This is Dan again, and you’re about to listen to the 3rd and final part of Natural Prodcast’s “Primer” episodes. This IS the third part, so if this is the first episode you’re checking out, you probably want to go back and listen to the first two parts so you understand what’s happened so far in the conversation between me and Alison. In the previous episodes we talked about the basic science and the history of the field of natural products or secondary metabolism, depending on which term you prefer. In this episode we’re going to finish up by talking about the modern, post-golden age history of natural products discovery, and we’ll talk a lot about the current state of things, and what we’re hoping to accomplish at JGI in this area.Like I said in the intro to the first episode, after this we’re going to be spending some time talking some great scientists, who all have really interesting stories and very cool research. I hope you’ll stick around. But, for now, here’s episode 3 of the Primer!