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Biobanking Around The World: An International Endeavour
Biobanking Around The World: An International Endeavour Biodiversity biobanking is crucial for conservation—it is the conservation intervention that presents the lowest risk today for the highest potential impact in the future. By storing animal, plant ...
One Health: How Biobanks Keep Our World Healthier – And More Interesting
One Health: How Biobanks Keep Our World Healthier - And More Interesting Biodiversity biobanks aren’t about people - not directly anyway. They store samples from plants, animals, microbes and more, after all...not from humans. But ...
Agricultural Research Council Biobanks: Science To Feed A Nation
Agricultural Research Council: Biobanks To Feed A Nation The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is a premier science institution that conducts research with partners, develops human capital and fosters innovation to support and develop the agricultural ...
SANBI & NSCF Job Opportunities: Collections, Curation & Data Coordination
SANBI Job Opportunities: Collections, Curation & Data Coordination The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF), are pleased to announce three exciting career opportunities within the NSCF programme. South ...
Biobanks Africa 2025 | Same But Different – Biobanking As A Global Endeavour
Biobanks Africa 2025 | Same But Different - Biobanking As A Global Endeavour “As biobankers, we’re all confronted with similar challenges - and in some ways they may be even more severe in developing countries. ...
FINAL CALL For Abstracts & Funding: Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
Final Call For Abstracts & Funding: Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 This is a final call for abstracts for the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 – all those who are interested have until the ...
Funding Available For BBSA Community Members: Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
BBSA Community Registration & Funding | Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 As you know, the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA) is co-hosting the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 from 29 September to 3 October ...
In Memoriam: Dr Paul Bartels – Biodiversity Visionary, Pioneer and Advocate (22 Feb 1956–9 July 2025)
In Memoriam: Dr Paul Bartels - Biodiversity Visionary, Pioneer and Advocate (22 Feb 1956–9 July 2025) It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr Paul Bartels, a visionary scientist, ...
Managing Microbes: IMBM And SANBI-UWC Collaborate On New Laboratory Information Management System
Managing Microbes: IMBM And SANBI Collaborate On New Laboratory Information Management System Data management is one of the core functions of a biobank – and it’s also key to the extent to which the biobank ...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submit Your Abstracts For Biobanking’s Biggest Conference!
Submit Your Abstracts For Biobanking’s Biggest Conference! The deadline for abstract submission for the biggest biobanking event in Africa has been extended - so get your abstracts in for the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking ...
Young Biobanking Superstars: We Want YOU For Youth Month 2025
Call For Stories: Youth Month 2025 - Young Biobanking Superstars In June, South Africa will celebrate Youth Month - a very special time for this country, and for all of us. It’s been nearly 50 ...
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 ...
Save The Date: GGBN & ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
Save the Date - 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! With this year’s ...
Women Of Biobanking: Changing Faces, Changing Futures
Women Of Biobanking: Changing Faces, Changing Futures When it comes to solving our biggest challenges, biobanks matter. They can help study, preserve and protect our biodiversity - and also help us learn to manage diseases ...
Message From Michelle: A Fond Farewell
Message From Michelle: A Fond Farewell Dear BBSA Community, As many of you may know, I officially retired from SANBI and as the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa Lead at the beginning of November 2024. This ...
Job Opportunity: Curator Of Ornithology – Durban Natural Science Museum
Job Opportunity: Curator of Ornithology - Durban Natural Science Museum The Durban Natural Science Museum (DNSM) is a small museum with a big mission: to acquire and disseminate knowledge about the Earth, its history, and ...
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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….
