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Early-career scientists bring energy, talent and diversity to leadership roles
By Kendall Powell on Ecopdecade.org Alfredo Giron-Nava didn’t spot many peers at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development. The postdoctoral researcher was one of only six junior scientists at the event, held in Copenhagen in May 2019. Four of them began discussions on how to boost the...
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Amplification of ABA biosynthesis and signaling through a positive feedback mechanism in seeds
By Mariko Nonogaki, Khadidiatou Sall, Eiji Nambara, Hiroyuki Nonogaki [Published on Onlinelibrary.wiley.com] Summary Abscisic acid is an essential hormone for seed dormancy. Our previous study using the plant gene switch system, a chemically induced gene expression system, demonstrated that induction of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), a...
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African Science Week: the presence of UVS marked by an exhibition – demo of four students from M.A.I.
By Mamadou Alpha SANE for UVS.SNFour students from Université Virtuelle du Sénégal (UVS) enrolled in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science animated, on the occasion of the African Science Week at the Place du Souvenir in Dakar, the institution’s stand with an exhibition on connected objects.Their names are Papa Thiam SY, Daddy DIENG, Mamadou...
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Anchoring culture and traditions in research
By Bilal Taïrou for Scidev.netAt a conference held last month in Dakar at the initiative of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) experts called on Africans to build on traditional culture and values to promote science and ensure endogenous development. The conference was part of a series of environmental activities supported by the Science Education...
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