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wBRC
Wildlife Biological Resource Centre
Zoo or Aquarium
Public (primarily government-owned and operated)
To be the leading Biological Resource Bank of biomaterials for advancing knowledge, awareness and innovation in the conservation and use of Africa's biodiversity for the benefit and well-being of society. The wBRC/BioBankSA collects, processes, banks and distributes biomaterials (tissue, sperm, skin, hair, feathers, egg-shells, cell cultures etc.) from southern African wildlife & indigenous livestock for biodiversity conservation and biotechnology development. Samples of banked biomaterials will be supplied, with written consent from the owners or custodians and in accordance with national, regional and global policy and legislation, to national, regional and global organizations for ethical research, biotechnology development, biodiversity conservation and in such a way as to capture the maximum benefit to society. Specimens are uniquely numbered and do not require collection codes.
BioBankSA/wBRC
Care of NECSA
Pelindaba
Pretoria
North West Province
South Africa
0001
BioBankSA/wBRC
P.O. Box 582
Pretoria
South Africa
0001
Dr Paul Bartels
bartpaul@gmail.com
..27 82 990-3533
..27 12 305-5840

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