UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
International Conference on Plant and Soil Science When: 26 – 27 June, 2019 Where: Abuja, Nigeria What: The Conference will provide a [...]
New ISAAA Global Coordinator
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) announces the appointment of Dr. Mahaletchumy Arujanan as the [...]
Kenyans Embrace Dialogue on Genetically Modified Crops
Dialogue is key in improving public perceptions on genetically modified (GM) crops. This emerged during Kenya’s first national dialogue on GM [...]
Molecular Biology Key in Combating HIV Pandemic in Africa
At a tender age, my incontrovertible love for mathematics and science compounded by a poor state of health system in Senegal drove my pursuit and [...]
AFSTA POSITION PAPER ON PLANT BREEDING INNOVATIONS
Plant breeding is the art and science of the genetic improvement of plants, which includes cultivar development to create crops with new [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
National Dialogue on Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya When: 24 April, 2019 Where: Nairobi, Kenya What: The dialogue aims at giving various [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
IFPRI: Global Food Policy Report 2019 The 2019 Global Food Policy Report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) reviews the [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
Application of Genetic Engineering for Control of Bacterial Wilt Disease of Enset, Ethiopia’s Sustainability Crop Enset is one of the Ethiopia’s [...]
GMO Wars and Coffee: Is History Repeating Itself?
By Dr. Margaret Karembu A cloud of resistance hangs over the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya. Varied views have [...]