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Ageing, sex and death,
turbodiesel and dysbiosis, hair, elephants and new innovations
in bone regeneration - its all in this month's edition of Science in
Africa - your online science mag for Africa. Over 1 million hits
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This Month's Features
 Bone Regeneration
What happens when bone injury is beyond the critical limit? New
innovation in bone research may give us the break.
"Dysbiosis" - what's that?
Mention the word "dysbiosis" to the average medical
practitioner and the response would likely be "don't know the
term". And yet thousands are affected.
 Turbodiesel™, reason for diesel owners to
smile!
Diesel
vehicles can now go the 'extra mile'. Good chemistry in action!
SPECIAL FOCUS on the Sasol Scifest Ageing,
Sex and Death: Can
we believe Aristotle that sex is intimately linked with ageing and
death? Why do we age? Elephants
hold a special fascination for many people. What is the conservation
status of the famous Addo Elephants? Technology:
From debates on "hacking, hot babes and hate-speak", to the
Cyberden to Cyberhunts...it's all there at the Sasol Scifest. Trade
Justice - Global patent rules and public health. What is the
impact of stronger laws? What is the ordinary citizen to believe? Biodiversity
at the Scifest - Africa's fighting chance! The
Blue Crane, South Africa's national bird - a chance to survive?
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Also in this Issue
 Your hair is much more than just
your crowning glory. It's also a 'dietary time-clock', giving information about
past exposure to toxins..
The
concept of an African space science institute may soon be a reality!
Ethiopia
- Early warning systems for food security in drought prone regions.
360
million year old fossil fish find - new to science.
Modern
knowledge has changed the misconceptions of memory and old age so that we
now have the ability to improve memory.
March
brings International Brain Awareness Week:
Organisation
of the month is the Mental Health Information Centre
Upcoming
conference on Postnatal Depression
Occurrence
of the Buruli ulcer disease is rapidly increasing in several West African
countries.
Book
Reviews: Where do we come from, and the Intelligent
Genome
Our
Science Gogo takes a break this month on a trip to the zoo with young
Cyberkids.
Educators
get up to speed on science competitions, quizzes, science TV and online
resources.
Budding
Scientists get ready for National Science, Engineering and Technology Week.
WIN
Prizes: Budding Scientists put on your thinking caps for the "Sir
Ion" Sasol/Science in Africa Science Quiz.
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