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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
New Media award
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This Month's Features
Floral notes in SA wines
 The
wine biodiversity initiative helps wineries to capture the
essence of conservation of the floral kingdom in every bottle of wine.
Scientists lobby against lead
 Puzzled
by the lead poisoning of a single child, MRC researchers didn't stop
until they discovered its source: the lead used in paint.
Female cheetahs destroy myth
 Female
cheetahs destroy feline fidelity myth as new cheetah study in
Serengeti National Park reveals
many litters have more than one father.
Environment
Riding the green wave
 As
global pressures force producers into a corner, for the first
time, guaranteed green energy can now be bought in Africa.
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flu and global warming
 Year
round 'flu and rising malaria threats as scientists measure the effect
of global warming on infectious diseases spread.
Health
Genetic
diagnosis reality
For the couples who know that they could pass on a potentially fatal
disease to their children, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
provides new hope
Jury still out on fertility
At the 19th annual World Congress on Fertility and Sterility,
researchers and gynaecologists were seemingly divided as to which
therapy works best.
Insight & Opinion
Upright
walking started in the trees
Walking on two legs may have arisen in relatively ancient,
tree-dwelling apes, rather than in more recent human ancestors.
Developing science journalists
In the spotlight at the World Congress on science journalism -
challenges faced by science writers in emerging and developing
nations.
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In this Issue
The origins of modern medicine lie in ancient Egypt and not with
Hippocrates and the Greeks.
A simple method of flash-heating breast milk infected with HIV
successfully inactivated the free-floating virus.
Powered by sound - revolutionary stove, fridge and generator (in one)
could help reduce poverty.
North African medical tourism sets targets on the south rather than
traditional northern European and American targets.
Natural fibre composites may mean construction materials that are less
harmful, recyclable and made mainly from renewable materials.
Medicine
Shock as Gambia encourages citizens living with HIV to stop taking
antiretroviral medications in order to try an unproven herbal remedy.
Traditional medicine - wild garlic shows promise. 8 plants from South
Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure.
In the lab
Methanol production
SA is a major producer of methanol. We take a look at the science behind
the production of this commonly used laboratory reagent.
Research to unlock South Africa's potential of becoming a significant
producer of renewable bioenergy has received a major boost.
Education
optimistic look
Children's mathematics books - drawings from Angola.
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