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2:11am, 11th March, 2019

New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa

(Pensoft Publishers) During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later identified as a new to science species. It belongs to the stiletto snakes, spectacular for their unusual skulls, allowing th...

New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa

12:15pm, 28th February, 2019

Nature

New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa

(Institut Pasteur) After carrying out extensive research into the βS mutation by performing full sequencing of the HBB gene together with a large-scale genomic study on 479 individuals from 13 populations from Sub-Saharan Africa, scientists were able...

Winners of inaugural Johnson & Johnson Innovation Champions of Science Africa Storytelling Challenge

11:37am, 15th February, 2019

Nature

Winners of inaugural Johnson & Johnson Innovation Champions of Science Africa Storytelling Challenge

(Marion E. Glick Communications LLC) Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced five winners of the first Champions of Science -- Africa Storytelling Challenge, which aimed to highlight the journeys of scientists and innovators working in Africa, and cel...

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New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa

New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa

Winners of inaugural Johnson & Johnson Innovation Champions of Science Africa Storytelling Challenge

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