Large swaths of Europe and North America are in lockdown once more as the second wave of coronavirus continues to take hold and we confront the prospect of a long and difficult winter. But we have more weapons in our arsenal today to fight this virus than we did in spring. And there are many lessons to be learned from East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea, which brought their outbreaks under control using mass
testing and sophisticated contact tracing.
All humans are descendants from a common pool of ancestors who originated in Africa. Yet very few people from the continent have been included in studies looking at genetic variation. More than three quarters of the participants in genomics research have European ancestry. Studying African genomes not only fills a gap in the current understanding of human genetic variation, but also reveals new insights into the history of African populations. Zané Lombard unpacks the ground breaking findings of a new study.
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Jimmy Whitworth, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Here's what the west can learn from South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and more.
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Zané Lombard, University of the Witwatersrand
It is essential to add genomic data from all global populations - including Africa. This will ensure that everyone can benefit from the advances in health.
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Politics + Society
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Cristiano d'Orsi, University of Johannesburg
The standoff between Abiy Ahmed and the armed forces in Tigray has already caused thousands to flee their homes.
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Xuebing Cao, Keele University
Hosted by Russia, the summit gave the BRICS group a chance to harmonise their approach before the G20 meeting in Riyadh.
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Arts + Culture
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Stevie Marsden, Manchester Metropolitan University
The story of child poverty in 1980s Glasgow speaks to current concerns across the UK.
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Paul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
Nigerian music is gaining momentum across the world, but a study of hip hop lyrics and videos shows how the music also negatively affects women.
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