
Actinomycetes
False colour image of actinomycetes, a bacteria found abundantly in soil and fresh water that produce bioactive compunds with medical and agricultural applications. Actinomycete & antibiotic research unit, Dr Paul Meyers.

Protoplasts
Protoplasts (plant cells with their cell walls removed) expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP). Red fluorescence corresponds to chloroplasts/chlorophyll. Eukaryotic gene expression & plant stress laboratory, A/Prof Nicola Illing.

Bat Foetus
The digits of bat Miniopterus natalensis and mouse Mus musculus were compared at various embryonic stages to expand understanding of limb development. Eukaryotic gene expression & plant stress laboratory, A/Prof Nicola Illing.

MCB's Nicci Illing and Rob Ingle scoop Human Frontier Science Program Award
UCT scientists scoop Human Frontier Science Program Award to study the genetics of floral asymmetry in South African plants
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MCB's Jill Farrant featured in award-winning documentary
MCB's Prof. Jill Farrant (holder of the SARChI chair in Molecular Plant Physiology) has been featured in an episode of the award-winning PBS documentary "H2O: The Molecule That Made Us".
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MCB's Prof. Janet Hapgood is a recipient of an Advancing Womxn award
Five substantial grants have been awarded to women researchers, including MCB's Prof. Janet Hapgood, to make space for more women’s voices to be heard.
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