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COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Agriculture

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Muhammad Nakhooda 4 Nov 2024

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HIV/AIDS

Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

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Hospital Groups

Mediclinic Southern Africa expands into precision medicine

2 Feb 2023

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

Education & Training

UP part of study that finds men of African descent at higher risk of prostate cancer

Issued by University of Pretoria 16 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.

Covid-19

Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Covid-19

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify - WHO

18 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Omicron gets around some, not all immunity

2 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Covid-19

Omicron explained: Why scientists are worried

Alistair Smout, Alexander Winning, Tim Cocks, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Stephanie Nebehay 28 Nov 2021

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Covid-19

Genomic surveillance key in Africa's Covid-19 fight

14 Sep 2021

Source: ©sebastien decoret

Ethics & Medicolegal

WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them

Sheetal Soni 23 Aug 2021

Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled

Food Security

Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled

Stephanie Achieng' 26 Mar 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital

Covid-19

Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate, says Professor Marc Mendelson

19 Mar 2021

Study: SA variant could have emerged in E Cape after first wave

Covid-19

Study: SA variant could have emerged in E Cape after first wave

18 Mar 2021

Covid-19

How the coronavirus mutates and what this means for the future of Covid-19

Ed Rybicki, Anna-Lise Williamson, Don Cowan & Stephanie G Burton 17 Feb 2021

UCT doctoral candidates win L'Oréal-Unesco award

Higher Education

UCT doctoral candidates win L'Oréal-Unesco award

11 Dec 2020

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa's low death rates

Covid-19

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa's low death rates

Kevin Mars & Moses Alobo 8 Oct 2020

Nigerian scientists are working to better understand coronavirus. African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease

Covid-19

Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters

Christian Happi 7 Sep 2020

A laboratory technician processes samples for testing Covid-19 at the Rwanda Biomedical Center in Kigali. Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP via Getty

HIV/AIDS

How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa

Wolfgang Preiser & Gert van Zyl 4 Sep 2020

Dr Keith Cloete

Covid-19

Signs that Western Cape is over its Covid-19 peak

Nicci Botha 30 Jul 2020

Researchers are central to any country’s science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics.
Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty Images

Covid-19

Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts

Sam Kinyanjui & Sharon Fonn 24 Jul 2020

SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient and imaged using a transmission electron micrograph.
NIAID

Covid-19

What we do and do not know about Covid-19's infectious dose and viral load

Marta Gaglia & Seema Lakdawala 2 Jun 2020

A researcher performs a CRISPR/Cas9 process at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine in Germany . Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images

Covid-19

Covid-19 and gene editing: ethical and legal considerations

Sheetal Soni 25 May 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Ophthalmology

How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

Susan Williams 22 Apr 2020

Genomic sequencing can help in understanding viruses. Gio.tto/Shutterstock

Covid-19

Africa joins the race to trace Covid-19 with genomics

Peter van Heusden 20 Apr 2020

It’s important for scientists to have the most thorough understanding of HIV. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic

Linda-Gail Bekker 7 Feb 2020

David A. Litman/Shutterstock

Oncology

Genetic secrets of almost 2,700 cancers unveiled by landmark international project

Melissa Southey 6 Feb 2020

Bacteriophages infecting a bacterial cell.
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Pharmaceuticals

Antibiotic resistance: scientists are reengineering viruses to cure bacterial infections

Manal Mohammed & Andrew Millard 21 Jan 2020

Medical Research

What we've learnt from building Africa's biggest genome library

Deepti Gurdasani, Ayesha Motala, Pontiano Kaleebu & Segun Fatumo 4 Dec 2019

Genetic studies need to be more diverse.

Medical Research

Most genetic studies use only white participants - this will lead to greater health inequality

Karoline Kuchenbaecker Evangelos Vassos & Roseann Peterson 16 Oct 2019

The impact of Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative

ICT

The impact of Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative

9 Oct 2019

Countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks if public health data is shared more freely. Shutterstock

Medical Research

Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

Moses John Bockarie 8 Jul 2019

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Medical Research

Human Genome Project: new alcohol abuse study could help us finally unlock secrets to beating genetic diseases

Alasdair Mackenzie 18 Mar 2019

He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world’s first gene-edited babies.
AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Medical Research

How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby - and what health worries may ensue

George Seidel 3 Dec 2018

Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

Christopher J. Preston 14 Nov 2018

Euan Ashley. Photo: Steve Fisch

Medical Research

Hundreds of patients with undiagnosed diseases find answers

18 Oct 2018

Professor Marla Trindade

Medical Research

UWC research identifies 130 new skin viruses

12 Oct 2018

AI: The Florence Nightingale of the 21st century?

Medtech

AI: The Florence Nightingale of the 21st century?

Simon Kos 22 Aug 2018

Genetic variation in progesterone receptor tied to prematurity risk

Paediatrics

Genetic variation in progesterone receptor tied to prematurity risk

Erin Digitale 16 Jul 2018

Marketing

Building knowledge-based economies in Africa

29 Mar 2018

Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

Medical Research

Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

6 Dec 2017

DNA and insurance premiums

Financial Services

DNA and insurance premiums

24 Oct 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Agriculture

Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Consumer trends in North Africa

Branding

Consumer trends in North Africa

7 Feb 2017

By Martin Stübler, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

How science can genetically strengthen endangered plants and agriculture

Muhammad Nakhooda 24 Jun 2016

Catalogue of human genetic variation revealed

Medical Research

Catalogue of human genetic variation revealed

Bill Hathaway 6 Oct 2015

New drug research to help fish farming industry

Medical Research

New drug research to help fish farming industry

15 Jun 2015

Single mutation causes rare brain disorder

Neurology

Single mutation causes rare brain disorder

Bill Hathaway 25 Apr 2014