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IMBM Biobank Helps Young Biotechnology Researcher Pursue His Dreams
IMBM Biobank Helps Young Biotechnology Researcher Pursue His Dreams For biotechnology student Osorachukwu Brian Anugwom, the decision to join the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM) as a Research Affiliate was an easy one. ...
Call For Abstracts | Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
Call For Abstracts - Biobanking’s Biggest Conference! The biggest biobanking event in Africa is now open for business - and the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 is looking for you! The conference, a ...
Meet the Biobank: The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
Meet the Biobank: The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics - Dynamite Comes In Small Packages Fun fact: There are more microbes in a few grams of soil than there are people on the entire ...

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….