Sherlock Bio to buy UK firm in quest for CRISPR-based handheld…

Feb 1 (Reuters) — Privately-held Sherlock Biosciences said on Wednesday it has acquired UK-based Sense Biodetection to speed up the launch of handheld diagnostic tests that use the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology. Sherlock raised $80 million nearly a year ago for development of diagnostics based on the CRISPR tool, which is designed to work…

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Kenyan innovators turn e-waste to bio-robotic prosthetic

David Gathu, left, and Moses Kiuna are self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap Two portraits of Albert Einstein hang on the walls of a makeshift laboratory on Nairobi’s outskirts, inspiring a pair of self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap.…

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POLL-S.Africa's budget deficit to fall slower than government hopes

<p website GDP forecasts * <p website Repo rate predictions By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG, Feb 17 (Reuters) — Mining tax receipts will keep topping up South Africa’s public purse, but crimped growth from erratic power generation and financial support to struggling state-owned enterprises will mean more wide budget deficits to come, a Reuters poll found.…

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