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South Africa's struggle to control sham stem cell treatments

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageAlthough safe bone marrow harvesting has taken place in South Africa for more than 50 years, there are many unproven stem cell treatments on offer. shutterstock

This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on stem cell research and therapy. Read the rest of the series here.

South Africa’s inability to enforce its laws...

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'King Penguin' designer David Pearson heads south

  • Written by: The Conversation

I feel in love with the Penguin Great Ideas books the second I saw them:

imageDavid Pearson’s designs for volume 1 of the Penguin classic ‘Great Ideas’ seriesType As Image, David Pearson

I bought the box set immediately. Almost a decade later I’m still reading my way through them all, but I bought them to have and to hold as much...

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Bias and the 'black-letter' judge: who is Dyson Heydon?

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imageDyson Heydon prided himself throughout his judicial career on the robust independence and intellectual integrity he brought to the role.AAP/Renee Nowytarger

After a hearing on Friday, Dyson Heydon AC QC has reserved his decision on whether he will stand down as the royal commissioner investigating trade union corruption. Heydon, a former High Court...

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