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Heritable genome editing not yet ready to be tried safely and effectively in humans
Healthcare
Heritable genome editing not yet ready to be tried safely and effectively in humans

10 Sep 2020

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Tourism & Travel
How TMCs are addressing concerns faced by women in corporate travel

11 Aug 2020

Can the next pandemic come from your livestock?
Agriculture
Can the next pandemic come from your livestock?

Elizna Erasmus 16 Jul 2020

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?
Healthcare
Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change
Agriculture
Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger
Agriculture
Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

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ICT
Artificial muscles give 'superpower' to robots

29 Nov 2017

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?
ESG & Sustainability
Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

10 Nov 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study
Agriculture
More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study
ESG & Sustainability
Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

11 Oct 2017

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research
Agriculture
Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Ellen Wulfhorst 25 Aug 2017

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ESG & Sustainability
'Sixth extinction' of wildlife faster than feared: scientists

12 Jul 2017

Study reveals loss of fynbos diversity due to extreme summer weather
ESG & Sustainability
Study reveals loss of fynbos diversity due to extreme summer weather

21 Apr 2017

Source: Centers for Disease Control
Healthcare
Superbug is sneakier than ever

27 Feb 2017

NASA via
Agriculture
US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis 15 Feb 2017

How ‘stealth warrior' bacteria turn a tick's gut microbes against itself
Healthcare
How ‘stealth warrior' bacteria turn a tick's gut microbes against itself

Ziba Kashef 20 Jan 2017

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food
Agriculture
Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

15 Sep 2016

Cell-to-cell communication: More is better - up to a point
Healthcare
Cell-to-cell communication: More is better - up to a point

William Weir 19 Jan 2016

Life-extending hormone bolsters the body's immune function
Healthcare
Life-extending hormone bolsters the body's immune function

Karen N. Peart 12 Jan 2016

SA Academy of Science discusses 'Diversity in Human Sexuality' report
Healthcare
SA Academy of Science discusses 'Diversity in Human Sexuality' report

13 Aug 2015

Research in the news: New simple proteins play active role in cellular function
Healthcare
Research in the news: New simple proteins play active role in cellular function

Bill Hathaway 11 Aug 2015

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on wildlife trafficking
ESG & Sustainability
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on wildlife trafficking

3 Aug 2015

Failure of cells' 'garbage disposal' system may contribute to Alzheimer's
Healthcare
Failure of cells' 'garbage disposal' system may contribute to Alzheimer's

Bill Hathaway 30 Jun 2015

Research in the news: Optical tweezers manipulate key protein involved in HIV infection
Healthcare
Research in the news: Optical tweezers manipulate key protein involved in HIV infection

19 May 2015

Smartphone device may help diagnose cancer
Healthcare
Smartphone device may help diagnose cancer

14 Apr 2015

Zebrafish earn their stripes in weighty health study
Healthcare
Zebrafish earn their stripes in weighty health study

Clive Cookson 10 Apr 2015

Botswana warns over elephant deaths ahead of anti-poaching summit
ESG & Sustainability
Botswana warns over elephant deaths ahead of anti-poaching summit

12 Mar 2015

Time adds a wrinkle to nature and nurture
Healthcare
Time adds a wrinkle to nature and nurture

Jim Shelton 31 Dec 2014

Wash your hands, brush your teeth, get liver cancer?
Healthcare
Wash your hands, brush your teeth, get liver cancer?

28 Nov 2014

Brain injuries no match for sPIF treatment
Healthcare
Brain injuries no match for sPIF treatment

Karen N. Peart 9 Sep 2014

Facebook's secret study to manipulate emotions
ICT
Facebook's secret study to manipulate emotions

30 Jun 2014

Yale team uses cells to expand nature's repertoire
Healthcare
Yale team uses cells to expand nature's repertoire

Bill Hathaway 17 Dec 2013

A single spray of oxytocin improves brain function in children with autism
Healthcare
A single spray of oxytocin improves brain function in children with autism

3 Dec 2013

Healthcare
Study finds evidence for genetic influence on cognitive decline

6 Nov 2013

Why Africans with HIV are more susceptible to TB
Healthcare
Why Africans with HIV are more susceptible to TB

Helen Dodson 23 Jul 2013

Metabolic molecule drives growth of aggressive brain cancer
Healthcare
Metabolic molecule drives growth of aggressive brain cancer

5 Jul 2013

Yale team finds nicotinic receptor essential for cognition - and mental health
Healthcare
Yale team finds nicotinic receptor essential for cognition - and mental health

2 Jul 2013

AGU revises position on ocean research
Maritime
AGU revises position on ocean research

2 Jul 2013

Brain-penetrating particle attacks deadly tumors
Healthcare
Brain-penetrating particle attacks deadly tumors

1 Jul 2013

Fracking - the debate rages on
Energy & Mining
Fracking - the debate rages on

26 Jun 2013

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 3
Healthcare
Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 3

18 Jun 2013

UCT professor elected to US National Academy of Sciences
Education
UCT professor elected to US National Academy of Sciences

27 May 2013

US electric car market loses power
Automotive
US electric car market loses power

14 May 2013

Agriculture
Climate impact predictions on fisheries can be a mirage - Scripps

26 Mar 2013

Scripps researcher awarded Symons Gold Medal
Maritime
Scripps researcher awarded Symons Gold Medal

19 Mar 2013

Gene today, gone tomorrow: genes for autism and schizophrenia only active in developing brains
Healthcare
Gene today, gone tomorrow: genes for autism and schizophrenia only active in developing brains

19 Feb 2013

Yale scientists revisit biochemical basis for depression
Healthcare
Yale scientists revisit biochemical basis for depression

Bill Hathaway 19 Feb 2013

A mammal lung, in 3D
Healthcare
A mammal lung, in 3D

7 Jan 2013

Research in the news: New explanation for cognitive problems of Parkinson's patients
Healthcare
Research in the news: New explanation for cognitive problems of Parkinson's patients

Bill Hathaway 3 Dec 2012

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