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The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens WACCBIP, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft f uuml;r Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, held a groundbreaking forum on vaccine research and development today at the WACCBIP Conference Hall. This special forum, which forms part of activities lined up to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of WACCBIP, brought together key stakeholders in the vaccine development sector, aiming to foster collaboratio

Will a growth in postdoctoral positions across Africa cause bottlenecks, replicating the career-progression challenges faced by scientists elsewhere? Will a growth in postdoctoral positions across Africa cause bottlenecks, replicating the career-progression challenges faced by scientists elsewhere?

Scientists have developed a technique to rapidly and reliably detect genetic changes in malaria parasites in Ghana, using just a gaming laptop and portable MinION sequencer from Oxford Nanopore.

The software, being trialled in Ghana, could help identify mutations in the parasite that causes disease

Scientists have developed a technique to rapidly and reliably detect genetic changes in malaria parasites in Ghana, using just a gaming laptop and portable sequencer.