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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 ...
Biobanking News | Barcode of Wildlife Project Voucher Specimen Sampling (BoWP) Training Held at SANBI National Zoological Garden
Biobanking News | Barcode of Wildlife Project Voucher Specimen Sampling (BoWP) Training Held at SANBI National Zoological Garden Wildlife crime is a global issue, and South Africa, with its extremely rich biodiversity, remains a key ...
Meet the Member: Sibahle Gumede – Planting Seeds Of Knowledge
Meet the Member: Sibahle Gumede - Planting Seeds Of Knowledge Plant species worldwide are under threat of extinction as a result of habitat loss, invasive alien plants, over-collection and more - and South Africa is ...

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….















