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Month: November 2020

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Monoclonal antibodies as a COVID-19 most promising medicine

For more than 30 years, monoclonal antibodies have transformed the way we treat many diseases. Researchers think they are also one of the most promising treatments for Covid-19. Here’s why. Continue Reading

Posted On : November 27, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Research

What is Cloning and Types of Cloning

Is your information about cloning accurate? If you enjoy science fiction movies there is a high possibility that you have encountered the ‘cloning’ severally. Cloning is a fascinating technology and I remember Continue Reading

Posted On : November 25, 2020 Published By : Cullen
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  • Research

Interesting Facts About Microbiology

1. The human body has more microbes than there are human cells. In fact, microbes are ten times more than the number of human cells in a living human being. 2. The Continue Reading

Posted On : November 25, 2020 Published By : Cullen
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  • Research

Eight Common Problems with Science literature literature reviews and how to fix them

Researchers regularly review the literature that’s generated by others in their field. This is an integral part of day-to-day research: finding relevant research, reading and digesting the main findings, summarising Continue Reading

Posted On : November 22, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Diseases
  • Prevention

HIV prevention injection will soon be available for women

Women will soon have access to a more effective HIV preventive drug that would be given in six injections a year instead of 365 daily pills. This is after a Continue Reading

Posted On : November 21, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Rant
  • Research

Why a Biochemistry Course is a Bad Idea in Africa

In sci-fi movies, Biochemistry seems to be Lucrative and fun but a nightmare in an African setting. Bright individuals end up telling anyone who wants to do the course to Continue Reading

Posted On : November 18, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Research

The ‘science of where’, or GIS, fortified Kenya’s response to COVID-19. Here’s how

Original Author: Peter Macharia, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme The value and potential of geographic information system – or GIS, “the science of where” – has become even more obvious Continue Reading

Posted On : November 6, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Diagnostics
  • South Africa

COVID-19 in South Africa: who should get tested, and what’s available

South Africa has passed the peak of the infection curve, but the danger of a resurgence remains real. At the same time new tests are becoming available. Ina Skosana asked Glenda Mary Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
Category:
  • Environment

Climate change, migration and urbanisation: patterns in sub-Saharan Africa

The link between climate change and migration has gained both academic and public interest in recent years. Many studies have found that environmental hazards affect migration. But the links are nuanced and Continue Reading

Posted On : November 3, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Diseases

Kenya’s Preparedness before the First Corona Virus Case

While coronavirus cases were increasing predominantly in China, What was Kenya doing? In this article, I am going to take you through press release summaries from the ministry of health Continue Reading

Posted On : November 1, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Research
  • Science Career

Study sheds light on what it takes for women to succeed – or not – in science in Africa

Women are 49.6% of the world’s population. An estimated 70% of the health and social care workforce are women; they deliver care to around 5 billion people. Women are also at the front-line Continue Reading

Posted On : November 1, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri
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  • Cameroon

Stopping Africa’s scientific brain drain: Congo Basin Institute-CBI

Congo basin Institute, situated in Cameroon, is a permanent base where Africans can work in partnership with international researchers, but working out their own solutions to their own problems. CBI Continue Reading

Posted On : November 1, 2020 Published By : Sarah Nyakeri

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