Follow AllAfrica News: Science and Biotechnology, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-science Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:05:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJ816PSBMy-RlRpWVnEcNkS [The Conversation Africa] From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you're also producing it. And it is so distinctive that it can be used to tell you apart from everyone around you.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:29:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJ816PSBMy-RlRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKpHhSQZi8PTn-fx8LWuXng [DW] Archaeologists say the structure dates back 476,000 years. It was intentionally shaped with wooden tools to create stable joints, attesting to the cognitive skills of Homo sapiens' forebears.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:19:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKpHhSQZi8PTn-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLrVKngGl7FOW0dX84dnP8Y [The Conversation Africa] Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information about virology and vaccine production. Environmental disasters in every part of the world have brought concepts from meteorology and climatology to daily news reports.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:28:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLrVKngGl7FOW0dX84dnP8Y https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJQIytklWjujbmyhX6zo8SW [Scrolla] With her goal to spark a love for science and astronomy, particularly among young girls, Susan Murabana tours Kenya introducing others to the wonders of the cosmos.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:58:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJQIytklWjujbmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJSBNOkj1YVvy1Ly282xAAw [Observer] Google.com, the philanthropic arm of Google, has given a research grant and additional support of $1.5 million (about Shs 5.58 billion) to a Makerere University research project seeking to improve the efficiency and scale of microscopic diagnostics in Uganda.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:44:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJSBNOkj1YVvy1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcI5iBDp6PdfjslTP0vptTFR [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has formally received hosting rights for the 2024 IASP (International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation) world conference.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:40:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcI5iBDp6PdfjslTP0vptTFR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIZWwL3V_hJ63KSkciKEY1s [New Times] More than 200 girls pursuing science combinations in high school gathered on July 7 to participate in the STEM clubs launch event organised by Starlight Africa.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:30:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIZWwL3V_hJ63KSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLy7mr9IUqb91e5jCclomp- [Daily News] Dodoma -- DAR ES SALAAM: MINISTER for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adolf Mkenda has announced the names of 47 Tanzanian researchers, who won awards for publication in high impact factors journals.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:19:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLy7mr9IUqb91e5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKHCmdomkhfDQO5yOwvVe_2 [SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- The absence of a culture for sharing scientific data in many African countries is costing the continent numerous opportunities for accelerating its development, scientists warn.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:28:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKHCmdomkhfDQO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKHCmdomkhfDbmyhX6zo8SW [SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Damage and deaths caused by climate-related disasters across Africa will balloon if the continent's so-called "hydromet" infrastructure for monitoring weather and water and is not urgently upgraded, scientists warn.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:27:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKHCmdomkhfDbmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIWi36jRDyRxRhSCv31NykC [SAnews.gov.za] The nominations for the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) 2023 Scientific Merit Awards are now open.]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:26:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIWi36jRDyRxRhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKX9wMovqONRxeIF_fEM9tn [UCT] The Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) was established in 2003 in recognition of the urgent need to nurture early-career academics. Over the past 20 years, it has served as a robust conduit for the transfer of vital research skills from seasoned academics and the researcher development team managing the programme, to those staff beginning their academic and research journey at the University of Cape Town (UCT).]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:54:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKX9wMovqONRxeIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcK3tteRWFv4aC3FFO_xyF25 [The Conversation Africa] The epicentre of Morocco's devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on the formation of the Atlas mountains and the geology of the area, about the factors which led to this situation.]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:03:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcK3tteRWFv4aC3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLF0xuPRD6qtagzzHWHxDTV [WHO] Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,]]> Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:46:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLF0xuPRD6qtagzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKXGzyCr7t60wp41t9tiERU [The Conversation Africa] In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:17:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcKXGzyCr7t60wp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLNnQ8LZGuuHgm0QkxGtqLL [SciDev.Net] Lagos -- As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West Africa.]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:44:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcLNnQ8LZGuuHgm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIUa7lgbnZ304fjc6hd5eWF [WHO-AFRO] Gaborone, 29 August 2023 - African health ministers today endorsed a regional strategy to ramp up action against antimicrobial resistance, which is estimated to have directly contributed to 1.27 million deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019.]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:49:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIUa7lgbnZ304fjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIFE_S2mckjE93hDS9njgCr [allAfrica] In 1999, Grade 5 brought for me a revelation like no other - vaccines! The idea that weak disease-causing organisms could transform our bodies into warriors against killer diseases was nothing short of miraculous. From the top of my head I remember that some of the killer diseases were polio, diptheria, measles, whooping cough, tetanus and tuberculosis.]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:03:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcIFE_S2mckjE93hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJTF7ookFvFq31d0VB8z-7c [Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities] We began our journey with a goal - to disrupt inequalities and empower young persons living with disabilities through the innovative force of global thinkers. Today, the AccessAbility Innovation Challenge, an ambitious endeavor backed by the UNFPA, GDI Hub, and GNYPWD, is thrilled to introduce the winners of this transformative journey.]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:52:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcJTF7ookFvFq31d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcK70X4Vd5J9WmnhpmeYcemU [Daily Maverick] Efforts to save one species can provide scientific knowledge that enables us to save other creatures in need.]]> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:17:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/m6kaMp5dzcK70X4Vd5J9WmnhpmeYcemU