The Scientists path Series
The whole idea of this project is: To give a younger scientist a guide into a science career by learning from others in addition to knowing the diversity of career Continue Reading
Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more diseases
Hundreds of trees have been felled along Nairobi’s Uhuru and Waiyaki highways to make space for a new expressway. CELINE CLERY/AFP via Getty Images Eric Fèvre, University of Liverpool and Continue Reading
Mary Oyiela Abukutsa Onyango- African Scientist
Mary Abukutsa is a dynamic result-oriented, strategic thinker and transformational leader with a personal mission statement that guides her in touching lives through the provision of excellent service with humility Continue Reading
A Namibian Teenager invents a Sim-Less and Airtime-less Phone
The invention of a secondary school student named Simon Petrus got Namibia’s social media abuzz for the right reasons. Simon Petrus created a mobile phone that works with radio frequencies, no sim card nor Continue Reading
Microbiology and Quality Assurance
When I joined campus to study industrial microbiology and biotechnology, I had no idea of where that would lead me. I knew I would end up in a lab somewhere Continue Reading
Explainer: Clinical Trials in Vaccine Development
Development of treatments and interventions is not a walk in the park as it requires intense research, tests, trials, financing and time. It is very possible for an approved treatment Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
Salmon becomes world’s first genetically-modified animal to enter food supply
A fast-growing salmon has become the first genetically engineered animal to be approved for human consumption in the United States. 9 things you need to know about GM Salmon GMO Continue Reading
Kenya Scientists Release Genome sequencing for the Covid-19 Cases in Kenya
Scientists in Kenya have successfully sequenced genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining important information about the genetic composition of viral strains in 122 of Continue Reading
‘We cannot just be testing grounds’: COVID prompts African scientists to call for homegrown vaccines
African scientists say that the COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call that prompts the continent to produce more of its own human vaccines. As a first step, they are Continue Reading
Build Science in Africa
In 10 Years time, the world population has been projected by the UN to be 8.3 billion from the current 7.8 Billion (October 2020) and 3.5 temperature increase. By 2050 Continue Reading
KENYAN SCIENTISTS EMBARK ON SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH
The first-ever government-funded research project on Synthetic Biology in Kenya has been launched. The project, funded under the country’s National Research Fund, will employ synthetic biology innovations in addressing intractable Continue Reading
How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers
Digitisation refers to everything from delivering farming advice via text messaging to interactive voice response. It also includes smart phone applications that link farmers to multimedia advisory content, farm inputs, and Continue Reading
Vaccine Production in Africa: A Feasible Business Model for Capacity Building and Sustainable New Vaccine Introduction
Africa has the highest incidence of mortality caused by infectious diseases, and remarkably does not have the capacity to manufacture vaccines that are essential to reduce mortality, improving life expectancy, Continue Reading