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Meet The Member | Growth Takes Time: Sydney Ramulifho Saves Plants For Future Generations
Growth Takes Time: Sydney Ramulifho Saves Plants For Future Generations “Working with plants and conservation has taught me that success does not happen overnight. Growth takes time. And every small effort, whether collecting samples, preserving ...
Biobanking News | Establishing a National Soil Biobank to Advance Agricultural Research in South Africa
Doing The Groundwork: Establishing a National Soil Biobank in South Africa The South African research landscape has taken a significant step forward with the establishment of a comprehensive soil sample database and biobanking system, designed ...
Meet The Member: Mosa Kekana – A Walk On The Wild Side
Meet The Member: Mosa Kekana – A Walk On The Wild Side Growing up, Mosa Kekana always wanted a career involving animals. So what could be a better fit than working at the SANParks Veterinary ...

What are biodiversity biobanks?
Biodiversity biobanks are repositories of biologically relevant resources, including reproductive tissues such as seeds, eggs and sperm, other tissues including blood, DNA extracts, microbial cultures (active and dormant), and environmental samples containing biological communities….















