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ThankGod Ebenezer, PhD makes a great point about the high costs of shipping biological samples for sequencing outside Africa. Spending $500,000 annually just on shipping is a huge chunk of money that could be better used to buy sequencing machines for Africa. It's puzzling why science funding agencies push for sequencing outside Africa when investing in local infrastructure could benefit African scientists and institutions more. By putting resources into setting up sequencing facilities within Africa, we could empower local researchers, promote knowledge sharing, and reduce reliance on expensive international collaborations. Let's rethink funding priorities to better support African scientists and boost global research efforts. Thankgod's insight reminds us of the importance of investing in local scientific capacity for the benefit of everyone. Promega Corporation Wellcome Sanger InstitutePacBioIllumina

If it costs ~ US$5000 to courier pathogenic biological samples from Congo DRC to be sequenced outside Africa. Assuming that 100 scientists do this in a year, this is US$500,000 on shipment costs. This is, on estimate, half the cost of an Illumina or PacBio machine for Africa. Why science funding agencies encourage out of Africa sequencing through their science strategies, is an answer that has eluded me for years. Despite the fact that this neither helps the scientists in Africa nor does it help African institutions.

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KUTUP (POLAR) Project Calls for 2025 is Open for Application! ''In line with Türkiye’s vision of being among the leading countries in the world with its original scientific studies on polar sciences, the Turkish scientific expeditions to the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctica) are annually organised under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (PRI). The expeditions aim original, sustainable, and high-quality scientific research of Turkish scientists in Polar Regions, cooperation with scientists from other countries, while becoming one of the reputable countries having a voice in Polar Regions.  In accordance with these purposes and within the framework determined by TÜBİTAK-MAM PRI and TÜBİTAK-ARDEB; the 2025 calls for KUTUP (POLAR)-1001 and KUTUP (POLAR) Foreign Research Base Participation Projects have been opened on 12/08/2024 to support scientific studies on “polar regions”. Within the scope of the calls, “Scientific Research Grant” is allocated as 900.000 TRY, and the amount of Project Incentive Bonus (PTI) that can be paid within the scope of the project is granted as 100.000 TRY. The deadline for online applications of the project proposals to be submitted is 27/09/2024, and the deadline for completing the e-signature process is 30/09/2024.'' https://lnkd.in/e_tK5bRR

KUTUP (POLAR) Project Calls for 2025 is Open for Application! ''In line with Türkiye’s vision of being among the leading countries in the world with its original scientific studies on polar sciences, the Turkish scientific expeditions to the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctica) are annually organised under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (PRI). The expeditions aim original, sustainable, and high-quality scientific research of Turkish scientists in Polar Regions, cooperation with scientists from other countries, while becoming one of the reputable countries having a voice in Polar Regions.  In accordance with these purposes and within the framework determined by TÜBİTAK-MAM PRI and TÜBİTAK-ARDEB; the 2025 calls for KUTUP (POLAR)-1001 and KUTUP (POLAR) Foreign Research Base Participation Projects have been opened on 12/08/2024 to support scientific studies on “polar regions”. Within the scope of the calls, “Scientific Research Grant” is allocated as 900.000 TRY, and the amount of Project Incentive Bonus (PTI) that can be paid within the scope of the project is granted as 100.000 TRY. The deadline for online applications of the project proposals to be submitted is 27/09/2024, and the deadline for completing the e-signature process is 30/09/2024.'' https://lnkd.in/e_tK5bRR

These villages of ours; these peasant African families from whence many of us have come; they too are classrooms of life; they give and gave us a good foundation. Perhaps there is no university degree on commonsense. But such sense is daily important. When groundbreaking discoveries are made in technology, innovation or science in Europe, Asia or North America; let us also pay heed to potential discoveries in our villages in Namibia and in Africa. Imagine our own factories processing mineral resources like cobalt etc. Imagine technological innovations into renewable and non-renewable resources. Let’s make Asia, Europe and North America to itch for the groundbreaking discoveries from Africa too. On a lighter note, for example research into how witchcraft can be modernized into Artificial Intelligence for the common good of Haiti and Africa using Timbuktu Citation Style (TCS). 😀

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The research conducted by University of Cape Town and University of Namibia was made possible through the advanced features of the CIPRES Gateway, underscoring its significance in their scientific endeavors. This study reiterates the need for DNA confirmation, especially when identifying morphologically simple macroalgae with potential commercial applications. #ResearchTech #ScientificAdvancements #DNAConfirmation #Macroalgae #CommercialApplications #ScienceCommunity #BiotechInnovation #ResearchDiscoveries #TechInScience https://ow.ly/1Hlz50Reu4S

🥇𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 with the establishment of the Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory (PAUL) in the Du Toits Kloof mountains in the Western Cape in South Africa, accessed via the existing Huguenot tunnel. Already a decade in planning, the future Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory is set to become Africa's pioneering facility of its kind, and only the second such laboratory in the Southern hemisphere after Australia's Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Currently there are a dozen such underground laboratories in Asia, Europe and North America. Prof. Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Postgraduate studies at SU, says that PAUL, once fully implemented, will be a game changer for universities in the Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, and its partners. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/497GB7f Activate to view larger image,

🥇𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 with the establishment of the Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory (PAUL) in the Du Toits Kloof mountains in the Western Cape in South Africa, accessed via the existing Huguenot tunnel. Already a decade in planning, the future Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory is set to become Africa's pioneering facility of its kind, and only the second such laboratory in the Southern hemisphere after Australia's Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Currently there are a dozen such underground laboratories in Asia, Europe and North America. Prof. Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Postgraduate studies at SU, says that PAUL, once fully implemented, will be a game changer for universities in the Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, and its partners. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/497GB7f Activate to view larger image,