Natural Prodcast
Natural Prodcast is a podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Natural products, secondary metabolites, specialized metabolites -- whatever you want to call them, they're the chemicals that make species unique and different from one another, and are incredibly important to medicine, the environment, and human health. Hosts Dan Udwary and Jackie Winter introduce concepts in this exciting field, and talk to the fascinating scientists who work in it. This series brought to you by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute.
Podcasting since 2020 • 25 episodes
Natural Prodcast
Latest Episodes
Natural Prodcast Ep 24 - Jackie Winter and SMC
On this bonus episode of Natural Prodcast, it's the Self Promotion Episode! Dan chats with new-ish co host Jackie Winter, from the University of Utah, about her secondary metabolism research on weird microbes and bioactive compounds in the Grea...
November 15, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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59:28
Natural Prodcast Ep 23 - Aaron Puri
Natural Prodcast talks to Aaron Puri, from the University of Utah's Chemistry Department. We talked about carbon-fixing methylotrophs, quorum sensing, and inverse stable isotopic labeling.Episode transcript at jgi.doe.gov/natural-prodca...
November 02, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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37:27
Natural Prodcast Ep 22 - Alison Narayan
In this episode, Dan and Jackie talk to Alison Narayan, from the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute and
October 04, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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37:08
Natural Prodcast Ep 21 - Elizabeth Parkinson
Natural Prodcast's interview with Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson, from Purdue, about bacterial signaling molecules and regulation of biosynthetic pathways, semisynthetic cyclic peptides, student mental health, and getting kids interested in microb...
September 07, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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36:53