Biochemistry
WACCBIP Carries out Ghana’s first ever exome sequencing
The West Africa Centre for Cell biology of Infectious Pathogens at the University of Ghana is the first institution in Ghana to generate…
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Medicine
BioNTech to Produce Vaccines in Africa
While most developed nations have most of their populations fully vaccinated, only 11% of the African population are fully vaccinated. Vaccine disparity is…
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…
Cell and Molecular Biology
Specific interaction of an RNA-binding protein is critical to oomycete sexual reproduction
Oomycetes are a class of eukaryotic microorganisms with life cycles and growth habits similar to filamentous fungi, but are not true fungi. Although…
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.…
Physiology
Deconstructing virus condensation: Lopez et. al.
Viruses have evolved precise mechanisms for using the cellular physiological pathways for their perpetuation. These virus-driven biochemical events must be separated in space…
COVID-19
The challenges students faced with learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
The world was hit by the corona virus in December 2019 and has since then affected the livelihood of many people, claimed lives…
Bioengineering
Ageing, Stopping it and Living to 500 Years
The desire to live and live long is a primitive trait that is present in most species but could we suppress ageing and…
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
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…
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…
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…