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… were, and wondering what those … what those were and how they function. So I worked on a team at the Broad that … these damn secondary metabolite pathways. So that’s kind of how I fell down the rabbit hole. I was curious about what … have no extra genes hanging around, they still dedicate 20-30% of their genome to secondary metabolism. So it’s very …
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… part 2 of our “primer” episode, so if you ended up here somehow without having listened to the first part, you might be … and, sort of, understanding – like we’ve talked about – how bacteria or other organisms communicate and how and why secondary metabolites are being produced in the …
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… talking about here. JGI, as an institution has recognized how important natural products are to understanding the … with some excellent scientists, and that’s probably how we’ll continue for a while. To be fair, it’s probably … that was adjacent to what I worked on, but my experience of how microbes are interacting in the environment like, like …
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… Generally, most users are able to work with Berkeley Lab. However, users from certain countries (Iran, North Korea, … You can find tips on how to submit an effective proposal on our YouTube channel … merit is the major criteria used in evaluating proposals; however, the proposal must demonstrate relevance to DOE …
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… why the ocean was basically unexplored until the 70s, and how diving was the catalyst of that. We also talk about his … we start with what’s your origin story in natural products? How did you get started in this area? BILL FENICAL: Yeah, … underwater. But thankfully that worked out. And I spent 30, 40 years diving all over the world and bringing samples …
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… the future. I highly recommend it. I’ll link to it in the show notes. Which I’ll remind you, you can always find at … your lab? NADINE ZIEMERT: Big picture, I want to understand how secondary metabolites evolve– who makes them, how do … all these 120 genomes, and each of them have– I don’t know– 30 gene clusters or so. So I think I spent two years only …
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… and have a great chat with him. I kind of lost count of how many times Brad used the words “fun” and “magical” when … with one of my favorite human beings, Brad Moore. — Dan: How do I introduce you, Brad? Brad: How do you introduce … with us? Brad: Unfortunately, not. We lost him about 13 years ago. So, I wish he was still with us because I know …
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