We continue our high level scientific seminars at Stellenbosch University, all welcome to Prof Thulani Makhalanyane seminar, Prof Thulani is one of few P-rated (presidential rated) researchers in South Africa 🇿🇦

First for South Africa. zTB in people. nature.com/articles/d4414…

US-dosent trap fiets om studente te help netwerk24.com/netwerk24/za/e… via Netwerk24

Student Spotlight! 🔦 Keep an eye open for our spotlight posts and see what our postgraduate students are up to. Check out the details of Honours Student Lara Stevens’ project for the upcoming year. Faculty of Science #geotwitter

Viral Persistence from COVID-19? In a recent interview, the head of the NIH mentioned that they now believe viral persistence is one of the major contributors to long-term COVID-19. Studies are now starting to point to the possibility of viral persistence of Sars-cov 2. Why is

Great white sharks off South Africa’s coast are protected by law, but not in practice. Why this needs to change theconversation.com/great-white-sh… via The Conversation Africa

Those of you that would like to find out more about the ill-reputed PACE trial, and why it is seen as a major injustice to patients with ME/CFS: see the informative video in davidtuller post below. As someone who knows the details, I am again left speechless, sad and furious.

Decline in great white sharks off SA’s coast could see apex predator vanish entirely dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Calling all African scientists & changemakers! Join us for the Belmont Forum #AfricaRegionalCall launch. Shape the future of research in Africa. Find the details here belmontforum.org/cras#arc #BelmontForum #NRF #SRI2024 #UNESCO

Paper on the clinical presentation of ME/CFS, the current insufficient diagnostic criteria, potential disease triggers, and the complex pathophysiology of the condition. My fab PhD student Hayley Arron, 1st author with Dr Asad Khan FRCP FRACP 🇵🇸🇳🇿🇮🇳🇬🇧#pwLC Prof Doug Kell CBE #FBPE #FBPA🔶🇪🇺 Dr Ben Marsh 💙 frontiersin.org/journals/immun…

Congrats to Dr Bjorn von der Heyden for being selected as a finalist in the 'Researcher' category of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards. Bjorn is representing African Rainbow Minerals, SU Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science & DSI-NRF CIMERA at these awards. #geotwitter #nstf #south32

Antibacterial efficacy and membrane mechanism of action of the Serratia-derived non-ionic lipopeptide, serrawettin W2-FL10 | Microbiology Spectrum journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/sp…

12-24 May: ES 4th years on Honours Tour. This year’s group travelled across Limpopo, Mpumalanga & Gauteng, visiting spots such as Walter Sisulu Gardens, a number of mines, Blyde River Canyon, Bourke’s Luck, and more. Keep an eye open for our vids to see what the group was up to!

Ever wonder if superhuman #AI agents know your secrets? What do superhuman AI agents know that we don't? 🤖 Join us for a fun and insightful session! Prof. Ulrich Paquet from Google DeepMind and AIMS South Africa will spill the AI beans. Register here: t.ly/cdHYZ

A review writtenby the World Health Network. I am so happy to be part of this initiative. To read more about The World Health Network (WHN) see: thelancet.com/journals/lance… See the latest paper on LongCOVID from this group of dedicated researchers and clinicians.

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New preprint with Resia Pretorius just out, showing how proteomically different fibrinaloid microclots are from normal clots, and explaining the underlying amyloidogenic mechanism #TeamClots biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New paper out where we show the supply of Mn to the surface to support spring productivity is dominated by winter entrainment. GEOTRACES [email protected] SOOS Faculty of Science National Research Foundation of South Africa SU Earth Sciences ASLO Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) SOCCO aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ln…

New clam species discovered in South Africa's kelp forest phys.org/news/2024-07-c… via Phys.org

“Once one has observed the living cell, your perspective on disease changes profoundly” — Ben Loos   nature.com/immersive/d441…