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Huge bacteria-eating viruses blur lines between life and non-life
Huge bacteria-eating viruses blur lines between life and non-life Researchers have recently discovered hundreds of abnormally large bacteriophages that blur the lines between living microbes and machine-like viruses. The size and complexity of these phages...
Ancient DNA from West Africa reveals clues about ancient humans
Ancient DNA from West Africa reveals clues about ancient humans Africa is the where humans first originated, and is home to the highest human genetic diversity on the planet. An international research team has recently sequenced DNA from four children...
Stress turns hair gray by triggering the body’s fight-or-flight response
Stress turns hair gray by triggering the body’s fight-or-flight response Researchers recently reported in Nature that stress does in fact lead to graying hair, and they have identified how exactly it happens!Stress triggers the natural fight-or-flight...
Afrisnet Launches the first Student Chapter at Kwameh Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana
Afrisnet Launches the first Student Chapter at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana In December 2019, the Afrisnet Board of Directors approved the launching of the Afrisnet Student Chapter at Kwame Nkrumah University of...
Dr. Daniel Schwab Appointed Chair of the Afrisnet Education Committee
Dr. Daniel Schwab Appointed Chair of the Afrisnet Education Committee One of Afrisnet's major objectivites is to educate African students and professionals about research, and to assist the students as they identify and seek research opportunities from...
New evidence confirms that Earth was already unstable before the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
New evidence confirms that Earth was already unstable before the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs Researchers at Northwestern University have led a new study that measures the calcium isotope composition of Antarctic fossilized clam and snail...