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LC-MS used to study leaf blackening in Proteas
LC-MS is an important tool in metabolomics studies. An example of such work at the LCMS laboratory is the recently published papers by our PhD student, Keabetswe Masike who used it to study leaf blackening in Proteas. She further optimized...
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X-ray tomography of apples at CT Scanner facility
X-ray tomography of apples - how does browning disorder affect pore spaces? This work provides a novel and in-depth insight into the effects of short-term high CO 2/low O 2 stress conditions on the microstructural properties of South...
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Study about the resistance to Roundup (Glyphosate) uses DNA Sequencing
The herbicide, Roundup, has been used over the past 45 years in the Western Cape. As a result of this constant, high selection pressure, resistance to Roundup (Glyphosate) has developed in a range of weeds. Sparse genome data for these low...
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Mass Spectrometry wins CAF Unit of the Year Award
The CAF Mass Spectrometry (MS) unit was awarded as CAF Unit of the Year by Prof Gary Stevens, CAF director. The MS unit managed to function cost-effectively and produced a profit during 2020 despite the difficult circumstances with the...
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Hyperspectral cameras used for PhD study to evaluate the quality of maize
Dr Kate Sendin (Department Food Science) used the VNIR and SWIR hyperspectral cameras at the Vibrational Spectroscopy unit for her PhD project to develop methods, which can be used to evaluate the quality of maize. Maize kernels are graded...
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Disinfectant, soap or probiotic cleaning?
A study about disinfectant, soap and probiotic cleaning extended probiotic cleaning research to a built environment. Through an eight-month cleaning trial researchers compared the effect of three cleaning products (disinfectant, plain soap...
Stellenbosch University
X-straal mikrotomografie gebruik om respiratoriese anatomie in lewende larwes te bestudeer
Hoe respiratoriese strukture wissel of beperk word deur die omgewing van 'n dier, is van groot belang om die verskille in evolusionêre en vergelykende fisiologie-hipoteses te sien. Dit is moeilik om die respiratoriese strukture van insekte...
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Oliepenetrasie in vetkoek geanaliseer by Fluoressensie Mikroskopie
Die eerste studie met behulp van konfokale mikrofoto's oor die kwantitatiewe analise van vetkoek- of magwinya-krummel- en kors-eienskappe is deur wetenskaplikes van die Universiteit van Venda by die SAF Fluoressensie Mikroskopie-fasiliteit...
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Ontmoet die wenner van Toekenning vir Voortreflike Onderrig: Dr Martin Venter
Vir dr Martin Venter, een van die ontvangers van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Toekennings vir Voortreflike Onderrig 2020–2021, is sy loopbaan as dosent uitdagend, maar baie lonend. Hierdie senior dosent in die departement Meganiese...
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Opwindende vermoëns van X-straaltomografie uitgelig in Nature Reviews
X-straal-rekenaartomografie (CT) kan die interne besonderhede van voorwerpe in drie dimensies onthul sonder om die voorwerp te beskadig of vernietig. Hierdie nie-vernietigende beeldmodaliteit is welbekend in sy mediese vorm, maar dit is...