'No, Long Covid is Not a Thing in Your Head, You're Sick' [interview]
allAfrica
allAfrica's Juanita Williams sat down with Professor Resia Pretorius, Stellenbosch University, who's been researching how blood clots form and the impact of inflammation for… Read more »
Zimsat 2 Takes Leap Into Space
The Herald
Zimbabwe's second earth observation satellite, ZimSat-2, soared into orbit yesterday, revolutionising the country's agricultural landscape, mineral exploration and urban planning. Read more »
Liberian Scientists Detect Monkeypox Clade-Iib, No Mpox Deaths Reported
Liberian Investigator
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) announces that Liberian scientists have acquired genomic sequencing detected and identified Monkeypox virus Clade IIb in the… Read more »
Not Too Big, Not Too Small - Why Modern Humans Are the Ideal Size for Speed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometres per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can… Read more »
Moh, Plan International Liberia Hold Workshop to Boost Quality Laboratory Services
FrontPageAfrica
A two-day workshop to boost quality Laboratory services and integrated Lab system management strengthening, ended in Monrovia on Thursday, through support from Global Fund. Read more »
African Speakers Connect in Kazakhstan at Future Conference
allAfrica
African speakers featured prominently at the recent How to Form a Synchronized Vision of the Future conference in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana in the heart of Central Asia to… Read more »
COP16 Delivers On Indigenous Peoples, Digital Sequencing, but Fails On Finance
IPS
The curtains fell on the 16th Conference of the Parties of UN Biodiversity (COP16) on Sunday without any formal closing. In a voice message, David Ainsworth, the Communications… Read more »
What $10m Agri-Biotech Programme Means for Rwanda [analysis]
New Times
Farmers and agriculture sector leaders have said they expect a new five-year scheme called Rwanda Agricultural Biotechnology Program, to support improvement in crop productivity,… Read more »
Research, Innovation Anchor Uz Industrialisation Week
The Herald
The University of Zimbabwe is running its Industrialisation Week, highlighting research and innovation as key drivers for Zimbabwe's economic transformation. Read more »
Scientific Research Can Play a Key Role in Unlocking Climate Finance
IPS
Climate finance will come under intense scrutiny during COP29, and its distribution aligned with scientific analysis of the impacts of climate change, but the methodology ignores… Read more »
Bioeconomy Offers Path to Mitigating Climate Change, Enhancing Food Production
VOA
Bioeconomy is the production, use, and conservation of biological resources to produce goods that sustain communities. A new report says the promotion of bioeconomy as a way to… Read more »
WACP Takes Medical Outreach to Kuje Community of FCT
Vanguard
The West African College of Physicians,WACP,has embarked on a medical outreach to Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Read more »
South Africa Amended Its Research Guidelines to Allow for Heritable Human Genome Editing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A little-noticed change to South Africa's national health research guidelines, published in May of this year, has put the country on an ethical precipice. The newly added language… Read more »
Being Mentally Flexible Might Influence Our Attitudes to Vaccination, a New Study Shows [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Making decisions about our health is a complex and sometimes difficult process. Read more »
4,300 Tonnes of Space Junk and Rising - Another Satellite Breakup Adds to Orbital Debris Woes [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space… Read more »
