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… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … we are still sequencing lots of stuff, and why the JGI is a key driver in some of the science. ALISON: Very cool. Yeah, …

Committee (SAC) is a board convened by the JGI Director to provide a scientific and technical overview of the JGI. The SAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, … objectives of the JGI. The SAC serves as the Institute's key external advisory panel and advocate of the Institute's …

… … DAN UDWARY: Hey everyone and welcome back to a new session of Natural Prodcast. I’ve got two things I … in any field and even 30 years ago would say it’s the [key to] success. And that is about choosing your battles. … natural product chemistry in the first place? What’s your origin story? I usually start with that. But I didn’t do …

DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of … Nature . 2012; 492: 59-65. Floudas D et al. The Paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from …

… … Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … being able to zoom into particular gene clusters that play key roles in these microbiome associated phenotypes. Alison …

All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (Berkeley Lab’s) core … overview of the JGI. The SAC serves as the Institute's key external advisory panel and advocate of the Institute's …

… … DAN: All right. Welcome back to Natural Prodcast. I did it. I’m keeping to my schedule. This should be coming out on the first Thursday of the month, just like I promised. Now I just have to make … historically are tetracycline receptors. And so they were originally, I think, discovered in E. coli, but we can …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest …

Black fungi are microscopic and mighty. They survive everywhere from Antarctica to Joshua Tree National Park, despite extremely harsh … organisms survive hotter, drier climates. So University of Tuscia researchers Laura Selbmann and Claudia Coleine are …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … are more active in fixing and metabolizing nitrogen, a key ecosystem nutrient. The Impact This study is the first …