AllAfrica News: Science and Biotechnology

[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) has secured US$1.6 million (approximately R26.4 million) from Google.org to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that could help doctors make safer, more effective treatment decisions for African patients by mapping genetic variants that affect how their bodies process medicines.

[Ghanaian Times] The founding director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), Professor Eric Y. Danquah, has called for a global research system in which the quality of a scientist's research questions is not determined by the wealth of their institution.

[This Day] A United Kingdom-based Nigerian artificial intelligence (AI) research scientist and Founder of GenScan AI, Mary-Brenda Akoda, has disclosed plans to roll out her AI medical imaging solution in Nigeria and the UK by the second half of 2027 to help fast-track scan results and reduce patient backlogs globally.

[Daily Trust] Dr. Auwal Abdullahi, an associate professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, has been listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa boasts up to 25% of Earth's animal and plant species. This diversity is driven by diverse habitats: harsh deserts, vast grasslands, dense forests, towering mountains, lush coastlines and teeming seas. It is also due to deep evolutionary roots, as many animal and plant groups originated here in the distant past. Palaeontologists have been excavati...