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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
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
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
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
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
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
Global agriculture finds itself engrossed in a heated debate over genetically modified (GM) crops. This debate, which features science, economics, politics, and even religion, is taking place almost everywhere. It Continue Reading
The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood Continue Reading
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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
This material was originally published by Graham Kajilwa on Standard Media “What do you call a doctor in your mother tongue?” Maina Mwea asks in a tone that seeks to Continue Reading
Breeding or genetically modifying fruit to fit the consumer’s ideal is hardly a new concept — humans have been looking to perfect their crops pretty much since the invention of Continue Reading
NAIROBI — Earlier this year, in Gombe state, Nigeria, health workers injected 35 vials of anti-venom into a patient who was bitten by a snake. It didn’t work. This is because Continue Reading
GABORONE, Botswana — A $100 million initiative launched this week that aims to expand next-generation genomic sequencing tools and expertise across the African continent, which experts say could be used Continue Reading
A PhD at 27, Dr. Njoki Maina rejected a position in Harvard to Move to teach in University of Nairobi. In an interview with Standard, she tells her story. What Continue Reading
There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine being carried out on people in Africa. However, scientists say that it is vital that Africans take part Continue Reading
There is now an approved treatment for Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced October 14 that Inmazeb, a cocktail of lab-made antibodies Continue Reading
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
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
There is a close connection between microbes and humans. Experts believe about half of all human DNA originated from viruses that infected and embedded their nucleic acid in our ancestors’ egg and sperm cells. Microbes occupy all Continue Reading
Many African countries have been praised for waging an effective campaign to combat the spread of coronavirus despite their reputation for having fragile state heath systems. The continent, which has Continue Reading