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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 they were, what they were doing in these genomes and how they change over time. And yeah, I mean, that was let’s …

… 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 …

… 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 …

DNA Synthesis Science Group supports researchers exploring how to convert sequence into functional assessments. The …

… 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, … sea. And he looked at me and he said, you know, this isn’t how it works. We decide what we want to do, not you. So but …

… 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 they spread, why do they spread in a certain way from …

… 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 me? Dan: Yeah.  Brad: Oh my god. That’s …