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Biotechnology
Food
Marula nuts are growing SA’s rural entrepreneurs in a win-win partnership with scientists and conservationists
Targeting aflatoxins in maize
Breakthrough in battle against aflatoxin in African food crops
Big Mac serves up the whole world on one plate
African designed GM crop nears trials
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Health
Deadly sleeping sickness set to be eliminated in 6 years
Aptamers – the right fit for sensors and therapy
Developing the male pill
A long road but potential malaria cure a boon for African science
Stem Cell Biotechnology – The Now and the Future
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Human Origins
360 million year old fossils from the Eastern Cape of South Africa unveil the first page in the story of terrestrial animal life on the old continent of Gondwana
Early dentistry in Homo erectus link to prosocial behaviour
Are humans evolving faster?
Fast forensic test can match suspects' DNA with crime samples in 4 hours
Neandertal genome sequence published
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Agriculture
Cassava - a new image
Genes from green pepper rescue Africa's banana from deadly wilt disease
Making Kenyan maize safe from deadly aflatoxins
Acacia tree's promise to revive African soils
Biopesticide puts invasive locust under control
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Environmental
Biorecycling with Flies
Metagenomics: how to uncover the unseen majority!
DNA 'barcode' identified for plants
Detection of Illegal trade in the Cape Parrot and Blue Crane using DNA
Roan 200 years later
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Energy
Microbial fuel cell use in bioremediation and harvesting of energy from waste
Using bugs to wean the world off fossil fuel
Ethanol from sweet sorghum does not compromise food security
Delft breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
Biofuels – to make them relevant, we need to learn from a partially pink elephant
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Entrepreneurship
Biomimicry: "innovation inspired by nature"
Bioprinting – The 3D Printing Revolution
Why finding potent antioxidants in natural products makes good health revenue
Bee resin used to save fish
Eating Chinese honey may be good for your money
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Animal
Perfume of death
Healing wounds using maggots
Experts pull together against bird flu
Male cichlids transform as dominant rivals removed
How a zebra lost its stripes: Rapid evolution of the quagga
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People
Crunching data to save lives
Biobank research – Implications for Africa?
Looking for solutions in Africa’s ‘orphan’ crop: sorghum
Nobel prizewinner plans to launch genetic engineering project to fight AIDS
African scientist wins world food prize
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Industrial
The nuts and bolts of the genius behind aptamers - the future for drug delivery
The Biotechnologists Toolkit for New Drug Discovery – Rise of the Machines
Can Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Wastewaters Really be Sustainable over the Long-term? Possibilities in the Rhodes BioSURE Process
Making sense of sensors - finding a needle in a haystack
Curbing the spread of airborne diseases
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