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Women of the BBSA: The Backbone of Biodiversity Biobanking
Women of the BBSA: The Backbone of Biodiversity Biobanking On 9 August 1956, four brave women - Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Sophie Williams and Lilian Ngoyi - led over 20 000 women of all races ...
Meet The Member: Gretha Snyman – The GOAT of Goat Biobanking
Meet The Member: Gretha Snyman - The GOAT of Goat Biobanking Gretha Snyman always knew she wanted to work with animals. Her guidance counselor told her she could breed them (as a farmer), kill them ...
Invite | Global Genome Biodiversity Network 2023 Conference – October 2023
Invite | Global Genome Biodiversity Network 2023 Conference - October 2023 The Global Genome Biodiversity Network 2023 conference expects to gather academic institutions and representatives of the private and public sectors from around the world, ...
Why Taxonomy Matters: A Rose, By Any Other Name
A Rose, By Any Other Name: Why Taxonomy Matters South Africa is known for its big game and other wildlife which attracts millions of tourists every year, boosting the economy and creating hundreds of thousands ...
Meet The Biobank: Grootfontein Biobank – Breeding Better Sheep (And Goats)
Meet The Biobank: Grootfontein Biobank – Breeding Better Sheep (And Goats) Most biobanks are staffed entirely by humans (for obvious reasons). But while the human team at Grootfontein Biobank for Sheep and Goats, does most ...
Information Session | Animal Disease Control Act – Section 20 Permits & Registration
Information Session | Animal Disease Control Act - Section 20 Permits & Registration South Africa is - as we all know - one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. The 1984 Animal Diseases Act helps ...
Shared Wealth & Environmental Health: How Biobanking Benefits South Africa
Shared Wealth & Environmental Health: How Biobanking Benefits South Africa It’s no secret that South Africa - like many other developing (and developed) nations - has its problems. Some of the big ones include poverty, ...
Meet The Member: Riana Jacobs Venter – Finding the Fun in Fungi
Meet The Member: Riana Jacobs Venter - Finding the Fun in Fungi Fungi aren’t quite as famous as plants or animals. But they’re every bit as important - and every bit as interesting. Just ask ...
Meet The Biobank: ARC National Collection of Fungi – Much More Than Mushrooms
Meet The Biobank: ARC National Collection of Fungi - More Than Mushrooms The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has several biobanks that form part of the core biobank system of the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA), ...
South Africa Is Famous For Its Biodiversity: Biobanks Can Help Keep It That Way
South Africa is famous for its biodiversity: we need a network to preserve and manage it Michelle Hamer, South African National Biodiversity Institute South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of ...
Meet The Member: Mpho Mohlakoana – A Plant For Every Ailment
Meet The Member: Mpho Mohlakoana - A Plant For Every Ailment There’s a story botanist Mpho Mohlakoana likes to tell - a story that encapsulates her passion for plants, and explains why she’s dedicated years ...
Webinar Invite | Biodiversity Biobanks Gap Analysis & Expansion
Webinar Invite | Biodiversity Biobanks Gap Analysis & Expansion Project South Africa is considered as one of the 17 megadiverse countries globally, with not only exceptional species richness, but also exceptional levels of uniqueness (endemism), ...
Biobanking & the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Lean, Green & Clean
Saving The World Through Biobanking: BBSA & the Sustainable Development Goals The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an urgent call for countries to come together in a global partnership to improve health and education, reduce ...
SANBI Indigenous Plant DNA Biobank: Saving Our Genetic Heritage
Meet The Biobank: SANBI Indigenous Plant DNA Biobank: Saving Our Genetic Heritage South Africa is a known biodiversity hotspot, boasting over 20 000 indigenous plants of all shapes and sizes and high levels of endemism. ...
SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services – A Walk On The Wild Side
Meet The Biobank: SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services - A Walk On The Wild Side There are many unique and interesting biobanks in the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA) network. But few of them are quite ...
Meet The Member: Leana Freese – Collect First, Find Out Later
Meet The Member: Leana Freese - Collect First, Find Out Later Leana Rossouw Freese was born in Pretoria, the youngest of four siblings. She developed an interest in animals early on, and went on to ...
Meet The Biobanks: SAIAB – The Place Of Fishes (And More)
Meet The Biobanks: SAIAB - The Place Of Fishes (And More) More than seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. It’s where life began - and even now, where most of life’s ...
OPEN CALL: Nominations for 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award
OPEN CALL: Nominations for 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award The call is now open for the GBIF 2023 Graduate Researchers Award (previously the Young Researchers Award). The award fosters innovative research and discovery in biodiversity ...
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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….
