Tag: African scientists

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African scientists are punching above their weight and changing the world

BY JOHN BUTLER-ADAM Over the past five years, Africa’s contributions to the world’s research –- that is, new knowledge –- have varied from a low of 0.7% to the present … Read More

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No black scientist has ever won a Nobel – that’s bad for science, and bad for society

BY WINSTON MORGAN Many in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this year’s Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and Frances Arnold are … Read More