Closure of the Garden and Christmas at the Botanics today

Due to extreme weather, the Garden and Christmas at the Botanics are closed today Saturday 21st December. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Tonight's ticket holders will be contacted by Ticketek and informed of the re-booking process.

DNA from the Collections

RBGE staff work with a wide range of taxa, including land plants, algae, fungi and lichens.

We also work with environmental samples, including soil and faeces.

Extraction from a wide phylogentic range of material, as well as from different tissue types (including leaf, flower, bark) and methods of preservation (fresh, silica, herbarium etc.). Assessment of DNA quantity and quality.