Tech transfer: Ensuring food security with Zimbabwe’s first private research institute

Tech transfer: Ensuring food security with Zimbabwe’s first private research institute

I study the interactions between cell proteins and DNA. I want to understand how the gene-editing tool CRISPR makes unintended changes to organisms’ DNA. I have a faculty appointment at Leipzig University in Germany. But in March 2021, I took parental leave, which will probably become permanent leave and came...

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Day Prince Harry said: It’s fine to feel low, it’s okay to cry, it’s okay to be sad; we’re all in this, we all do

Day Prince Harry said: It’s fine to feel low, it’s okay to cry, it’s okay to be sad; we’re all in this, we all do

Meghan Markle smiled through the pain of not being accepted by the royal family and made the right choice to walk away, her cookbook friend has revealed. Grenfell fire survivor Munira Mahmoud still hears from the Duchess of Sussex from Los Angeles and tells OK! “I’m so proud of her...

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WHO approves a ‘weak’ Chinese vaccine for emergency use against coronavirus

WHO approves a ‘weak’ Chinese vaccine for emergency use against coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a second Chinese vaccine for emergency use. CoronaVac was found to be 51 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 in late-stage trials and researchers say it will be key to curbing the pandemic. This overall protection is lower than that provided by the...

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