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Are we headed for a sixth mass extinction?
During the carboniferous period(358-272 million years ago), Earth was dominated by giant thick tall trees. For centuries, these trees stood strong with no…
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COVID-19
Gordon Awandare receives award for excellence in national response to COVID-19
Prof. Gordon Awandare has received an award for his excellent contribution to Ghana's response to COVID-19. Gordon is the Director of WACCBIP at…
Announcements
WACCBIP appoints new Communications Manager
The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) has appointed a new Communications Manager following the departure of the previous…
Announcements
WACCBIP Research Conference 2021
The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) is organising the fifth in its series of annual research conferences to…
Genetics
Progeria: the disease that causes children to look old
Peloza was 5 years old when she started losing her hair and started looking older than her age. Her mother narrated that the…
Biology
Sheep flock–follow the leader wherever they go
Sheep are highly social animals that continually require other sheep in the flock to be present. They are hardwired to follow each other…
Astronomy
New Year Pictures From the International Space Statiom
Stunning pictures of sunrise on new year was captured by crew at the International Space Station. These pictures were shared in the public…
Biology
New Year Celebrations Kill Large Number of Birds
A street in Rome, Italy with strewn with dead birds after the 2021 new year celebrations. The dead birds were sighted at the…
Medicine
Your Partner can help you stay Fit and Healthy
A recent paper highlights that heart attack survivors stands a greater chance of changing unhealthy habits or creating new ones when they are…
Computing
Using Advance Encryption Standard Algorithm to Secure Cloud Data at Client Side Independent of Cloud Providers
Cloud computing brings a lot of advantages especially in ubiquitous services where everyone can access computer services through the internet. In spite of…
From the archive
Monkeys Stole COVID-19 Blood Samples
A group of monkeys made away blood samples of COVID-19 patients in India. This took place in a government owned medical college in…
Astronomy
Signals detected from Space Using ALMA
Researchers detected a signal coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy- quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky…