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Science Café: From Africa’s Microbes to Planetary Health

EasyEquities Skrywerskamer, Ryneveld Street 39

  • Tuesday, Oct 06, 2026
  • 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM

About

Afrika met haar ryk biodiversiteit en diverse bevolkings is die tuiste van unieke mikrobiome wat moontlik die sleutel kan inhou tot grensverskuiwende ontdekkings in die veld van gesondheid en siekte. In hierdie gesprek stel die wetenskapsjoernalis en skrywer Engela Duvenage ondersoek in na wat n mikrobioom is en waarom een navorsingsgroep beplan om 10 miljoen monsters van Afrika-herkoms se volgorde te bepaal. Hierdie monsters is afkomstig van riviere en afvalwater-suiweringsaanlegte, tot jong kinders uit kwesbare gemeenskappe en Antarktika. Uiteindelik is dit hierdie mikro rganismes wat ons almal met mekaar verbind.


Die Stellenbosch Science Caf is n inisiatief van die US se fakulteit natuurwetenskappe. Toegang is gratis.



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Africa, which its rich biodiversity and diverse populations, is home to unique microbiomes which may hold the key to groundbreaking discoveries in health and disease. Engela Duvenage explores what a microbiome is - and why one research group is embarking on an ambitious plan to sequence 10 million African-origin samples, ranging from rivers and wastewater treatment plants to young children in vulnerable communities, and even Antarctica. These microorganisms are the invisible threads that connect us all.


Science Caf Stellenbosch is an initiative of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University. Entrance is free.



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EasyEquities Skrywerskamer, Ryneveld Street 39

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