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… by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … the benefits of nitrogen-fixing nodules in legumes, which can reduce dependence on fertilizers. The study of secondary … JGI Plant Genome Advisory Committee and DOE, designating a set of JGI plant genomes that are the most important to DOE …

… work on plants for drug discovery in antibiotics, anticancer, and now COVID. We also wanted to talk to her because … and culture-disconnected. Like we’ll take some soil samples and sequence all the bugs out of that or … establishing new field sites. And it’s also important to set expectations because I’ve worked on hundreds of plants …

… and I’m so happy we got the chance to talk and that now I can bring it to you. So enjoy, episode 11 of Natural … we, for example, are really interested in metagenomes and microbiomes and figuring out which gene clusters are … the action of the microbiome because if you sterilize the soil, the protective effect is gone. You can transplant the …

… of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With advanced mass … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical … transformations, pathways, and how changes in metabolism can affect ecosystem functions. The Metabolomics Program …

Because we always need new antibiotics. We need new cancer agents. We need treatments for humans. And it just so … Nature Biotechnology, titled ‘A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes’ . (Citation: Nayfach S et al. A Genomic Catalog … disparate environments. There’s some marine. There’s some soil samples. There’s human gut samples. There’s lots and …

… one or more partners for shared benefit. Industry partners can retain rights to their own inventions and have the first … advantages for farmers concerned with improving sustainable soil management practices. … In June 2020, the Department of … … 2020 Technology Commercialization Fund projects … To set up a call or meeting to discuss partnering …

… notable. We are still in – not an early stage. I think we can identify most secondary metabolism pathways now, but … the sponges or other things. And we know lots more about microbiomes and symbionts that live with other organisms, … products because they’re easy to find. They grow in the soil. These are the same guys that produce geosmin. And so …

… trying to sequence is, you have to have a sequencer that can read longer than the repeat, otherwise, you have no idea … for antibiotics and the microbes that make them is in the soil. There’s … uh… there’s an issue there though, in that … new. And, likely, that would be outside of the lab setting as well. So it’s on our minds, but whether or not …

The Plant Program Advisory Committee is chartered to offer … on the effective management and strategic objectives of the plant program. The committee serves as the program's key …

… about what they need to advance their science, and what JGI can do to help that. So here we are. This is the first … is a chemical compound called geosmin that’s produced by soil bacteria that live all over the place. So that smell of … what? 15th, 16th century.  ALISON: Yeah, I lived in Massachusetts for a while. DAN: There you go. So you’ve heard about …

… from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. This is the last of the podcasts we recorded in my … know, for example, what are all the compounds in a sample set, and how are they distributed? And that’s been a sort of … transcriptomics, metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to …

… field has been dominated for … well, as long as I can remember, by bacterial research.  So it was great to … they deserve. They are so exciting. I get frustrated. Like microbiomes  – you know how that’s a big deal now. You go to … [class] that was mostly bacteria, that’s where your mindset is. Is that what you’re saying, right now? So if you …