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Oncology

African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

31 Dec 2024

UCT professor wins prestigious global award

Higher Education

UCT professor wins prestigious global award

7 Dec 2023

Genetic studies need to be more diverse.

Medical Research

Most genetic studies use only white participants - this will lead to greater health inequality

Karoline Kuchenbaecker Evangelos Vassos & Roseann Peterson 16 Oct 2019

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 set to #futureproofAfrica

Events & Conferencing

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 set to #futureproofAfrica

25 Jun 2019

Researchers set sights on cataloguing the genetic diversity of insects pestering SA olives

Research & Development

Researchers set sights on cataloguing the genetic diversity of insects pestering SA olives

Engela Duvenage 13 Jun 2019

SA innovation entrepreneurs win big at GCIP-SA

Tech Startups

SA innovation entrepreneurs win big at GCIP-SA

18 Jan 2019

There are concerns that Africa may be excluded from advances in genetic brain research. Shutterstock

Mental health

Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges

Benyam Worku Dubale, Celia van der Merwe & Nathani 6 Nov 2018

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Agriculture

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Zebrafish earn their stripes in weighty health study

Medical Research

Zebrafish earn their stripes in weighty health study

Clive Cookson 10 Apr 2015

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

DNA profiling for healthy pregnancies

9 May 2013

Paediatrics

Researchers discover two genetic regions that influence birth weight

8 Apr 2010

Research

What?! Tomatoes cause cancer?!

Lehan Stemmet 4 Dec 2005