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Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements … in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … leads the Functional Annotation team. MAGs significantly expanded the estimated diversity of Bacteria and Archaea …

… … DAN: Hello, everyone, and Welcome back for Episode 14 of Natural Prodcast . There’s been a lot going on, so I took … A few examples of those are obviously expanding the diversity of known secondary metabolites and their … help the Society grow. And so I’ve been the chair of the publications committee for the last, what is it now, five …

Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and … program aims to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within secondary metabolites, expanding their … to identify RNA polymerase-sigma factor targets, and have expanded the sigma factor-target pairs twofold. We are also …

… experience at the JGI, the Genomics Internship Program soon expanded to include undergraduate students. To date, more … than 80 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences …

… … DAN UDWARY: Hey everyone and welcome back to a new session of Natural Prodcast. I’ve got two things I wanted to tell … of thought with that. So some people are interested in cave microbial– people are interested in the more extreme … was less nutrients but enough that you had a lot of biodiversity. So we choose environments that are close enough …

… on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, leveraging systems-based … to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, global carbon and nutrient cycling, … emphasis that are listed in the call and leverage the diversity of JGI technical and analytical capabilities. All …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … Canada. I just got back from a conference in Canada on antimicrobial resistance sponsored by the Garner foundation. And … similar to like human crops like corn. There’s low genetic diversity in the crop. So they’re susceptible to disease. …

JGI Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the … went on to advance basic science by sequencing scores of microbial species as well as several model organisms and … … Microbes constitute the largest reservoir of biodiversity and functional versatility on Earth. Their …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … pathways. Not every organism, at least, has something that’s maybe obvious or notable. We are still in – not an … derivatives of natural products.  ALISON: Like such a large diversity can have similar effects, I think is also really …

… — before any work can begin, including the submission of samples for sequencing, or the submission of sequencing … rights in technical data, project reporting to the DOE, and publication requirements. An official with authority is … work can begin, an MTA must be in place for the constructs that will be sent from JGI when their technical work is …

… for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of the real legends of natural products, Professor Bill … it took 15 to 18 years before we were able to convince the diversity of marine ecologists that they needed to consider … powerful people. These were people that really controlled microbial drug discovery. And a guy like me, with no …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science … a reliance on photosynthesis to maintain nutrient cycling that evolved separately from other similar systems, and …