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The business of fake science
Publishers that flout sound peer review practices encourage bogus reports with widespread ramifications
Researchers plug carbon sink gaps
The Southern Ocean could yield important clues about the effects of climate change.
New facility lights way for future African research
The Accelerator Mass Spectrometry laboratory, a first for the continent, "places South Africa among the world leaders in accelerator-based research".
Studies all can access and apply
The UK will make publicly funded studies open to all.
Mining for medicine
Healers and scientists team up to play on a competitive pharmaceutical field. Jan A Botha reports.
Stuff that matters
Give me a pearly white smile! There you go. Now consider this: the calcium in your teeth was cooked up inside a giant red star, billions of years ago.
The golden touch
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights infections. Peta Bee reveals the practical uses of precious metals in medicine.
Pushing the boundaries of science
Professor Brenda Wingfield has always pushed the boundaries of science. She was the first person to start DNA sequencing of filamentous fungi in SA.
No ordinary scientist
Tebello Nyokong has come a long way -- from herding sheep in Lesotho as a young girl to becoming a professor of medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology
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Mining company uses rich seam of technology to gear up for Covid-19
Itec Direct technology provides instant temperature screening of staff returniing to the workplace with no human contact
