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Science communicators -
PCST December 2002
Winner of the
NSTF Award for Science
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Water, energy, technology, health and more in
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This Month's Features
Water wars in Africa
 Water
conflicts in Africa are inevitable if we continue to do nothing to
prevent them from occurring experts say.
 Energising
Africa
Africa's fossil fuels and renewable energy alternatives are
abundant but most of these reserves are yet to be exploited.
Sleeping and truckers
 Latest
research links sleep disorders and irregular sleeping patterns to increased road accident risk
amongst truck drivers.
Science in depth
 Queen
of the spiders
An in-depth view into the world of the baboon spider
(tarantula), the giant of the spider world.
 Lubricant
technology
When you put a pint of SAE 20 into your car, what do the numbers mean?
This overview provides a fascinating insight into the slippery world
of lubricants.
Technology
 Table
-grape export industry gets boost with award-winning
new technology
Genetics
research - locally accessible tools
for genetics research can boost competitiveness Business
competition awards innovative
technologies from South African entrepreneurs.
Medicinal plants/IK
Harvesting
medicinal plants
The first legal harvesters of protected medicinal plants in
South Africa.
Sizamimphilo Bark Harvesters Association leads the way.
Intellectual
property: Rockefeller Foundation initiative to promote
intellectual property (IP) policies fairer to poor people
Herbs
for Africa Part Three:
Medicinal
plants - an outline
of the basic requirements for small scale, sustainable cultivation and processing
techniques for rural communities.
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Does having herpes (HSV-2) increase your chances of being infected with
HIV?
Novel prosthesis design saves the leg
of young cancer patient.
Aspirin may hold the key for new
cervical cancer drugs
Unleaded petrol shows benefits - improvements in child blood levels of lead.
Solar Eclipse 2002
Get up to speed -understanding eclipses.
Tips for budding scientists.
Numbers of the critically endangered
mountain gorilla are slowly increasing
Nature conservation officials seek the
vulnerable crowned eagle.
Science communication forges
ahead at international conference in Africa
Funding news
- Stobie
scholarships
- Birdlife South Africa
- Altran innovation
Educators
- Eclipse viewing
- HIV/AIDS education
- TV education
- Careers fare
Books
- The spider guide
- The Little Book of Bees
- Baboon and trapdoor spiders
Cyberkids - this month trace your ancestors
with Science Granny.
NSTF call for proposals for SA's oustanding
SET contributors
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