Africa to fight vaccine ‘nationalism’ and ‘racism’ with own local production
Faced with financial, expertise and logistical hurdles in the race to control the rapid spread of coronavirus that has ravaged economies in Africa, political leaders and researchers on the continent have resolved to ramp up efforts to produce vaccines locally to fight the pandemic. The resolution was arrived at this...
Scientists grow monkey-human embryos, reignite ethical questions
Scientists have successfully grown monkey embryos containing human cells for the first time – the latest milestone in a rapidly advancing field that has drawn ethical questions. In the work, published on April 15 in Cell, the team injected monkey embryos with human stem cells and watched them develop. They...
World Rugby unveils 22 match officials for Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens
A squad of 22 match officials that will take charge of the women’s and men’s rugby sevens competitions at the delayed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was on April 16 announced by World Rugby, just 100 days to the kick off in Tokyo Stadium on July 21, this year. Among the...
