Primatologists Judith Masters and Fabien Génin
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Judith Masters and Fabien Génin had both recently retired from the University of Fort Hare after celebrated careers researching lemurs and their kin.

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South African Hominin Fossils Predate Lucy, Analysis Suggests

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US Case Adds to Unusual Monkeypox Outbreak

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Malaria Mosquitoes Bite More During the Day Than Previously Thought

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WHO Scientist Mwele Malecela Dies at 59

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Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Africa’s Stone Age

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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey Dies at Age 77

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Chromosomal Rearrangement Linked to Less Mobile Quail

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Lungfish Cocoon: A Living Barrier Against Infection During Estivation

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African, Arabian Mammals Didn’t Escape Grande Coupure Extinction

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Famous South African Sardine Run Doesn’t Benefit Sardines: Study

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New Ebola Case Confirmed in DRC Months After Previous Outbreak

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Ivory Coast Confirms First Ebola Case Since 1994

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Quest for Research Freedom Fuels African Biotech Boom

A reticulated giraffe in Samburu National Park, Kenya

Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

New Malaria Vaccine Shows Most Efficacy of Any to Date: Small Trial

Wildfire Overtakes University of Cape Town Campus

Early Humans’ Brains Were More Apelike than Modern

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Second Person Dies in Latest Ebola Outbreak in DRC

Introducing Inoculation, 1721

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

An illustration showing the accumulation of amyloid plaques between nerve cells, which is the underlying cause of disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

Two domesticated animals, a red border collie dog and horse together at sunset.

The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

Multimedia

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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