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Meet The Member: Nicole Van Vuuren – Always Something New To Learn (About Fungi)
Meet The Member: Nicole Van Vuuren - Always Something New To Learn (About Fungi) Not all fungi are infectious. But a love of fungi definitely is. Just ask Nicole van Vuuren, whose fascination with fungi ...
Biobanking News | Department Of Agriculture National Genebank Empowers Gumbu Community Seedbank
Biobanking News | Department Of Agriculture National Genebank Empowers Gumbu Community Seedbank Community level seed-saving initiatives have been designed and implemented to conserve, restore, revitalize, strengthen and improve local seed systems, focused mainly on local ...
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 ...
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….
