Festive bulge: scientists offer advice on how to beat overeating
CHRISTMAS and New Year are holidays with dietary excesses that many of us cannot control. This often leads to the
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Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis
JULIE STEENHUYSEN and JENNIFER RIGBY SCOTT Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. The 56-year-old, who caught the disease
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Analysis: Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa’s food security
GLORIA DICKIE PLANT scientist Felicity Hayes checks on her crops inside one of eight tiny domed greenhouses set against the
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COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here’s how they work
BACK in early 2020, if you got ill with COVID there were no proven treatments for doctors to give you
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‘We will endure. We will overcome. We will thrive’
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA EARLIER this week, our scientists identified a new variant of the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The
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Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers
ELIZABETH PIPER and TOBY STERLING THE Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday, with new cases found in
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Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge
DEVJYOT GOSHLAL and KRISHNA N. DAS A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in
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Five principles that should guide future DNA ‘editing’ in South Africa
IN recent years there have been several major innovations in genetics. One prominent example is CRISPR-Cas9, a novel biotechnology derived
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As the world changes, science does too — and that’s a good thing
THE term “Industry 4.0” has been used for years to describe the need for societies to adapt their work and
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Scientists propose tax on meat and livestock to help avert future pandemics
THIN LEI WIN POLICY makers should consider levying taxes on livestock production and meat consumption to reduce the risk of
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