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Continue reading →: How Fetal Hemoglobin Influences Sickle Cell Disease: Genetic Factors and Clinical Outcomes
By Wilson Mupfururirwa Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder where abnormal hemoglobin (HbS) causes red blood cells to become rigid and sickle-shaped, disrupting normal blood flow. This mutation replaces glutamic acid with valine in the hemoglobin protein, causing red blood cells to clump together when oxygen levels are…
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Continue reading →: CRISPRi: Gene Repression in Mycobacteria
By Isabel De Beer “Programmable transcriptional repression in mycobacteria using an orthogonal CRISPR interference platform” by Rock et al., 2017.
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Continue reading →: A LITTLE DETOUR, THE LITTLE ADVENTURES OF LIFE :-)
By Dakalo Ratshivhombela My entry ticket into honours came from the intercalated program, an opportunity I hold with boundless gratitude and humility. I could have never predicted I would venture into this part of my medical school journey, and neither was I ever certain of it when I did. Every…
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Continue reading →: TWO DAYS LATE, BUT WORTH THE WAIT: MY WILD RIDE THROUGH HONOURS AT UCT
By Sherin Nkosi Oh my, where do I even begin? I suppose the best place to start is at the very beginning. My Honours year at the University of Cape Town (UCT) began with an unexpected twist—I was two days late for my first class. This minor delay could have…
