The doyenne of seeds: Patricia Berjak
Professor Patricia Berjak was born in Johannesburg on 29 December 1939. After attaining her BSc (Hons) cum laude in biochemistry from the University of the...
Tag : University of KwaZulu-Natal
Weighty matter: metabolic syndrome on the rise among SA’s Asian Indian population
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in South African Asian Indians is becoming a considerable health concern. It’s not only confined to older adults either. Worryingly, this lifestyle...
Coconuts can give nesting terns the edge
When it comes to the breeding success of common white terns, “artificial” seems to be better than “natural”. This is the results from a study...
Monday menu: are SA youngsters up to date with the ABC’s of abortion?
So how much do South African youngsters know about abortion legislation, and what it all entails? Most know that it is legal to get an...
Shisa Sayensi: Isayensi yeviki 07 July 2016
Kusukela kwababhema ama-habli kuze kufikwe kunonzungezilanga omkhulukazi, nansi isayensi yeviki; Shisa Sayensi! Baningi abafundi ababhema ipayipi lamanzi Ukubhenywa kwepayipi lamanzi (hubbly) sekubonakala kwanda emiphakathini wezikhungo...
@Scibraai Monday Menu: of tennis players’ BMT and frogs
This week’s @Scibraai Monday Menu features two research papers – one from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (featuring mental toughness in tennis players) and another from...
Spider flies to catch an elusive wave
by Sarah Wild
Cynthia Chiang, an astrophysicist from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is part of a team seeking to drag ancient cosmic secrets out of the polar skies....
Climate change, farming and profits: It all depends
How will climate change affect the profit margins of farming endeavours throughout South Africa? It all depends on how rainfall, temperature and the subsequent need...
#ScibraaiSides: Herpes virus linked to why breastfeeding mothers on ARVs still sometimes transmit HIV to their babes
It’s a question that has baffled many an AIDS researcher: why do antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) not in all cases stop breastfeeding HIV positive mothers from...
#ScibraaiSides: New cousin of the Barberton daisy found in KZN
Here’s interesting news for fans of the Barberton daisy: A new species of Gerbera, related to this popular cut flower, has been found in the...