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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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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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