Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Mapping the blueprint of life can help us advance our understanding of Earth systems and develop innovative energy technologies and bio-based products. The Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a Department of Energy user facility, offers large-scale genomic sequencing, synthesis, and metabolomic expertise to scientists around the world. Bringing together this expertise in one facility, the JGI offers an unrivaled capacity to help us understand biology today to develop breakthroughs for tomorrow. Listen to this interview to learn how the JGI supports the research community.

Featuring:
Nigel Mouncey, the Director of the DOE Joint Genome Institute at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). In addition to leading JGI, Mouncey also heads the Secondary Metabolites Program that is developing large-scale innovative approaches to study regulation and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.

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