The 'Fuji' apple cultivar is important economically and is one of South Africa's most cultivated apple cultivars. Internal browning of these apples during storage is therefore not wished for. A study by several researchers analysed affected...

​​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...

​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...

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...

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...

​​​​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 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...

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...

​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...

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...