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Munyaradzi Makoni

Munyaradzi is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He covers agriculture, climate change, environment, health, higher education, sustainable development, and science in general. Among other outlets, his work has appeared in Hakai magazine, Nature, Physics World, Science, SciDev.net, The Lancet, The Scientist, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and University World News.

Articles by Munyaradzi Makoni

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Wheat Blast Arrives in Zambia, First Time in Africa

In COVID-19–Hit Africa, Agricultural Research Feels the Pinch

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In South Africa, COVID-19 Breath Test Trial Set for June

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Africa Contributes SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing to COVID-19 Tracking

Isolated Ebola Cases Hard to Diagnose, Go Undetected

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A New Fund Pledges to Help Scientists in Africa Start Their Own Labs

Initiative Aims to Limit Excessive Red Tape for African Science

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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TaqMan Probe & Assays: Unveil What's Possible Together

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

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