Many university teaching labs are empty as students have been moved off campus during the pandemic. There are other ways to put theory into practice, at home and online.
Very few laboratories in Uganda are accredited.
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They may be single-celled organisms, but as our distant cousins amoeba can tell us a lot about ourselves.
The Titan Supercomputer, in the US, has allowed scientists to study ice formation on wind turbines at a molecular level.
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Developing new technologies requires time-consuming, expensive and even dangerous experiments. But now we can carry out many experiments entirely on computers using modelling.
In scientific research, repetition is good.
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In the science world, laboratories are essential but safety precautions should be taken to prevent any incidents like the Ebola outbreak or biochemical attacks.