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

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