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Sasol Scifest 2003: March 26 - April 1
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Pioneering genetic research, radioactive rivers, hot-bodied cicadas,
cricket, flights into history, sport and more in this month's edition. Visit Jobs
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This Month's Features
 Origins
of the Lemba
The stuff of legends. Pioneering genetic research in Africa unveils
the fascinating origins of the Lemba of Zimbabwe.
 Singers
with hot bodies
Singing for love as the temperature rises. Scientists unveil new
secrets about the African species of cicada.
 Mating
- seahorse style
Whose left holding the baby? Not the female if you are a
seahorse. The male: 72 hours of labour and having to do all the
flirting...
 A
flight into history
2003 celebrates the history of flight. Lingering on in an African
museum: one of the first jet aircraft to see active duty during WWII.
Conservation
 Mooi
river - pretty?
Mooi may mean pretty in Afrikaans, but scientists reveal the ugly face
of radioactivity in this river.
 Highveld
haze
"Everybody talks about air pollution but they will do nothing
until it interferes with the TV reception!" Proactive school
pupils buck the trend.
Put a cork in 4 conservation
 Do your bit while you relax, save the Mediterranean cork
forests. Say no to plastic and choose wine with natural corks.
 Home-based
herbal business
Medicinal
plants - an outline
of the basic requirements for small scale, sustainable cultivation and processing
techniques for rural communities. Part 5.
Sport science
Exercise:
to drink or not to drink?
Drinking too much water can do more harm than good to athletes doing
prolonged exercise. In fact it can be fatal!
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What is Dementia? Find out about International Brain Awareness Week
As cricket fever spreads across the world,
take some time out to perfect your batting technique - get to grips with
the physics behind the scenes.
Using sport to drive the message home. Indian cricket fans show support by
getting their children vaccinated against the polio virus.
Despite ethical concerns, ovarian transplants
offer hope for infertile women.
Explore the risk of HIV infection in sport
and the role of exercise for HIV sufferers.
New research could lead to the design of safer and more effective drugs to
treat cardiovascular diseases.
Conservation alert: freshwater fish
stocks have declined by up to 90 per cent in many of the world's largest
rivers.
Blocking growth-stunting toxins from
food may help children in West Africa grow up healthier
Farmers wired to the news as Ugandan radio
brings the latest prices, volumes and growth conditions.
Competition
Test your
knowledge in the Brain awareness week crossword puzzle.
Education
- New web-based resource for physics
- Get cracking for Pan African maths olympiad.
Cyberkids - this month find out how to make a
"wheel of communication".
Funding
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PUB grants: Innovative Communication Products and Events
- Boost for research on SA’s early man and palaeontological heritage
Books
- The hidden world of "geek"
syndrome -
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens, Where Is Everybody?
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