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Molecular detection and characterisation of RNA viruses of honeybees
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Propagation methods for honeybee viruses have not changed since these viruses were discovered. There are no suitable cell lines or cell culture techniques available for honeybee viruses. Honeybee viruses have to be manually ...
The development and implementation of biomarker assays for estrogenic endocrine disruptors
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds found in the environment that have the potential to disrupt normal endocrine function. Estrogenic EDCs (e-EDCs) is a subclass of EDCs and is defined as substances ...
In vivo effects of crinum macowanii on the rat cardiovascular system
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Crinum macowanii (C. macowanii) (Amaryllidacea) as authenticated by Mr. F. Weitz at the Herbarium, University of the Western cape, is widely used a traditional remedy and is thought to have therapeutic value (Fennell and ...
The AIDS transition: impact of HIV/AIDS on the demographic transition of black/African South Africans by 2021
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The first two official AIDS cases were diagnosed in South Africa in 1982. During the same period of the 1980s, the black/African population was experiencing an accelerated fertility decline, following a period of accelerated ...
Molecular detection and genetic manipulation of the Black Queen Cell Virus
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The South African isolate of the Black Queen-Cell Virus (BQCV), a honeybee virus, was previously found to have an 8550 nucleotide genome excluding the poly(A) tail. Its genome contained two ORFs, a 5'-proximal ORF encoding ...