UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
International Congress on Cell Science and Molecular Biology When: 13-14 December, 2019 Where: Sao Tome,Sao Tome and Principe What: The Congress [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
The Science of Communicating Science: The Ultimate Guide – Dr. Craig Cormick Are you wishing you knew all you need to know about how to better [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
Phenotypic characterization of maize landraces from Sahel and Coastal West Africa reveals marked diversity and potential for genetic improvement [...]
My Journey into Biotechnology Reporting
The year was 2017. Fall Armyworm had just been reported in Trans Nzoia County, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, and was quickly spreading to other regions [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
Plant BioProTech Symposium When: 19-22 November, 2019 Where: Marrakesh, Morocco What: Symposium will be an excellent opportunity for researchers, [...]
To Build Public Confidence about Genome Technologies, Don’t Oversell Tech Benefits
By Prof. Jennifer Thomson The third edition of African Biennial Biosciences Communication Symposium (ABBC2019) was held in Pretoria, South [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
Beyond Promises: Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2018 High adoption of biotech crops continued in 2018, according to the ISAAA Report, Global [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
Inheritance of resistance to Cercospora leaf spot disease of cowpea Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) is an important disease affecting cowpea [...]
Could Genome Editing Help to Unleash a New Wave of Bioinnovation in Africa?
Biotechnology offers solutions to agriculture, health, waste management, security, and other sectors. However its promises have not been fully [...]