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… group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host … involves both experimental and computational exploration of uncultivated viral diversity, characterization of molecular mechanisms involved … While an ever-increasing number of phage and virus genomes have been assembled and reported …

… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate the coding potential to find … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral …

… know that that’s ever necessarily like a good description of anyone because chemistry means a lot, especially when … postdoc Panama as part of the international cooperative biodiversity group (ICBG) based in Panama and was dual there … that the squid is one– is we work on a lot of host-microbe symbiosis at this point. But the squid is probably the most …

… uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … elements. Beyond exploring and characterizing microbial diversity, work in the Metagenome Program uses several … drive innovations that could advance our understanding of Earth’s ecosystems. …

… Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental … gap is also reflected in the strongly biased representation of sequenced genomes in the public domain, the bulk of which …

… DAN: Hello, everyone, and Welcome back for Episode 14 of Natural Prodcast . There’s been a lot going on, so I took … for example.  DAN: Right. So then secondary metabolism is a driver for our technology?  NIGEL MOUNCEY: Oh, yeah, I think … A few examples of those are obviously expanding the diversity of known secondary metabolites and their …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … that are positive. And so drug discovery has been a major driver for natural product biosynthesis. And probably a lot … derivatives of natural products.  ALISON: Like such a large diversity can have similar effects, I think is also really …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … with animal metabolism itself, and it’s really amazing what diversity there is in animals. I think, even despite the … was one where there was a kind of a good well defined symbiosis. The compounds found in those animals were really …

… The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for … and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program investigates the biological … and advanced genomic analysis to explore the rich diversity of fungi and algae. These organisms play a critical role in …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … to find are medicines. Medicine has always been the main driver for secondary metabolism drug discovery. Because we … the same sorts of things. And then, bacteria often live in symbiosis with plants and might actually be producing …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … would be really critical to these and has been a big driver for understanding this is if you’ve got this assembly … to be here and be able to discuss this incredible, natural diversity that we have at our fingertips. So I’m very …

… Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and … advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient acquisition and … program aims to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within secondary metabolites, expanding their …