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… a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan …

Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements … taken stock of the current state of microbial genomic biodiversity. Using publicly available genome sequence data … their study assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to …

… the team concluded, “we provide a global analysis of the diversity, distribution, and evolution of virophages.” Lead …

A few examples of those are obviously expanding the diversity of known secondary metabolites and their … a time and do this so that we can not only access just new diversity, but actually go and explore it and investigate … the workforce of the future. And think about mentorship and diversity and workforce development. And so I’m very excited …

… program, which stands for International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups, and it’s this great program funded by the … countries for research into various aspects of biodiversity, of which natural products chemistry is one. DAN: … to happen if we’re really going to understand the chemical diversity and chemical utility that nature has to offer us. …

David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he …