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*2003 World Summit Award recognition
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Winner of the NSTF Award for Science
Winner of the Highway Africa
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This Month's Features
Out of Africa
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tracking bacteria which traveled with humans, latest
research provides insight into human migration across the globe.
'Green' solutions meet red tape
 As
more and more South Africans trade brick and electricity for mud and
solar energy, the green revolution finds itself hindered by
regulations.
Taking the pain out of dentistry
 Painless
dentistry without the need to drill or inject anaesthetics in the
pipeline thanks to new laser technology developments.
Peering deep inside hurricanes
 To
understand hurricane formation, scientists looked deep into
thunderstorms off the African coast using satellites and airplanes.
Environment
Combating E-waste
 New
partnership set to standardize recycling processes globally to
harvest valuable components in electrical and electronic scrap.
23000 elephants - one haul
 African
elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a rate
unprecedented since an 1989 trade ban.
Insight & Opinion
SA biotech industry
Biotechnology holds immense potential to uplift the poorest
South Africans, due to the commercialization of discoveries made by
local researchers.
SA engineering infrastructure in the spotlight
SAICE' recently published "infrastructure report card", paints a mixed
picture of SA's engineering infrastructure.
Focus- Africa's largest Scifest kicks
off this month
"Tour the Universe" from Africa's largest science festival
Scientific literacy – How do South Africans stack up?
Showcasing
women scientists at the Sasol Scifest
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In this Issue
Talented people often choke under pressure because the distraction caused
by stress consumes their working memory
Scientists study how Marula fruits evolved to
attract the most powerful browser on the savannah - the African elephant
Frogs, scientists say are useful indicators of unsafe environments - for
humans and other animals.
Labour migration played key role in the spread of HIV in South Africa,
implications for developing nations
Conservation
South Africa's CITES listing of abalone is good news for the
environment and bad news for poachers.
Morocco to phase out the destructive use of
driftnets which cause the accidental death or injury of many marine
species.
Health
Brain Awareness Week focusing attention on the brain
Getting to grips with neuropsychological testing in brain injury, and
psychiatric disorders.
Africa's first large-scale HIV vaccine study launches. Four-year
trial will enroll 3,000 participants throughout South Africa
Education
This month we kick off with a series of science lessons for Grades 10 -12
learners.
GIS database to help local communities in the Samburu region of Kenya to
manage their water supply.
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