Phytosanitary standards for trade in plants and plant products come under review How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and food consignments and then spreading across the world is the focus of a four-day…

As Pope Francis approached, coming up the stairs in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Stefano Vella readied himself for the moment. He may have been waiting for two hours on a chilly morning, but as that handshake drew nearer, Dr. Vella knew…

Kogi State governor, Mr. Idris Wada has commended Ecobank Nigeria and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for their support towards the eradication of the deadly HIV/AIDS disease from the country. A statement from the bank quoted the governor…

With the introduction of agriculture, farmers may have been able to spend more time reproducing and less time trying to survive, spurring changes in genetic diversity. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock If you’ve ever wondered why people have varying skin tones, it’s because…

Operations at the Meatco Oshakati abattoir has been halted in their tracks since the beginning of the year and all exports to South Africa as the main market have been banned, due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in…

In a ground-breaking operation, a team of pioneering surgeons from Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital performed the first successful penile transplant in the world. The marathon nine-hour operation, led by Prof Andreacute van der Merwe, head of SU’s Division of Urology,…

This file photo shows a doctor putting on protective gear at the isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry, where people infected with the Ebola virus are being treated. A group of U.S. aid workers have been evacuated from West Africa…