Oct 7, 2014
A team of international researchers, including University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Alan Morris, unearthed the remains of a skeleton from which they have extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that can provide clues to early modern human prehistory in southern Africa. The 2 330-year-old male skeleton was discovered in 2010 by Professor Smith at St Helena Bay, South Africa. The researchers generated a complete ancient mitochondrial genome from the skeleton which, according to Professor Smith “is the first genomic evidence that pre-pastoral Southern African marine foragers carried the earliest diverged maternal modern human lineages”.
Oct 2, 2014
3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and biotech/healthcare IT jumped into the top five disruptive technologies for the next three years, according to the 2014 KPMG Global Technology Innovation survey.
Oct 1, 2014
Microsoft has announced the technical preview of Windows 10, which it is calling a re-invented operating system that embraces the connected world.
Sep 30, 2014
Steve Jobs provides business leaders with a perfect template of how to deliver expertly tailored rhetoric, according to new research. The late Apple boss was a master of the art of effective and persuasive speaking, employing various strategies to adapt to differing scenarios and situations, while still delivering a constant constant set of messages or themes across the different scenarios, about his company’s products, future journey and exceptional people.
