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… The genes are pretty much 100% identical. We don't know why one is expressed over the other. As far as whether we're … usually serve as dimers, and then they will bind to certain sequences of DNA. And when they bind to those certain … are capable of making those strange ring systems. JACKIE: Why? Is it just because of ring strain or is it-- I guess, …

… Apple Podcasts or wherever you’re getting this and tell me why you’re listening. DAN: But, now, here’s Natural Prodcast … and to go through all of these abstracts and titles and to fish out data about new molecules that have been found. And … And that’s been followed by developments in pulse sequences and improvements in the ways in which you acquire …

… then genomics happened. Dan: Yeah, I did my first genome sequence with you. Brad: That’s right,  Dan: JGI did it in … working with you, Dan, on this one, and we said, “Well, why don’t we have you know, the bioinformaticians go against … made a toxin called domoic acid, [and] caused amnesic shelfish poisoning. Over 100 million dollars was lost just in …

… about the basics of genome mining, which is using DNA sequence to identify and interpret biosynthetic, secondary … biological perspective, like what was this bacterium, and why did your group want to study it? Marnix Medema: You mean … to train new algorithms, et cetera. And that’s not just selfishly. Of course, this was also very important for the …

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… capabilities support researchers exploring how to convert sequence into functional assessments. This is done by … BOOST provides a suite of tools to automate sequence design for assembly by Gibson, Yeast recombination …

… at genomes and seeing where the really hard things to sequence were, and wondering what those … what those were … functional was these secondary metabolite pathways. So why was that? What is it about secondary metabolite pathways … favorite examples of a secondary metabolite producer, and why they produce those metabolites? MARC: Well, I’m really …

… our User Program’s Community Science Program, the JGI sequenced and characterized 270 genomes of the Clostridium … To meet these needs, the JGI deploys state-of-the-art sequencers and platforms dedicated to biodesign, single-cell …

… is like, what’s your origin story in natural products? Why are you doing this? JACLYN WINTER: I’ll kind of go back … that I never anticipated starting– that’s not why I came to the University of Utah– is looking at the … have an E. coli strain that we’ve been working on that we sequenced the genome. And it has 17 resistant genes on a …

… And at the time, it was really exciting when people would sequence [DNA]. The genome was– well, that hadn’t really … polyketide synthase and then P3. We still don’t know why 20 years later. JACKIE WINTER: It’s pretty amazing, … And that’s what I really wanted to do. And that’s why I came back to academia. And I set that up. And we …

… Duncan: Yeah. I love actinomycetes. Dan Udwary: Tell us why. I mean, I know, but I think– Alison Takemura: I want to … of almost finished characterizing them. We’ve got genome sequences, which are just incredible. We’ve looked at the … bit about your perspective on that kind of technique and why it’s valuable to you? Kate Duncan: I think both genome …