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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy #WorldFarmAnimalDay! The more we know about the animals we farm, the better off we are...which is why the Grootfontein Biobank for Sheep & Goats takes extra care of the many research flocks it maintains - and shares knowledge all over the country (and beyond). bbsa.org.za/2023/07/29/m...

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Meet The Biobank: Grootfontein Biobank – Breeding Better Sheep (And Goats) - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Meet The Biobank: Grootfontein Biobank – Breeding Better Sheep (And Goats) Most biobanks are staffed entirely by humans (for obvious ...

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy #ElephantAppreciationDay! When you need elephant sperm in a hurry, who you gonna call? The SANBI Wildlife Biobank, of course! Biodiversity #biobanking allows for international cooperation on elephant insemination - among other things. Here's why that matters: www.izw-berlin.de/en/frozen-du...

The SANBI Wildlife Biobank was once part of an international collaboration called Operation Frozen Dumbo.

Sperm samples were collected from wild African elephants and stored in liquid nitrogen tanks at the biobank. The sperm samples were used to artificially inseminate a female elephant at one of the European zoos.

The procedure was successful - and 22 months later a calf was born.

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Debby33 ❌ 👑 @debby33.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland. - Dublin songwriter Aaron Rowe

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Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality

By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushin...

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

[READ] The UFS Yeast Culture Collection holds more than 4000 yeast isolates from all over the world. For Dr Adepemi Ogundeji, studying their ecological, medical and industrial significance means no two days are ever quite the same. And that's just the way she likes it. bbsa.org.za/2026/09/10/m...

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Meet The Member: Adepemi Ogundeji - Medicine, Microbes & Better Biobanking - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Meet The Member: Adepemi Ogundeji – Medicine, Microbes & Better Biobanking “Biobanks are essentially repositories of biological knowledge and biodiversity. ...

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Jane @jcm444.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

magically there you were instantly recognizable the faintest traces of your DNA sustain written and rewritten and rewritten again over and over on ancient vellum our sacred #palimpsest won’t rest after even a thousand years’ time the essence the substance of our story will rhyme #vss365

an image invoking metaphysics in life where a human is reaching outside the bounds of earth to the heavens in search of life's mystery

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Nature @nature.com · 03/09/2026

The pace of academia rarely slows, so researchers should make time to celebrate major career milestones. go.nature.com/4iC5908

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A call to celebrate your achievements — from dissertations to tenure

The pace of academia rarely slows, so researchers should make time to celebrate major career milestones.

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

[READ] When it comes to farming, the best biobanks combine traditional and indigenous knowledge with the latest technology and methods. So this #AfricanTraditionalMedicineDay, we're celebrating the National Plant Genetic Resources Centre's efforts to empower communities. bbsa.org.za/2026/08/18/b...

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Biobanking News | Department Of Agriculture National Genebank Empowers Gumbu Community Seedbank - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Biobanking News | Department Of Agriculture National Genebank Empowers Gumbu Community Seedbank Community level seed-saving initiatives have been designed and ...

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Never thought I'd ever read a book about a small business owner making her way in a world of magic and monsters. And I definitely never thought I'd do it AGAIN. But damn @travisbaldree.bsky.social, just take my money. This Legends & Latte stuff is everything I never knew I wanted. #BookSky #fantasy

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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Biobanks can help preserve South Africa’s incredible biodiversity. But to get the most out of them, we need to know what’s actually in them. That’s a really big job. Luckily, SANBI researcher Rekha Sathyan was up to the challenge. #womeninscience #womancrushwednesday bbsa.org.za/2023/11/22/r...

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Rekha Sathyan: What's In Our Biodiversity Biobanks Anyway? - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Rekha Sathyan: What’s In Our Biodiversity Biobanks Anyway? Biobanks are essential to preserving South Africa’s vast biodiversity heritage. But to ...

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Me @ewiggins66.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#vss365 A peaceful retreat Inhale a garden of ease Flowers most wanted #garden #haiku #poetry

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Privilege is learning about your people in textbooks, while mine are nothing but footnotes.

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The 2026 Connect Festival of Unity concluded on a high, capping off a week that brought together nearly 2,000 sporting youths from Cape Town and the United Kingdom, and showcased how #sportfordevelopment can bridge social divides and inspire the next generation. capeat6sport.co.za/2026/07/23/5...

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Connect Festival of Unity Shows How Sports Can Change Lives - capeat6sport %

The Two Oceans Marathon (TOM) NPC hereby invites community outreach, charitable and philanthropic organisations to apply for funding as part of the annual Beneficiary support programme, run under the ...

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happy #WorldYouthSkillsDay! Growing up in rural Venda, Sydney Ramulifho developed a passion for plants. Now, his work at the SANBI Indigenous Plant DNA Biobank lets him explore that passion - and help to preserve valuable plant species for future generations to enjoy. bbsa.org.za/2026/07/08/m...

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Meet The Member | Growth Takes Time: Sydney Ramulifho Saves Plants For Future Generations - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Growth Takes Time: Sydney Ramulifho Saves Plants For Future Generations “Working with plants and conservation has taught me that success ...

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Huh. Man who objectifies women falls in love with an object instead of a woman. Sigh. Wonder if he'll settle down or try to cheat on her with several other AI girlfriends... www.wired.com/story/pickup...

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Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend

A new book claims that Mystery, who teaches awkward men how to hit on women, had sex and smoked weed with an AI chatbot named Miss Shira Always.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

FIFA is a tool of empire. Colonialism never left.

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Danny @mardigroan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

You know those books that sit there unread on your night stand? Take them with you on vacation so they can remain unread in a sunny locale.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I don’t mean to sound dramatic or anything but everyone needs to pick up a book and start reading. We are living through a major literacy crisis.

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Happy #WorldOceansDay! More than seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. It’s where life began - and even now, where most of it lives. So biobanks that tackle aquatic biodiversity will definitely have their work cut out for them. Luckily, the NRF-SAIAB biobank is up to the task.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We are all animists below the surface. We are all future ghosts. We exist as a potential for strange encounters, as possible wanderers across mythic It is usually better if this truth is acknowledged early. - Dr. M. Benn

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Jane Doe @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Not disillusioned by you, I will not keep your secrets Spew your bile, try to spiral me out, try to twist the truth from my mouth It’s midnight in this dance, at dawn, uncertainty will bare your name, your deeds #emoetry #foxprose #vssmagic #bedroomeyes #vss365 #ourpoetryx #poetry

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Happy #AfricaDay! Biobanks offer a chance to investigate Africa’s rich genetic diversity and tackle the continent’s health and conservation challenges. That’s why the Pan-African Biobanking Network (PABNet) decided to investigate the current status of African biobanking. bbsa.org.za/2026/04/30/h...

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How Biobanking Works In Africa - And How To Do It Better (A Pan-African Pilot Study) - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Reading List | How Biobanking Works In Africa – And How To Do It Better (A Pan-African Pilot Study) Biobanks ...

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Debby33 ❌ 👑 @debby33.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Satire & Political Comedy Are Resistance 🎭 "Authoritarians don’t like anybody who doesn’t give them undue dignity. Comedians are anti-authoritarian by nature. And authoritarians are never going to like anybody laughing at them." - Stephen Colbert

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The ship in a bottle is often an act of sympathetic magic. Mariners make models of their ships to safely voyage a still sea of glass, place them on even shelves. In this act of folk magic is hope both vessels become entangled, that the bottled craft will lend safety to its counterpart. – Dr. M. Benn

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Happy #InternationalTeaDay! Did you know? Rooibos tea has been consumed for centuries, cultivated by the KhoiSan, and has since been studied for its bio-active properties. That's just part of the work done by biobanks like those at the Agricultural Research Council. bbsa.org.za/2025/10/31/a...

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Agricultural Research Council Biobanks: Science To Feed A Nation - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

The Biodiversity Biobanks is a network of networks. And no network in the BBSA is quite as big as the network of biobanks belonging to the Agricultural Research Council. With plant, animal and microbi...

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Cats 🐱 and fish 🐟 and even dinosaurs 🦖 have their own emojis. But somehow, one of the coolest creatures around doesn't. Yet. Join the Pangolin Emoji Campaign, cast your vote by 30 May 2026, and help shine a spotlight on on the world's most trafficked mammal. www.pangolin.africa/pangolin-emo...

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Pangolin Animal Feeding

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Happy #PlantHealthDay! Fun fact: plants are pretty important. They help provide us with foods, with medicines, with essential ecosystem functions - even the air we breathe. So we’d better make sure we keep them healthy. Here’s how biodiversity biobanks can help… bbsa.org.za/2026/05/12/w...

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Why Biobanks Matter | Protecting Plants, Promoting A Better Life - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Why Biobanks Matter: Protecting Plants & Promoting A Better Life When it comes to people, plants matter. Most of the ...

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Sunlit @sunblissful.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

There's a point where the point fades a quiet graceful resignation an unimportant waning ache #poetry

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her ghost @justasilvia2.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

night casts the dream mist, Morpheus’ restless fingers craft knives or roses #RetroArtPrompt #night/knive #haiku #microppetry

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy #WorkersDay! Today we celebrate some of the many hardworking people who make biodiversity biobanking in South Africa possible - from rangers to researchers, whether working with fish, flowers or fungi, we couldn't do it without them. Hardworking people like... bbsa.org.za/meet-the-mem...

Members of the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa gathered in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa

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bdonnelly @bdonnelly.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"How the Brothers Grimm went hunting for fairytales, accidentally changed the course of historical linguistics, and kickstarted a new field of scholarship in folklore."

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The Fairytale Language of the Brothers Grimm - JSTOR Daily

How the Brothers Grimm went hunting for fairytales and accidentally changed the course of historical linguistics and kickstarted a new field of scholarship in folklore.

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy #EarthDay, everyone! There are some challenges that are too big for just one country to tackle - things like poverty, climate change, education, inequality. So how can biodiversity biobanks help tackle these big challenges - and make the world a better place? bbsa.org.za/2023/06/05/b...

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Biobanking & the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Lean, Green & Clean - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an urgent call for countries to come together in a global partnership to improve health and education, reduce inequality, and save our environment. Here's how ...

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Arliden the Bard @arliden.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I am interested in dying I want the wind to blow me away piece by piece until I am reconstructed anew I want undersea creatures that pull at me to drag me down for a sleep deep in the dark so when I wake everything now is far in the past tell me you understand and eulogize me with love #vss365

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"The books we choose to read are assumed to shape our outlook and identity, or at least reflect our values in some way. So what do our reading choices say about us?" Truth - especially for those of us who spend our time in fictional worlds. Give it a read: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

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‘Red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ — What do our reading choices say about us?

The books we choose to read are assumed to shape our outlook and identity, or at least reflect our values in some way. So what do our reading choices say about us?…

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her ghost @justasilvia2.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

blind in too much light or when everything is dark, we guess where to go #vss365 #blind #haiku #writing #writingcommunity #micropoetry

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Humblebrag time! Just finished the learning path “Master the Concepts of Data Visualization and Storytelling”! What I learned: data can be tricky, graphs can be misleading, and words are all well and good, but sometimes a good infographic is worth a thousand, you know? Check it out: lnkd.in/dUKH3tb7

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Certificate of Completion

Check out my certificate: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/b8e2dfbc7e79bf7d118cf7d6106b6d7f2b4a0abf4156725a1c7aa9d819b90e40.

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bdonnelly @bdonnelly.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

do the tides pause in sympathy when your heart is broken? no the cosmos rolls on magnificent and indifferent it is not cruelty, but a mercy if the universe insisted on taking our concerns as seriously as we do it would go mad within a moment — Alan Watts

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. Day 30: Maverick: Extraordinary Women From South Africa's Past, by Lauren Beukes & Nechama Brodie #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen

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Andrew Hawkins @beardeduniverse.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Tell me about your dreams How they seem to float away To return again So close Yet just out of reach I’ll listen with my heart And join you in the aether I’ll take your #hand So we can chase them together Through the flaming fireflies And bring this escaping chimera To reality #vss365 #poetry

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AcausalQualia @acausalqualia.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

#poetry #emoetry #undecided Found a place to grow Space where I could show What in my heart, I know I am undecided I love my form as is But some days I exist As both genders, a twist Here I needn't hide it Still other days I yearn To perhaps someday learn Another side to discern If I am undivided

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. Day 29: Geek Girl, by Holly Smale #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#DidYouKnow Biodiversity biobanks have a big role to play in understanding human health. For example: In a groundbreaking study, the UFS Yeast Culture Collection has identified the South African brown locust as a natural reservoir for the drug-resistant yeast, C. auris. bbsa.org.za/2026/02/16/b...

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Biobanking News: UFS Researchers Find South African Brown Locusts Harbor Drug-Resistant Yeast - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

In a groundbreaking study that sheds light on the habitat of the deadly, drug-resistant yeast - Candidozyma (Candida) auris, researchers from the University of the Free State Yeast Culture Collection ...

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AcausalQualia @acausalqualia.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#poetry A million stars combined Contain but just one fraction Of the light inside your eyes When longing for my touch So supergravitation forms Our singularity of passion As the horizon of events Falls inward towards a crush

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. Day 28: No Filter - The Inside Story of Instagram, by Sarah Frier #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen

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Rick Tyrrell @southpawed.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A massive ancient tree has finally toppled, and now it continues to give back to the old growth forest floor. This is Avatar Grove, Vancouver Island. It isn't groovy to trample that ancient ground, so I stayed on the wood walkway and zoomed for this. It would have dwarfed me in a pic. #photography

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