MCB and Butterfly lilies wing their way to Science
The inner genetic secrets of how butterfly lilies break left-right symmetry are revealed in a paper published in Science this week and featured on the journal's homepage. MCB's Prof. Nicci Illing, A. Prof. Rob Ingle & graduate students...
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MCB Pub Quiz
The Dept Molecular & Cell Biology held it's annual pub quiz evening on 22 May. Lab groups competed to earn the prizes kindly sponsored by Anatech, Celtic Molecular Diagnostics, OneBio Innovation Centre, ThermoFisher & Whitehead Scientific
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2025 NRF Lifetime Achievement Award for Prof. Jill Farrant
Professor Jill Farrant was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025's NRF Awards. Over the course of a distinguished career as a plant molecular physiologist, Prof Farrant has combined scientific excellence with a deep commitment...
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MCB's 2025 Student Outreach Program
KwaLanga learners explored science at UCT. UCT's Molecular and Cell Biology Department welcomed 60 learners for three days of hands-on science, opening doors to discovery and inspiring the next generation of scientists.
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