NIGERIAN scientists have been urged to use their works to create functional links between the society and the way the people are governed. Although the current situation in Nigeria depicts a …
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Springer Nature launches new online magazine to drive growth, development in Africa
by Africastiby AfricastiSPRINGER Nature, publishers of popular scientific journal, Nature, has launched an online magazine that would focus on scientific research and issues of science policy across the African continent with the aim …
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Nature Africa unveils AfricaSTI’s Akin Jimoh as Chief Editor
by Africastiby AfricastiNATURE Africa, a digital magazine that reports on scientific research and issues of science policy across the African continent has unveiled Mr. Akin Jimoh, founder of Development Communications (DevComs) Network, …
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Improper disposal of face mask promotes spread of Covid-19, other diseases in Nigeria – Experts
by Africastiby AfricastiTHE decision by the Governments of Nigeria and other countries in Africa to make the use of face masks in public mandatory as a step towards containing the spread of …
FOR the first time, physicians and cancer researchers have carried out a clinical trial to test a mutation-specific vaccine against malignant brain tumours and found the vaccine to be safe …
TANZANIAN police say 45 people died during a stampede in Dar-es-Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late President John Magufuli. The stampede took place …
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Nigerian researchers explore other uses for locally developed Covid-19 vaccines
by Africastiby AfricastiRESEARCHERS in Nigeria are looking at the possibility of using the COVID-19 vaccine candidates that are currently being developed in the country as templates for resolving some of the vaccines …
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Biotechnology births new opportunities for Nigerian lawyers
by Africastiby AfricastiMOST practicing lawyers may have done everything to escape the jargons that made science unattractive in their school days. But it seems the monster they feared may become the next …
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Food Security: Nigeria, Kenya lead in gene-editing technology application
by Africastiby AfricastiNIGERIA and Kenya have been singled out as two countries in Africa that have taken the lead in the application of emerging technologies like genome editing towards boosting food security …
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Artificial intelligence tool could tame new variants of Covid-19
by Africastiby AfricastiA GROUP of researchers made mostly of engineers have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop a novel method that could tame the emergence of new strains of COVID-19 virus. The …