A look into the nuclei of fly embryos. The enhancer (blue) and promoter (green) need to be in physical proximity for gene activity (red) to occur. Following the motion of these elements in real-time reveals that DNA is densely packed and therefore close together, yet exhibits fast motion, allowing the elements to come into contact … Read More “How the motion of DNA controls gene activity” »
It is daunting enough to head an iconic organisation supported by big-name international funders. As if that is not demanding enough, this is an organisation founded by the legendary Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary General from 1997 to 2006. The Ghanaian diplomat died in August 2018 but remains one of the most revered Africans … Read More “Born in Rwanda, raised in Uganda as a refugee, Agnes Kalibata is changing African farming” »
Pictured: Parent working remotely with child in lap/champpixs, iStock Support for parents in the workplace is a hotly-debated topic in the U.S., especially as American women are having fewer children and waiting longer than previous generations to start having them. This uptick in child-free workers was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a … Read More “How to Support Working Parents Without Alienating Child-Free Staff” »
In Episode #75 of the Unlocking Africa podcast, Terser Adamu talks to Marie Lora-Mungai, an investor and entrepreneur specialising in Africa’s creative and sports industries. She is the founder and CEO of Restless Global, which is a strategic advisory and content development company specialising in the African entertainment space, the cultural and creative industries, sports … Read More “Seeing opportunity in Africa’s creative industries with Marie Lora-Mungai” »
Chinese equities fluctuated, weighing on gains in Asia, while Nvidia Corp slid in US after-hours trading on a report that the Biden administration was considering further curbs on exports of powerful chips used to train artificial intelligence. The Australian dollar slumped as soft inflation data damped rate-hike bets. The broader picture in stocks was mixed, … Read More “China slows Asia stocks advance: Markets wrap” »
Earlier this month at the Vivatech conference in Paris, the French Embassy in Senegal announced that it will provide a €300,000 ($328,497) grant for the construction of a new gaming hub in the heart of the country’s capital city, Dakar. The investment is a partnership between the embassy and two Africa-focused video game producers, namely Masseka and Kayfo … Read More “New hub set to boost gaming industry” »
Zimbabwe’s maize imports in 2023/24 will likely reach the highest levels in seven years. Unlike in 2016, the country might not struggle to secure supplies from neighbouring South Africa and Zambia. A shortfall in Zimbabwe’s maize production is attributed to a dry spell that affected the crop in the southern and western areas of the … Read More “Zimbabwe’s maize imports in 2023/24 to rise” »
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Researchers at Seoul National University have looked at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve the detection of malignant lung nodules in chest X-rays. AI algorithms could greatly improve the diagnostic accuracy in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions, according to a new study. In order to analyse … Read More “AI models could improve lung cancer diagnosis, research finds” »
The United Nations is a hard core Ministry of Truth. Fleming states that “they” – the UN – vastly outnumber the misinformation “haters”; she is dead wrong and living in her own fantastical bubble. However, as the pinnacle of Technocracy, the UN will do everything it can to quash all opposing narratives so that the … Read More “Protecting Technocrat Oligarchs On Digital Platforms” »
