Dear African Scientist, enjoy my article recommendations for the week.
Dive in.
Reading is important, moreso it’s an excuse to get the gist on everything and everyone.
This week, we hear the biophysicist who created the world’s first gene-edited children has been released from a Chinese prison after three years of being there. Then there is war going on in Ukraine and calls to support Ukrainian scientists.
Pray, help them please. We are one.🙏
I will be sharing my recommended articles for this week. Enjoy.
- Definitely the African Biogenome project comment paper on Nature. It’s long but interesting and easy to understand. I love how Dr ThankGOD, Professor Muigai and other authors crafted their words. Expect to learn about the African Biogenome project — their goals and their achievements. Plus how they will be solving some of the biggest issues on the continent: brain drain and food insecurity.
Read: Africa: sequence 100,000 species to safeguard biodiversity
2. The James Webb Telescope has been in the news for some time. Dr Cyril explains more about the $10 billion investment on the Afroscience blog and the lessons the African government can learn from it.
Read: James Webb Telescope: Shooting 10 billion dollars into Space and the Lesson for African Governments.
3. If you are in the tech or tech communication space in Africa, you should definitely read the Communique’s latest newsletter. The lesson is too good to miss, something like 'reinvention’. 😜
Read: Communiqué 25: How TNC Africa reinvented itself.
4. And if you are super curious, read my article on Tech With Africa on how African start-ups can use science and technology research to grow. Plus I mentioned some start-ups already in that space.
Read: Nigerian Tech Startups Need To Focus More On Research.
Sorry guys, no papers this week.🥺 Maybe next week by GOD’S GRACE.
Cheers to the start of consistency.
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This week, push through.
Dalu unu.
