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First prize for Tshibalanganda at IMGRAD conference
Muofhe Tshibalanganda, an analyst at the CAF CT Scanner Unit, won first prize for best MSc presentation at the Imaging with Radiation (IMGRAD) 2021 virtual conference which took place from 4-5 August. The title of her presentation was...
Challenges and victories at the SEM unit during lockdown
Since the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020 rapid changes and challenges to the status quo in the work environment became a reality. Some industries were quick to adapt, while others had to implement a...
Study tests oral swabs for detection of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly disease. Children often develop a form of this disease which makes diagnosis difficult even with the aid of formal techniques. The concentration of bacteria in children's sputum often falls below the lowest...
South African health experts have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2: what’s known so far
This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A lineage represents a genetically...
PhD student's success at the Mass Spectrometry LC-MS Unit
Keabetswe Masike was a PhD student under the supervision of Prof Marietjie Stander, manager of the Mass Spectrometry LC-MS Unit and Prof André de Villiers of Chemistry, and finished her PhD study successfully in 2021. She relied largely...
Confocal microscopists and data engineers collaborate to develop a new image analysis tool
Confocal microscopy is one of the least invasive high-resolution imaging technologies and therefore very powerful in visualising dynamic processes in live cells. It also allows for imaging different levels of a sample and eliminating all...
Progress in fluorescence microscopy reveals new aspects of tissue renewal
Recent developments in fluorescence microscopy with specific reference to light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), multi-photon intra-vital microscopy and super-resolution microscopy are discussed in a review article by Stellenbosch...
Rector roadshows for school principals
On Thursday, 24 February 2022, Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, in partnership with the Centre for Student Recruitment and Career Advice (CSR) and Development and Alumni Relations, hosted Durban and Pietermaritzburg school...
A study of calcium concentrations in apple cultivars shows the dynamics of nutrient allocation
Researchers at Stellenbosch University studied the calcium content in dormant reproductive apple buds of four apple cultivars. The 'Royal Gala', 'Cripps Pink', 'Golden Delicious' and 'Braeburn' apple cultivars were quantified over two...
“Almost to the Beach”
Article Title: PARALIC SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE MUSSENTUCHIT MEMBER COASTAL PLAIN, CEDAR MOUNTAIN FORMATION, CENTRAL UTAH, U.S.A.SU Sedimentologist, Dr Ryan T Tucker (Department of Earth Sciences) in on-going international collaboration with...