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Walk 24 Glimpse of the Future

This building will house the Sainsbury Laboratory, and should open in 2011.

It is funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. There will be about 120 scientists studying plant diversity.

The University Herbarium will be located in this building. The Herbarium holds a vast collection of pressed plants, including specimens gathered by Charles Darwin on the Beagle voyage.

There will be a cafe and terrace for visitors to the Botanic Gardens.

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Uploaded on June 22, 2010
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