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Population genetic studies in Africa curiosity and challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Use of genomic DNA to advance our knowledge and understanding of human evolution, biomedical research and mechanisms of disease -- Acquiring specimens for research -- Strict policies and recommendations guiding specimen acquirement -- Social, ethical and legal issues when conducting research on human subjects -- Factors to be considered when setting up qualitative and quantitative research -- Case study: sub-Saharan Africa, in particular population genetics studies.…”
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Ecological considerations for gene drive systems

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Gene drive technology used for the elimination of malaria in Africa -- Evaluation and deployment of genetically engineered mosquitoes (GEM) with gene drive into natural malaria-transmitting mosquito populations -- Fitness of GEM relative to their wild counterparts -- Strategies for maintaining and evaluating overall fitness -- Criteria for the establishment of field trial sites for the release and evaluation of GEM -- Implementation of GEM for malaria elimination/eradication at the continental scale.…”
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Starved for science how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / by Paarlberg, Robert L.

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Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / by Paarlberg, Robert L.

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Black Jews in Africa and the Americas by Parfitt, Tudor

Table of Contents: “…The color of Jews -- Lost tribes of Israel in Africa -- Ham's children -- Judaic practices and superior stock -- Half white and half black -- The emergence of Black Jews in the United States -- Divine geography and Israelite identities -- The internalization of the Israelite myth -- History, genetics, and indigenous Black African Jews.…”
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Re-imagining development communication in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Another view : theorizing development media / Chuka Onwumechili and Ritchard M'Bayo -- The theory of communicative action for population-communication management in sub-Saharan Africa : argumentative speech in Nigeria / Cornelius Pratt and Thomas Jacobson -- Development media : challenges and attempts / Genet Lakew -- Issues and perspectives on community engagement for behavior and social change / Ikechukwu Ndolo and Hilary Ozoh. …”
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Global Biodiversity : Volume 3: Selected Countries in Africa /

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