The San DiegoUnion Tribune wrote an article based our latest publication in Nature Chemical Biology on Metagenomic discovery of polybrominated diphenyl ether biosynthesis by marine sponges. Read Article here
Scripps News: Scripps Marine Microbiologists Honored for Scientific Leadership
Professors Doug Bartlett and Brad Moore named fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology. Read more
NSF News Release Highlight: Bacteria living in marine sponge produce toxic compounds found in man-made products
SCOHH recent publication on sponge microbiome marine brominated fire retardants. Read more
Scripps News: Study Finds Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Toxic Flame Retardant-Like Compounds
Based on SCOHH publication on sponge microbiome marine brominated fire retardants. Read More
Nature Journal highlights: Marine enzyme can multi-task
Nature Journal highlighted a recent publication: A Multitasking Vanadium-Dependent Chloroperoxidase as an Inspiration for the Chemical Synthesis of the Merochlorins. Read more
Flame retardants from sea bacteria
San Diego Union Tribune published article: Flame retardants from sea bacteria Read More
Oceans and Human Health Conference
Award recipients for the Oceans and Human Health program convene for a conference in March, 2014. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scripps-conference-addresses-ocean-threats-human-health
Drug Discovery Potential of Natural Microbial Genomes
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/drug_discovery_potential_of_natural_microbial_genomes Advanced genetic technique yields novel antibiotic from ocean bacteria.
Glycogenomics Debuts
“Sugar-containing microbial natural products are rich sources of potential drugs. But the vast array of glycosylation (sugar-addition) pathways makes characterizing previously unknown glycosylated natural products difficult. To speed up characterization, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Bradley S. Moore, and coworkers at the University of …