Brazilian scientists break genetic code of Zika protein
Brazilian researchers have described the three-dimensional structure of the NS5 protein responsible for the replication…
Browsing: Genetic Africa
Cancer of childhood in sub-Saharan Africa
Collated Childhood cancer statistics in sub-Saharan Africa have been published for the first time as…
Experimental vaccine protects against two strains of malaria
An experimental anti-malaria vaccine has been developed that protects against more than one strain of…
How smartphone-based study demonstrates research potential
A study at Mount Sinai Health System, New York finds that large-scale asthma research involving…
Researchers explore why pre-eclampsia is more common in women of African descent
A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise – often fatally…
National Institute of Health to expand critical catalog for genomics research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to expand its Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)…
Novel R&D tool to unravel genetic diseases in Africa
A new research tool — genomics array — developed specifically for genomic and epidemiological research…
Certain species of vaginal bacteria can increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV
Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognised role in the…
Locally made genetic chip to transform African health sector
South African scientists have developed a chip containing millions of genes that are commonly found…
Study finds high prevalence of multidrug-resistant HIV
While multidrug-resistant forms of infections, such as tuberculosis, have become a growing problem for people…