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… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental … The phyllosphere, which is known as the aerial surface of plants, is a comparatively understudied area of forest … The team learned that some bacterial families carry genes for degrading monoterpenes such as α-pinene, as well …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  Brad Moore, UC San Diego and … genomics existed. This is before we’re even thinking of genes and connecting genes to molecules, which is something …

… Streptomyces are nature's chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under … how the bacterium redirects its energy, building blocks and regulatory machinery toward chemical production — a … This work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute …