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Alex Jackson

Alex Jackson is a UK-based writer with a focus on science, health and technology. He's contributed to The Guardian, Japan Times, Nature and Scientific American, among others.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder which causes red blood cells to change from a smooth flowing doughnut shape to the eponymous sickle.
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Sickle cell disease: Africa’s most prevalent ‘invisible condition’

A Tanzanian activist is working tirelessly to make a misunderstood disease visible

  • Alex Jackson
12 min read
As the summer STEM camp draws to a close for another year at Visiola’s headquarters, the glowing reviews from the teenage participants are flooding in. (Photos: Visiola Foundation)
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Educating Abuja girls to STEM the cost of hi-tech research

A recent Wo​rld Bank​ report highlighted the costs of limiting educational opportunity for girls

  • Alex Jackson
9 min read