Covid-19: Scientists reveal good news about variant discovered in South Africa

Covid-19: Scientists reveal good news about variant discovered in South Africa If you have antibodies to the 501Y.V2 variant, you likely have protection against other strains of the virus. Two South African laboratories have used different tests to show that antibodies against the variant of the Covid-19 virus known as 501Y.V2,...

Three Million African Genomes: A New Project for A New Generation

Three Million African Genomes: A New Project for A New Generation The proposed Three Million African Genomes project will take place across Africa. Much has been achieved since the sequencing of the human genome project, but we are still only at the beginning of implementing truly...

Filling the African genome gap

Filling the African genome gap When Professor Ambroise Wonkam, director of Genetic Medicine of African Populations (GeneMAP) in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Division of Human Genetics, first started formulating the idea of sequencing the genomes of three million Africans to build a more representative human reference genome,...