Vol. 108 No. 5/6 (2012)

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Published: 2012-05-03

Leader

Purposeful support for health research in South Africa

Michael Cherry

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Obituary

Christina Scott: Science journalist (1961-2011)

Adele Baleta

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News

European Research Council scheme offers opportunities for Africa

Michael Cherry

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News and Views

What's new is old: Comments on (more) archaeological evidence of one-million-year-old fire from South Africa

Travis Rayne Pickering

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Exploring the significance of land-cover change in South Africa

Lindsey Gillson, Guy Midgley, Julia Wakeling

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Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke

Lize Van Robbroeck

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Stem cell research engenders interdisciplinary collaboration in science, ethics and religion

Madelein Meissner-Roloff, Michael Pepper

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Book Reviews

A disturbing reminder: The experiences of conscripted soldiers in South Africa's Border War

Janet Cherry

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Review Articles

Natural products research in South Africa: 1890-2010

Siegfried Drewes

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Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: The South African problem

Hermanus Rossouw, Catharina Grant, Margaretha Viljoen

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Antimicrobial properties of the skin secretions of frogs

Thashlin Govender, Abeda Dawood, Adriaan Esterhuyse, David Katerere

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Research Articles

The use of civilian-type GPS receivers by the military and their vulnerability to jamming

Andries Van Niekerk, Ludwig Combrinck

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Proportionality in enterprise development of South African towns

Danie Toerien, Maitland Seaman

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Remote sensing land-cover change in Port Elizabeth during South Africa's democratic transition

John Odindi, Paidamwoyo Mhangara, Vincent Kakembo

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'God is my forest' - Xhosa cultural values provide untapped opportunities for conservation

Michelle Cocks, Tony Dold, Susi Vetter

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Molecular characterisation of human peripheral blood stem cells

Ruzanna Ab Kadir, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin, Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Sahidan Senafi

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Bibliometric analysis of publications by South African viticulture and oenology research centres

Rafael Aleixandre-Benavent, Jose Aleixandre-Tudo, Gregorio González Alcaide, Antonia Ferrer-Sapena, Jose Aleixandre, Wessel du Toit

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Research Letters

Detection and eradication of Spongospora subterranea in mini-tuber production tunnels

Jessica Wright, Alison Lees, Jacquie van der Waals

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Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Michael Cherry

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