Biology
The Science of Extreme Environments: How Organisms Adapt to Survive.
Organisms have the incredible ability to adapt to a variety of extreme environments, from the deepest parts of the ocean to the highest…
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Highlight of Advances in CRISPR
In recent years, CRISPR-Cas9, a groundbreaking genome editing tool, has captured the attention of the scientific community. Its vast potential to cure genetic…
Biology
New Mosquito Species, Anopheles Stephensi, Detected in Ghana
In a recent development, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed the presence of a new mosquito vector species, Anopheles stephensi, in the country.…
Biology
WANIDA Announces Maiden Symposium to be held in Accra, Ghana
The West African Network of Infectious Diseases ACEs has announced its maiden symposium on the theme: Infectious disease in an era of global…
Biology
Ghanaian Scientist Awarded US$3M to Sequence Genome of Sickle Cell Children
Ghanaian Scientist Dr. Ofori-Acquah who was previously a recipient of NIH-NHLBI R01, worth over $400,000 for his grant titled "Therapeutic Targets in Acute…
Biology
Genetics is partially linked with the desire of nature and the outdoors
We know the benefits associated with living in nature and the outdoors is well documented. We also know that, for some reason, some…
Biology
Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa
Cattle are host to a plethora of infectious agents including viruses, bacteria, prions, and a range of parasites comprising worms, ectoparasites, and protozoa.…
Biology
Ghanaian Scientists Discover Target for Malaria Vaccine
The long search for malaria vaccine might soon be over as researchers from the University of Ghana have identified and characterized a novel…
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…
Bioengineering
Albert Stevens: A Miraculous Survivor of A Radiation Experiment
Government secretly and nonconsensually chose him as a guinea pig for a secret experiment that sought to study the reaction of the human…
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…
Bioengineering
Human invisibility through gene hacking
Introduction:Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have achieved a groundbreaking feat by granting cells the remarkable ability to camouflage and become invisible.…