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… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hello, and welcome back for Episode 7 of the Natural Prodcast. It’s been about a month now since …

… and then as a research scientist on projects to develop functional genomic technologies and to understand genome … function in bacteria. Since 2016, he has been the lead of the User Support Analysis group. The group performs … in  Ensifer Species during Free-Living Growth and during Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis with  Medicago spp. Msystems 7 …

… get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … to better understand how these hydrothermal ecosystems function in such extreme conditions. They identified 511 new … shared a high prevalence of genes involved in sulfur and nitrogen metabolism, as well as those that play a role in …

… subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … oxygen deep below ground. These archaea fix carbon and nitrogen, but the viruses that infect Altiarchaea cause the …

… 2023 Symposium” delving into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the … uncovering microbial novelties to deciphering metabolic and functional capabilities. Overview of Symposium Goals … for the extent of diversity. The phylogenetic and functional characterization of this novel diversity …

Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist … understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity.  In 2021, he … analysis to better characterize how viruses infect soil microbes and influence how soil ecosystems function. He was …