Sustainability: Larva production for the benefit of man, animal and environment

The principle of sustainability lies at the heart of a research project for the mass-rearing of fly and blowfly larvae into animal feed. In addition to the excellent protein source created, this production also holds many other benefits for people, animals and the environment, says Dr Elsje Pieterse.
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How Sediba walked, chewed and moved

Johannesburg - A team of South African and international scientists from the Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and 15 other global institutions, are publishing six papers and an introduction by Prof. Lee Berger, the lead author and project leader, in the prestigious journal Science today, Friday, 12 April 2013..
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Encouraging a love of science

Encouraging a love of science and a dedication to asking probing questions says Head of Department of Environmental Science, Professor Fred Ellery, when he delivered his inaugural lecture recently, entitled, "The landscape holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.".
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PhD student's insights help fledgling pomegranate industry

The arrival of this season's first consignment of pomegranates from the Porterville region on British supermarket shelves serendipitously coincides this week with Dr Oluwafemi Caleb receiving his doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU)..
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Study shows consumers have their favourites when it comes to their apple a day

Sweeter apples are still the favourite of most people in the Western Cape. However, compared to their older counterparts, younger Western Cape residents are more likely to consider buying sour tasting, firmer and crunchier apples..
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