[LISTEN] The Science Inside Genetics episode
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Tag : genetics
Adapted to the Antarctic: a cold-lover’s genetics
First published on up.ac.za Life can thrive in the most extreme climates – from the very hot to the very cold. Something that not long...
How translocating rhinos promotes genetic health and keeps them safe
by AdminBraai
The translocation of rhinos can help conservation and build their populations, writes Nikki le Roex of Stellenbosch University in The Conversation Africa. Rhino poaching is...
Genes don’t fit in the DNA diet
by AdminBraai
It sounds too good to be true and, according to some scientists, it is: a diet designed for your genetics. South African company DNAlysis Biotechnology...
Bringing researchers and the public together for science
by Paul Kennedy
Forensics, facial recognition, psychiatry and eye health may not seem inherently connected. But they all have two things in common: they are all relevant to...
A life dedicated to fungi – and academics
For Prof Brenda Wingfield of the University of Pretoria fungi are the stuff that genomics researchers’ dreams are made of. However, this tree disease expert’s...