite human beings, Brad Moore. — Dan: How do I introduce you, … and SIO. Oh, I should say what those are. Brad: What’s SIO, for all those listeners out there? Dan: Scripps Institution … genomics existed. This is before we’re even thinking of genes and connecting genes to molecules, which is something …

… genome miners use, including antiSMASH, MIBiG, and newer efforts, like BiG-scape and BiG-SLiCE, and now the BiG-FAM database of biosynthetic gene cluster families. And he tells us about forthcoming … sets and seeking to interpret function from BGCs. It’s a long, wide ranging conversation and I’m so happy we got the …

… of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hello, and welcome back for Episode 7 of the Natural Prodcast. It’s been about a … technology to help access complicated natural product gene clusters, and we’re all really excited about that, and … they were known as the most toxic molecules, and that human beings know, today, for small molecules. So they’re in …

… insights into viral evolution and complexity, and encode for a treasure trove full of novel genes ready to be tapped for downstream applications. … threats in environmental samples. This work combines third generation sequencing and machine learning to enable fast, …

… DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone. I’ve got a great episode for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of … Wow. It’s all happened so fast. I mean, in terms of human evolution and knowledge, like discovering that the … the most effective application, of marine molecules in general. DAN UDWARY: Maybe can you explain to our audience …

… it’s a little hard to find in print, but we live in the information age and the ebook version is available at most … you can still make more of it, then you start going into human trials or animal trials first, and going through all … and actually get to the DNA sequence – sequences for the genes that code for the proteins that produce secondary …

… analysis and interpretation is creating new opportunities for breakthrough discoveries and catalyzing a major … The research efforts of the group have concentrated in demonstrating the … include exploration of the global diversity of alternative genetic codes (Science 2014), unearthing hundreds of …

… to Natural Prodcast! This is episode 4! From here on out, for a while, we’re going to be presenting some conversations … After I got my undergraduate degree, which was in general biology, I joined the Peace Corps. And when I was … It really is fascinating. You know, us, in the laboratory, humans, we started by isolating this fungus by itself or …

… bioprospecting vs biopiracy, early stage drug discovery in general, and a possible data-driven future for plant natural … stance I’m an associate professor of Dermatology in Human Health at Emory University based in Atlanta, Georgia. … I think on COVID that we’re getting ready to submit for publication and have found some interesting hits for that as …