Demonstrators dressed as embryos gather outside the French parliament to protest laws authorising research on embryonic stem cells. Across the world, countries are implementing additional laws to use treatments that are still in trial phases.
Reuters/Benoit TessierThis article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on stem cell...
Legislation in South Africa needs to be updated to accommodate the development in stem cell research and therapies.ReutersThis 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 has a patchy array of laws dealing with stem cells. While it does have...
Women should have access to high-level policy positions so that their input and voices are heard. shutterstockA report on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in early 2015 caught my attention.
Being sensitive to gender issues, I was amazed that I had missed the gender dimension of this public health crisis. An alert from a global group that co-ordinat...
South Africa's game reserves are loved by tourists. The new visa regulations could have a negative impact on them. ShutterstockAs a developing tourist destination, South Africa has focused on various strategies to make the country more accessible and boost visitor numbers. But various events have challenged these growth strategies.
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