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SAMRC RFA: Pharmacogenomics in Precision Medicine with Genomics Africa & DIPLOMICS labs, Deadline: 5 Nov 2019
The SAMRC, through its Strategic Health Innovation Partnership (SHIP) programme, is seeking to fund five highly collaborative projects in the areas of pharmacogenomics with reference to failure of treatments with drugs (or drug classes) for Non-Communicable diseases, specifically Hypertension, Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Cancer in (South) … Continue readingSAMRC RFA: Pharmacogenomics in Precision Medicine with Genomics Africa & DIPLOMICS labs, Deadline: 5 Nov 2019
SAMRC funds KRISP & Oxford to Sequence Children Genomes that are Protected from HIV in Africa
This study plans to sequence and analyze large number of genomes on the African continent for the first time. In addition to identify genetics basis of protection to HIV, this project will set the benchmark for future genomic research in Africa by developing the whole … Continue readingSAMRC funds KRISP & Oxford to Sequence Children Genomes that are Protected from HIV in Africa
Lifeblood: She came to the city full of hope, but this will always be dark city. Downtown Durban & The hunted: a pair of impala at dawn. Hluhluwe, KZN
The subjects in both photographs portray a sense of vulnerability and timidity, which is both beautiful and haunting at the same time. They all live with the fear of being hunted or preyed upon. This serves to emphasise the sad state of affairs in our society … Continue readingLifeblood: She came to the city full of hope, but this will always be dark city. Downtown Durban & The hunted: a pair of impala at dawn. Hluhluwe, KZN
Lifeblood: A man and a monkey… both have cool beards (politics aside). Doung – contemplating roots, walls and pathways. Downtown Durban
Placing the controversial socio-political debates about this comparison aside and focussing on a purely scientific perspective, man and monkey are extremely similar. These similarities can be seen with all other mammals. An important gene which sets humans and other large apes apart from other mammals is … Continue readingLifeblood: A man and a monkey… both have cool beards (politics aside). Doung – contemplating roots, walls and pathways. Downtown Durban
Lifeblood: Joe the busker wears white face paint for the sidewalk stage. Durban CBD & Zebra skin, the perfect camouflage. Hluhluwe, KZN
Both subjects use some form of camouflage for survival. The zebra – its natural black and white stripes to blend-in, to confuse and protect against predators; the busker – his artificial face paint, to stand out and entertain on the streets and earn money to … Continue readingLifeblood: Joe the busker wears white face paint for the sidewalk stage. Durban CBD & Zebra skin, the perfect camouflage. Hluhluwe, KZN