In the fourth episode of Genomic Connections, Kasia and Christian are joined by Amber Hartman Scholz, microbiologist and Head of the Science Policy & Internationalisation Department at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ in Braunschweig, Germany. They dive into the topic of Digital Sequence Information, or DSI, and the ongoing global discussions on how to ensure equitable access to and fair sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic information from biodiversity.

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“Genomic Connections” is a podcast about the science, stories, and people behind biodiversity genomics produced by ⁠⁠ERGA⁠⁠⁠⁠ and iBOL Europe⁠ within Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE).

"Genomic Connections" is written and produced by Christian de Guttry, Kasia Fantoni, Luisa Marins and Chiara Bortoluzzi.

Graphic design by Luisa Marins.

Music (intro and outro): "Nostalgic Reflections" by Ant.Survila (c) copyright 2025 Licensed under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 license. Ft: airtone.

BGE is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Commission, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom.

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