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… 8 of Natural Prodcast. This week, we have our conversation with Professor Eric Schmidt, from the University of Utah. I’ve known Eric for a long time … so they’re secondary metabolite peptides. And there are two ways that nature does this. The more well-known … you’d like to read more about this, I highly recommend his publication last year, “The Biosynthetic Diversity of the …

… the University of Hawaii and moved there in the early ’60s from Berkeley to work on this new budding field of marine … Sequencing Program, and they worked with us to sequence two genomes. Those were of Salinospora tropica and arenicola … the end of last year. Dan: So these are going to be seaweed metagenomes? You’re sequencing everything? Brad: Metagenomes …

… that there wasn’t enough application there. And so I moved from there to plant natural products, getting a PhD in … intriguing. The squid – the Hawaiian bobtail squid has two organs that solely house– whose sole function is to … And we’ve done some work with those and have a couple of publications out there on the chemistry. There’s so much …

… over our interview with Dr Elizabeth (or Betsy) Parkinson from Purdue University. She’s in the Department of Chemistry … outreach program to get kids interested in microbiology and microbial chemistry. All good stuff, and I hope you enjoy … at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I had a two body problem, and it was a really great opportunity to …

… the product and deliverables as well as target cycle times from sample receipt to completion of standard analysis.  Raw … by physical separation of a biologically relevant unit from a microbial community, such as a microcolony, microbial …

… Previously, researchers had to apply to each facility with separate review schedules and selection processes, … fundamental science experiments in ways they couldn’t with projects undertaken separately at individual user … provides customized analysis, the JGI also participates in publication of results. …

… Every approved proposal starts with a User Agreement — before any work can begin, including … rights in technical data, project reporting to the DOE, and publication requirements. An official with authority is … and delays on the work. The transfer of a proposal from one commercial institution to a new commercial …

… and innovative materials production. Through collaboration with its users, the JGI provides genomic insights to improve … crops, enhance biomass conversion efficiency, and discover microbial pathways for producing biofuels, biochemicals, and … and nutrient cycling to enhance crop resilience, improve soil health, and make more efficient use of marginal lands …

… With collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program … by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to environmental changes. … agricultural productivity. Research spans diverse areas — from understanding how terrestrial plants and phytoplankton …

… of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding of genome … exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical …

… DAN: Welcome back to Natural Prodcast! This is episode 4! From here on out, for a while, we’re going to be presenting … that got me into natural products to be truthful. So, well, two things. My PhD work was with a fungal pathogen called … was the natural product he was talking about. It was associated possibly with esophogeal cancer or a neurological …

… Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge … genomes and directly link functional information with individual cells. Research Team    … To provide additional functional insights into microbial genomes, the JGI now uses laser microdissection to …