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… for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of the real legends of natural products, Professor Bill … it took 15 to 18 years before we were able to convince the diversity of marine ecologists that they needed to consider … from the ocean. We didn’t know whether to study bacteria, fungi, archaea, the whole range of microbial life. So, we …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … been shared for a long time by many, many bacteria – and fungi and plants. And so that’s the power and the promise … to be here and be able to discuss this incredible, natural diversity that we have at our fingertips. So I’m very …

A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan …