And it contains elementary errors
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Home-made masks can help protect us from the virus
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Science | 10 April 2020
We explain confirmed cases, death rates and more
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Science | 8 April 2020
We debunk nonsense being spread about the pandemic
Science | 6 April 2020
Researchers estimate deaths based on Chinese and Italian data. But we can take action to stop the worst outcomes
Science | 29 March 2020
There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes in the testing labs than most patients realise
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Science | 25 March 2020
Both money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus
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While it’s too soon to be confident, a vaccine originally tested in Thailand has shown promising early results
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“We should not just sit and wait for others to bring us solutions. We should be part of the solution.”
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Science | 29 July 2019
But new regimens are not problem-free
Science | 26 July 2019
Local man develops resistance to new TB medicine despite good adherence
Science | 10 July 2019
Charlatans exploit patients for financial gain, say doctors
Science | 15 March 2019
MeerKAT is tuning into thousands of “radio channels” at a time
Science | 5 March 2019
R1 billion Biomedical Research Institute will be ready by 2022
Science | 15 February 2019
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Text by Daneel Knoetze. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
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Northern Cape towns benefit from one of the world’s largest astronomy projects
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