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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
Cultured diamonds add colour
 Creativity and science combine to add new
high quality coloured cultured diamonds to a marketplace in search of novelty.
Treasure in lost DRC forest
 Scientists
in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo uncovered lost forests
home to at least six new species of wildlife.
Technology
New technology for sewerage
Shamwari Private Nature Reserve leads the way in adopting new, clean
sewerage treatment technology.
Solving
winter biodiesel blues
 Cold
weather can be a pain in your fuel system, especially if you use
biodiesel. How to avoid problems in colder weather.
Environment
Plants on the move
 Proteaceae,
a long way from home: SA scientist challenges theories on
the movement of plants across the globe.
Biological control of toxins
 A
safe and effective method for biological control of fungal toxins set
to improve food security and health in sub-Saharan Africa.
Invasive species get the edge
 Research
in Antarctica shows climate change gives invasive species the edge
over their indigenous counterparts.
Insight & Opinion
 Beekeeping
in India - lessons
From an apicultural and apidological perspective, India, is a promised
land. Lessons for and from Africa.
Nutrition
no substitute for AIDS drugs
Analysis of scientific research on the links between improved
nutrition and the treatment of both HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis has
found no evidence that healthier eating is any substitute for
correctly-used medical drugs.
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In this Issue
Deep brain stimulation offers hope of new therapy in treatment of severe
depression.
Assuming someone gave you the choice of 100 euros today or 150 euros in a
year's time. Which sum would you take? Scientists link IQ with risk taking.
Elephantnose fish 'see' with their chin in
complete darkness distinguishing dead organisms from living ones at a
distance.
Scientists propose new genetic barcoding method to classify and identify
all the world's land plants.
HIV/AIDS
The hidden dangers of mass male circumcision for curbing HIV/AIDS
transmission.
A South African has started the world’s first ever dating site
for people living with HIV.
Levels of post-traumatic stress amongst Aids orphans similar to
children experiencing sexual abuse and those living in war-torn societies.
Study aimed at safe abortions highlights role of midlevel healthcare
workers.
Education
Woman scientists open up career horizons for Cape Town girls.
Scholarships for young scientists.
L'Oréal South Africa, in association with Unesco and the Department of
Science and Technology, rewards outstanding women in science.
Special tuition and science-related excursions through Sasol's Saturday
School Programme a recipe for success in SA.
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