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This Month's Features
Facing up to evolution
 Scientists
say natural selection does not fully explain our diverse facial
features. Opening new thinking on evolution.
Mapping African penguins
 Advances
in pattern recognition technology allows scientists to track penguins
based on their uniquely spotted chests
Model ARV distribution
 Too
few HIV/AIDS drugs, too many patients. New model could give each
individual with HIV an equal chance of receiving antiretrovirals.
Health
Environment linked to disease
 An
increase of new and previously suppressed infectious diseases is being
linked with dramatic environmental changes.
Aches, pains? What's wrong?
 You're
tired, your head aches but the doctor can't diagnose it. Depression
and anxiety likely say mental health experts.
A healthy cup of tea
 Scientists
show how rooibos and honeybush tea offer protection against the first
steps in the onset of cancer.
Sasol Scifest
 Celebrating
Einstein
The World Year of Physics launch in SA forms part of the celebrations
at Sasol SciFest, the anniversary of Einstein's famous publication on
E=mc˛.
Environment
at the Scifest
Environmentally aware? Then there is much on offer at Africa's largest
Science fest from the mighty big to the very small, in air, at sea and
off the beaten track.
Opinion
Can
biotech grow in Africa?
Scientist argues that for the fledgling biotechnology industry to take
off, better partnerships are needed between academia and the private
sector.
Africa
to gain biotech consensus
Towards informed biotechnology dialogue: NEPAD and IFPRI join forces
in forming an initiative committed to building a regional consensus on
biotechnology
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In this Issue
Cork it or cap it? As the mead making industry revives globally, mead
scientists, like winemakers put synthetic vs natural corks to the
test.
Algae is green gold - natural carotenoids, powerful anti-oxidants in
demand in the health, food and cosmetics industries set to be produced
from algae.
Deadly Ebola outbreaks are linked to hunting and consumption of
Great Apes in Gabon and Rep. Congo.
Examining colonization routes, geography provides further proof of an
African origin of modern humans.
Armed conflict, suspicion, may have led to the failure to eradicate
polio in 2004. Stakeholders give it one last try.
Technology set to improve earth observation of microclimates, traffic
congestion right down to energy use in your home.
Lead poisoning from mining activities has placed a whole Zambian town
at serious risk - entire neighbourhoods may relocate.
Toxic alert! Waste containers on the Somali coast may have been damaged
by the tsunami causing the spread of hazardous waste.
Education
Money does 'grow on trees'. By growing indigenous trees, The Trees for
Fees programme helps pay school fees.
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dictionary.
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