
Prof Nox Makunga PhD - #BlackBotanistsWeek
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Prof•NSTF Young researcher award (2011/2012)•TEDxStellenbosch•MakungaLab (Univ Stellenbosch)•WineCulture•Fulbright 2017-2018 (Univ Minnesota)
Stellenbosch & Minneapolis
Joined May 2012
As a professor specialising in medicinal plant biotechnology, I've come to learn not only the physical but mental benefits of both fauna and flora. On @gardendaysa it's time to soak up all the benefits your garden has to offer and simply enjoy your outdoor space. #GardenDay
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So great to do a @Woordfees #ScienceCafe and the topic is mushroom diversity in South Africa. So many new species that have been discovered recently. Wonderful work from Prof Karin Jacob’s lab - @Mikro_Prof! 👏🏾💚🙏🏾
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RT @agristok: 📌 Several PhD Fully Funded Positions in Bioinformatics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Sciences, Microbiology at….
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RT @charles_bell92: I am looking for a motivated PhD student who is interested in understanding the fundamentals of gene regulation. They w….
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RT @ACGT_OMICS: Join us for the 2024 MSA Symposium & AGM! . 📅 Sept 17-18, 📍UNISA Science Campus, Johannesburg. Guest speakers: Profs Nokw….
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The world’s most prolific carbon-fixing enzyme is slowly getting better | Research from University of Oxford #bio154 #plantbiology #photosynthesis
ox.ac.uk
New research led by the University of Oxford has found that rubisco – the enzyme that fuels all life on Earth – is not stuck in an evolutionary rut after all. The largest analysis of rubisco ever has
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Rubisco is evolving for improved catalytic efficiency and CO2 assimilation in plants | PNAS
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Rubisco is the primary entry point for carbon into the biosphere. However, rubisco is widely regarded as inefficient leading many to question wheth...
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I’m absolutely in awe of this artistic summary by Patricia Chan of the invited lecture I gave @ibc2024. The meeting has been a constant source of joy this week. Leaving Madrid with some very wonderful memories and new friends. I totally 💚this!!!👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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RT @SandyKnapp: Tour de force on the origins and diversity of the African flora by Muthama Muasya @ibc2024 read the papers in @annbot speci….
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RT @nicolekearney: Stephen Boatwright encourages all participants of #IBC2024 to join the XXI International Botanical Congress in Cape Town….
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Thanks for a great time and the invitation to give one of the public lectures. It has been a very fruitful gathering of botanists …we look forward to the next one in Cape Town! #ibc2024 #ibc2029.
🥰All good things come to an end. Closing ceremony of the XX #IBC2024 #ifemamadrid #fase20congresos.@IFEMA. @OficialSebot.@RJBOTANICO.@SICONGRESOS
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RT @nicolekearney: Alexandre Antonelli @kewgardens begins his public lecture at #IBC2024 by arguing that reports on the state of world’s p….
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RT @AlexZuntini: And to conclude her talk, an invitation for everyone to contribute with the #MadridDeclaration from #IBC2024. You can cont….
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RT @HattSebastian: New monograph of the extraordinary African parasitic plant genus Hydnora - hot off the press! C….
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Kew Bulletin - A systematic monograph is presented for Hydnora (Hydnoraceae), a poorly known genus of holoparasitic plants distributed across Africa, Madagascar and southern Arabia. Species of...
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RT @SiobhanLeachman: Having a lovely time at #IBC2024 "wikifying" the conference. Take Brian du Preez who has just presented at the African….
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