Explainer on cassava diseases in Kenya
Dr Catherine Taracha,Center Director,KALRO Biotechnology Center
“There are two major diseases that challenge cassava production. They include the Cassava Mosaic Disease where you get crinkling...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...
Expert Opinion on Cassava Improvement in Africa through Genome Editing
Dr. Ihuoma Okwuonu, Plant Biotechnologist and Chief Research Scientist at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Umudike, Nigeria said:
"We are using genome...
EXPERT COMMENT ON COVID-19 VACCINE AND MYTHS
Prof. Phelix Majiwa,Virologist and Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa,said:
“I am very familiar with majority of the vaccines...
Expert Reaction to Challenges of Vaccines Roll-Out in Africa
Dr Kwame Asiedu Sarpong ,Pharmacist,member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Institute of Pharmacy Management International, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana,said:
“In...
Expert opinion on Role of Agri-Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate change
Expert opinion on Role of Agri-Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate change
Expert : Joel .W. Ochieng, PhD
Programme Leader, Agricultural Biotechnology & Wildlife, the University of Nairobi
With...
Expert opinion on Stigma and Discrimination Against COVID-19 Survivors in Ghana
Dr. Hubert Amu and Mr. Gideon Kye-Duodu
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health
DR. HUBERT AMU is a population...
Press Release:Survey shows rise in vaccine hesitancy in Ghana
Accra, July 23, 2021: Research led by the University of Southampton into the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana, West Africa has concluded...
Expert Opinion on Carbon credits
By Dr Olufunso Somorin, Regional Principal Officer for Climate Change and Green Growth, at the African Development Bank
Carbon credit has been fronted as an...
Expert reaction to study looking at integrating human stem cell-derived brain-like tissue in the...
Abstract :
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and main cause of disability worldwide, but with few effective therapies. Although stem cell-based therapy...