The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership anchored by
@rbgkew.bsky.social has just turned 25! In that time, MBSP South Africa has banked thousands of seeds, shared knowledge with local communities, and even rediscovered plant species once thought extinct.

Find out more: bbsa.org.za/2024/06/05/s...

[READ] It's World #ScienceDay for Peace & Development, a time to highlight the importance of science in society and our daily lives. Here's how biodiversity biobanks are playing their part in improving the world we live in, one discovery at a time.

Find out more: bbsa.org.za/2023/07/18/s...

The Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) genome has officially been published in Nature Scientific Data! A proud moment for South African science, proof that world-class genomics is thriving right here at home.
Read the full publication: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Spekboom #CenGen #1KSA #Genomics

It’s no secret that our health is influenced by our environments - so if we want people to live longer, healthier and happier lives, we need to take care of the ecosystems and organisms around us. This #OneHealthDay, we’re looking at how biodiversity biobanks can help.

bbsa.org.za/2025/11/03/o...

🌍 Today is #OneHealthDay - a day to focus on the tight links between animal, human and environmental health

🚀 Join us on a journey around the #OneHealth globe to explore how the biobanking and biomolecular resources community embraces #OneHealth

🔗 Explore the full story: buff.ly/zwIJqqh

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Happy #WorldCitiesDay! Did you know: there are biodiversity #biobanks all over South Africa, from the biggest cities to the most rural areas to the wilds of our national parks. Basically: Wherever there's #biodiversity, there's a BBSA biobank.

Meet some of them here: bbsa.org.za/meet-the-bio...

It’s almost time for the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference — happening next week!
🗓️ 29–31 October
💻 Fully online & free of charge
Find all the details, including the full programme 👇
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomics #biodiversity

Look, more than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. It’s where life began – and where most of it still lives. Tackling all that requires a lot of brainpower. That's why the NRF-SAIAB aquatic biobank believes that when it comes to science, sharing is caring.

#OpenAccessWeek #MarineMonth

The Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa is a network of many of South Africa’s most important biodiversity biobanks. BBSA biobanks store, study and share hundreds of thousands of samples from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi, from field to farm to ocean – and beyond.

bbsa.org.za/meet-the-bio...

Did you know? #Biobanks can help study, preserve and protect our #biodiversity - and also help us research diseases and genetic abnormalities in humans, livestock and more. But no, they aren’t part of a conspiracy to track your DNA or resurrect dinosaurs. Probably.

bbsa.org.za/2022/11/17/f...