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… and Sciences. She’s an ethnobotanist and the herbarium curator there, with a broad range of experimental work on plants … cup of coffee, that is a plant that has a functional activity. It’s a pharmacological agent that acts as a … I think on COVID that we’re getting ready to submit for publication and have found some interesting hits for that as …

… Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural … a developer. So that has been also a journey of continuous improvement. Dan Udwary: What’s the development process … are actually associated with these gene clusters, or to activity? So if you see a biological activity and you …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural … and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, … bacterium that they’re interested in, usually some sort of activity screens to try to find some bioactivity that they …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural … Usually, in a lot of cases, we still have to go through publications to get proteins, and their functions, and all … ideas on how to do that tomorrow, because it does take some improvements on things. So from your perspective on genome …

… for fundamental growth, provide critical advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in … products and bioenergy crop enhancement. The program aims to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within … bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. These compounds are key to organisms' interactions with their environments and with …

… user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to address global challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and … understanding of plants’ biological and ecological roles to foster sustainable solutions for energy, agriculture and …

… their scientific skills and collaborating with their mentors and fellow interns. Inspired by the success of the UC … program, they left the JGI more confident and ready to tackle real-world scientific issues. Our interns say their experiences allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and …

… best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and … crops. One example is an ongoing collaborative effort to improve the emerging bioenergy crop switchgrass ( Panicum … that could be useful toward the DOE’s interest in harnessing the crop as a versatile candidate biomass …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … regular schedule for a while. Moving forward, I’m hoping to get a new one out every two weeks. This time, we’ve got a … they can help you to fine tune your technology and probably improve it, but also, because of the broad application, we …