Episode 003 - Dr Morgan Langille – microbiome bioinformatics, DNA sequencing, metagenomics
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Dr Morgan Langille, an expert in bioinformatics, talks about developing novel technologies and techniques that enable a better understanding of human-microbial interactions. Dr Langille discusses advances in the microbiome field as well as combining computer science and microbiology to lead to new therapeutics and diagnostics. Episode Time Stamps
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- 00:00 Intro
- 00:30, How Dr Langille got into the field of the microbiome
- 04:30, Gene duplication and reverse transcription
- 05:48, What is bioinformatics?
- 06:34, The evolution of bioinformatics
- 09:30, Genomic islands
- 1:04 - Phages
- 14:30 Dr Langille’s first bioinformatics tool
- 16:00 Bacterial genome libraries
- 18:20 Extremeophilic bacteria
- 19:00 Will there be bugs in space
- 21:42 Bacteria on Mars
- 22:15 Human microbiome diversity
- 23:30 Number of human cells vs microbes in the body
- 25:00 Genomic diversity within the microbiome
- 28:00 Perfect bioinformatics
- 33:40 Bioinformatics and microbiome research
- 34:37 Short read vs long read sequencing
- 45:30 Shotgun metagenomics
- 48:00 Bioinformatic tool development
- 1:01:00 Differences in bioinformatic tools and impact on research
- 1:06:00 Solutions to current technology challenges in bioinformatics
- 1:10:06 Tools that Morgan has developed
- 1:08:05 PICRUSt - bioinformatic tool
- 1:18:35 Jarvis - bioinformatic tool
- 1:24:00 Talent wars for bioinformatics
- 1:26:36 Machine learning and AI
- 1:32:51 Colorectal cancer and AI
- 1:36:35 Is blood sterile?
- 1:38:00 What does the future of medicine look like
- 1:40:51 DIY FMT
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