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Genetic Engineering

Head of Uganda’s banana-research programme wants more girls to enter science
Africa
/ 7 March 2022

Head of Uganda’s banana-research programme wants more girls to enter science

‘Girls need to be encouraged; to look at themselves as equally good,’ says Ugandan scientist Priver Namanya Bwesigye, who was mentored by her father

By Halima Athumani
China scientist claims world’s first gene-edited babies
Article
/ 26 November 2018

China scientist claims world’s first gene-edited babies

University professor He Jiankui says twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV

By Staff Reporter
Gene-editing: Panel approval ushers in new era
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/ 21 February 2017

Gene-editing: Panel approval ushers in new era

Science is advancing faster than our legislation

By Sarah Wild
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/ 29 October 2010

Wits students compete at MIT

Wits University students will become the first African team to participate in the iGEM competition, run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

By Ryan Hoffmann
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/ 1 December 2008

Food crunch opens door to bioengineered crops

Zeng Yawen’s outdoor laboratory in the hills of southern China is a trove of potential — rice that thrives in cool temperatures or high altitudes.

By Elaine Kurtenbach

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