First

A mother-of-four, who is the first American patient to have her genes edited with the controversial CRISPR technology to treat her sickle cell disease, says the technology is working.Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Mississippi, has suffered from the debilitating blood disorder her entire life.  She was in so much pain at one point that she wasn't even…

Wits university announces SA's first Covid-19 vaccine trial, with participants enrolling this week.This comes as the country breaches 100 000 cases of Covid-19.Participants are to be divided in three groups - two groups include HIV-negative participants and one group includes people living with HIV.The University of the Witwatersrand has announced South Africa's first Covid-19 vaccine…

President Cyril Ramaphosa address the nation. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to take personal responsibility for curbing the transmission of the coronavirus.This is a step-change in the government's strategy to lock the country, the economy and social movement down. As infections rise, Ramaphosa has opened up further parts of the economy, including restaurants and…

Many South Africans can be forgiven for mentally separating the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) under President Cyril Ramaphosa from the prosecutions body that existed under former president Jacob Zuma.Similarly, there is a tendency to think of the police and in particular the corruption-busting Hawks along the same lines - a new broom has come, made…

By Michael Marshall This fossilised egg was laid by Mussaurus, a type of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that grew to 6 metres in length and lived in what is now ArgentinaDiego Pol The first dinosaurs laid soft eggs and it was only later that some groups evolved eggs with hard shells, according to new research. The…