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Welcome to the DrumBeat 62, a special edition dedicated to our Feed the Future Striga Smart Sorghum for Africa (SSSfA) initiative, a public-private collaboration in Kenya and Ethiopia. The initiative involves multidisciplinary teams that are employing genome editing (GEd) technology to develop durable Striga resistance in sorghum.
This month's featured video showcases the Enzyme Manufacturing Masterclass, a significant component of the Africa Bioscience Hubs (AfriBIOHubs) program. AfriBIOHubs is a capacity development initiative within the SSSfA project, aiming to support research, innovation, and bio-entrepreneurship in the field of GEd. Held at Kenyatta University in Kenya, the Masterclass offered researchers valuable hands-on experience in the local production of laboratory reagents commonly utilized in molecular biology research.
In our story of the month, we shine the spotlight on Rita Dias, a Programme Manager at Beneficial Bio Ltd (UK) and one of the facilitators of the Enzyme Manufacturing Masterclass. Rita amplifies the sentiments expressed by the participants in the video of the month, emphasizing how the knowledge and skills gained from the masterclass will be put into action to tackle the existing challenges related to the cost and accessibility of molecular biology reagents.
This DrumBeat issue continues our countdown to the Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication Symposium (ABBC2023), scheduled for August 22-24, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. Themed 'Evolution of Genetic Improvement Tools in Agriculture: Is Communication Matching Up?' the symposium will bring together diverse stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to decipher the evolution of genetic improvement and best-bet communication practices.
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