TB or not to be
When he was a boy, tuberculosis (TB) expert Paul van Helden actually wanted to be a game ranger. Fortuitously for the millions of people living...
Category : Biology & Evolution
Baby, make those genes talk
by Sarah Wild
You will respond to medication differently to the person sitting next to you. A friend of a different race may be more susceptible to diabetes...
Skilder met ‘n kop vir sake
Mikrobioloog prof. Leon Dicks bedryf sy navorsing aan die hand van ‘n besigheidsplan. Want eendag wil hy voltyds skilder. Die probiotikum entiro™ wat in sy...
Mens braai al van toeka af lekker
by Elsabé Brits
Wanneer Suid-Afrikaners ’n tjoppie op die kole sit, doen hulle iets wat die moderne mens se voorsate al derduisende jare gelede die eerste keer gedoen...
Everything’s coming up geraniums
by Sarah Wild
Rural development through essential oils: A small farm near Uitenhage is a shining example of how partnerships can work. A cold front has swept through the...
From sport to insects
What valuable lesson did entomologist Prof. John Terblanche learn from athletes that he now uses in his research on insects? That they sometimes can be...
Van vleis kan jy hom min vertel
“Ek eet graag my navorsing,” grinnik prof. Louw Hoffman terwyl hy ‘n reuse salamirol van ‘n rak afhaal in ‘n koelkamer van die Departement Veekundige...
Namakwaland toe met ‘n Wellingtonse kinkel
Koeranteberigte oor die komende blomseisoen in Namakwaland herinner my toe weer aan ‘n saaklike onderskrif en foto wat onlangs in die Paarl Post verskyn het....
Suid-Afrika se spoegkonings
My Graad 4-broerskind moes onlangs ‘n skoolprojek doen oor Suid-Afrika se sogenaamde Vyf Klein Boksoorte – ‘n soortgelyke lys as die Groot Vyf van leeu,...