Most biobanks, whether small or large, have high quality assurance and control measures in place
The number of researchers is growing but R&D needs far more investment
Science Forum South Africa continues to be the only science forum of its kind for the country and the continent
Research from Stellenbosch University has shown that grazing on fragrant Karoo plants gives lamb a regional taste.
One thing was clear at the Next Einstein Forum: Africa’s scientists are finding local solutions to the continent’s problems.
Graphene is impermeable to gases and liquids, but has no defense against protons, a study finds. This could revolutionise fuel cells.
Scientists have built a tissue replica of our cognitive centre in the hope of decoding how this complex organ works.
Global warming denialists once dined out on unscientific climate change studies, but consensus is now rising.
Speakers at the country’s first ever science and technology summit say co-ordinated science research is vital to address poverty in South Africa.
Inspiration from germinating a bean in cotton wool led Ethel Phiri to pursue a career in environmental science.
A Zimbabwean scientist is developing a cheaper rabies vaccine made from tobacco leaves.
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/ 29 January 2009
Why are women researchers so much more likely than their male colleagues to opt out of an academic career? Jessica Shepherd reports.
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/ 1 December 2008
Ministers from across the developing world say they want to take control of their own health research agendas.
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/ 3 September 2008
Dr Pearl Sithole argues that the stunted rate of transformation in producing academic research needs to be critically addressed.
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/ 3 September 2008
Lecture series to look at the relationship between science and society under colonial and post-colonial times.
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/ 3 September 2008
Researchers from the University of Johannesburg are at the forefront of a new database.
A plan to boost SA’s scientific research has taken a knock, after the Science and Technology Department failed to secure R180-million in funding.