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2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: How mRNA Vaccines Revolutionized Medicine
On October 2, 2023, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Karikó and…
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Computational Biology
New AI tool classifies missense mutations as pathogenic or benign
A look at AlphaMissense, a model for predicting the effects of single-letter changes in protein-coding sequences.
Health
Necroptosis: A New Target for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment?
Alzheimer's disease has affected millions and continues to baffle scientists. Some of the features of Alzheimer's include memory loss and the accumulation of…
Agriculture
How AI is Making Soil Moisture Monitoring More Accurate
Monitoring soil moisture is important for farming, water management, and dealing with changes in the weather. It is quite tricky when a farmer…
Chemistry
Researchers Use AI to Predict Smell of New Molecules
Scientists at the University of Reading have used machine learning to predict the odour profile of molecules solely based on their structures. This…
Physiology
Summary: Performance trade-offs in wild mice
A change in one quality that has a corresponding effect on another is known as a trade-off. Previous studies have assessed performance trade-offs…
Food Science
Native and Introduced Crops of Africa
If you ask a Ghanaian what their local food is, the answer will likely be fufu, Kenkey, TZ (Saγam), Banku, or Akple. You…
Ecology, Evolution and Environment
Effects of climate change on Ghana
Climate change is no longer an abstract concern in Ghana. It is an ever-present, tangible reality with far-reaching consequences, particularly for countries on…
Ecology, Evolution and Environment
Flooding in Ghana: climate change and rising waters
Ghana has been grappling with a series of environmental challenges as a result of climate change. Flooding in Ghana is a major concern.…
Astronomy
How to see the Perseid Meteor shower in 2024
The rainy season is in full swing in most parts of West Africa, and the skies are often cloudy. However, there is a…
Health
How Bacteria Can Help Halt Malaria Transmission
Malaria is a deadly disease that claims the lives of more than half a million people every year. In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists…
Health
HIV in Ghana: Everything you need to know
HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, Africa, and globally. While progress has been made in recent years, it is essential…