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*2003 World Summit Award recognition
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*2003 Winner of the Highway Africa New Media award
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* 2002 Winner of the
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This Month's Features
Meet the world's largest helicopter
 The
Mil Mi 26 Halo is a scientific marvel 25 years on, providing solutions
in logging, rescue and fire-fighting operations.
Do you trust your running shoes?
 Scientists
say that running injuries may be avoided by alternating running
barefoot with running with shoes and on a variety of different
terrains.
Health
Mood and pregnancy
Scientists examine how pregnant mother's well-being affects the
perceptions, mental ability and emotional stability of her unborn
child.
Gluten and wheat allergy update
 Gluten
and wheat intolerance or allergy is not as uncommon as most think. An
allergologist states the facts.
Conservation
DDT resistant insects
 Cause
for concern: scientists show that DDT resistant insects have developed
a genetic advantage over other insects.
Ivory trafficking continues
 Despite
an eight month old action plan, unregulated markets continue trading
ivory openly throughout Africa.
 Biopesticide
muscles in
An environmentally friendly weapon against Desert Locusts
has been successfully tested under large-scale field conditions.
Insight
The
roots of violent crime
Scientists worldwide continue to explore what exactly turns so-called
"ordinary" citizens into ruthless killers? We take a
psychological investigation into the phenomenon of violent
crime.
Edible
insects and education
Studies on sustainable harvesting of insects in South
Africa and Japan brings Indigenous Knowledge into the Classroom
No
takers for HIV drugs in Niger
The stigma surrounding AIDS and the lack of a clear government policy
on extending treatment to the interior mean there are few takers for
the testing, counseling and treatment services.
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In this Issue
When did the cows come home? Oldest dated evidence of cattle in
southern Africa discovered.
Less prone to theft, patented plastic plumbing fittings arrive on the
scene to replace brass and copper.
A low tech water purifier which provides
clean water cost- effectively soon to be produced in South Africa.
Key to elephant conservation is 'in the
sauce' - the chili sauce African entrepreneurs say.
A new biotech study debunks the misconceptions about biotech crop
research in Africa
If 50% of the global economy will
be bioeconomy-based in 2025, can Nigeria afford not to enter the biotech
age?
Spurred on by high levels of aflatoxins in blood, scientists fight fire
with fire in a battle against toxic mould.
Stable light isotopes and diet: Tools for effective conservation of
Africa's remaining wilderness areas.
Two of Cameroon’s rare and elusive birds radio- tracked for the
first time.
Transboundary cattle trafficking brings southern Africa's livestock
under threat from diseases.
Competition
Enter the Fantastic Plastics Essay comp.
and write an essay about the role of plastics in our every day lives.
Budding scientists join Granny, Vinny, Sipho and the rest as they
travel up Africa.
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