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This week's quiz: True or false: Gene therapy for sickle cell disease are improving symptoms read more

This week's quiz: Name the newly developed app that aims to introduce medical genetics services to low resource settings ? read more

This week's quiz: Ebola uses a cellular pathway to enter a cell. What is the name of this cellular pathway “? read more

This week's quiz: With regards to inbreeding among cousins, what is considered the “genetic sweet spot “? read more

This week's quiz: Fill in the blank: On April 23rd, 1984 ……….was identified as HTLV-III read more

This week's quiz: Who said this? “Genetic engineering is to traditional crossbreeding what the nuclear bomb was to the sword” read more

This week's quiz: On which day is National DNA Day celebrated and 2018 marks which anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project? read more

The World Bank recently published an article on the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID)’s ongoing work in the development of new tools and counter measures for addressing wide-ranging  read more

A paper on the study, titled “High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health”, which was published in the distinguished journal Nature on 28 October 2020, has received international recognition. read more

The Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya (BHK) was launched on February 7th, 2020 at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). This effort was initiated by five students: Festus Nyasimi, Michael Landi read more

The Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya (BHK) was launched on February 7th, 2020 at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). This effort was initiated by five students: Festus Nyasimi, Michael Landi read more

Genomics research on the African continent is hampered by lack of resources, delayed funding, poorly implemented study coordination, lack of training, read more

The AWI-Gen Study aims to understand genetic and environmental risk factors for obesity, diabetes and hypertension in Africans (1). read more

Body tissues are made up of cells which contain DNA, the unique genetic material that carries the instructions or blueprint for all our body’s development and function. read more