The Australian Biological Tissue Collection
Started in 1977 by Chris Watts and
Peter Baverstock at IMVS & late 1979 by Terry
Schwaner at SA Museum
Collections merged in 1988 at SA Museum
In 2003, storage capacity increased
to tissues from 250,000 individuals through Australian
Research Council infrastructure grant to support
archiving role and research at the South Australian Regional
Facility for Molecular Evolution and Ecology
