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Being an internationally recognised South African teaching and research intensive university, is central to the University of Pretoria’s new strategic plan. Since its humble beginnings in 1908, the University has gone a long way to achieving this goal and is currently considered to be one of the leading institutions of higher education in the country. Read more...
 

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Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics Field Trip - 13/05/2013
From Genomics

In late April 2013, the 22-strong Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) team led by Professor Don Cowan set out to Gobabeb, Namibia for what was to be an extraordinary week-long field research programme based at the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre in the Namib Desert.

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Microbial genomes as cheat sheets - 15/04/2013
From Genomics

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the transfer of genes between organisms by a means other than direct inheritance from a parental cell. Within bacterial and archaeal domains, HGT is extensive and propagates fitness traits. However, so far only few studies have found evidence for HGT that contributed to eukaryotic evolution.

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Second Circular & Call for Abstracts - 05/03/2013
From Functional Metagenomics - 2013

The International Society for Functional Metagenomics is pleased to announce that a dedicated website is now open for registration and submission of abstracts for the international conference: FUNCTIONAL METAGENOMICS - 2013 Pretoria, South Africa

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