The current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has promised to implement an industrialisation programme dubbed ‘one-district one-factory’ (ODOF), which will facilitate the economic growth of Ghana and help achieve the status of […]
The one-district one-factory policy: the role of tertiary institutions
Call for papers: Scientect launches Journal of Life Sciences
The Scientect Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS) is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes literature in all disciplines of the life sciences including biology, medicine, biochemistry and biotechnology, forensic science, food science and […]
Screening, isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria strains in fermenting cocoa heaps from the Eastern Region of Ghana
Enoch Ayertey*, Hilary D. Zakpaa, PhD, Betty O. NdubuezeDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. Received 7 March 2017; accepted 17 March 2017; available online 18 March 2017 Abstract Cocoa fermentation […]
International Women’s Day: advice and inspiration for Ghanaian women in science
Today marks the International Women’s Day (IWD). We were privileged to interview two young Ghanaian women working in science to share briefly their experience and offer some advice and inspiration to young […]
Effective measures to reduce overcrowding in Ghanaian prisons
In simple terms, a prison is a place of confinement for people who commit a crime. It serves as a place of punishment for crime perpetrators. Against this backdrop, some argue that […]
FSN Seminar Series: session on forensic evidence packaging and labeling, and presentation of evidence in court organized at KNUST
The admissibility of forensic evidence depends on several legal requirements including the maintenance of the chain of custody or continuity of the evidence and the integrity of the evidence in the state as […]
2017/18 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships in UK – Apply Now
Students from developing countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK can apply for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s study, jointly supported by UK universities. Purpose: To contribute […]
Ghana Scholarships Secretariat opens nominations for 2017/18 Commonwealth Scholarship in UK
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above mentioned awards which are tenable in Universities and institutions of higher learning in United Kingdom. The awards are intended for Ghanaian men and […]
Daily intake of caffeine and your health
Caffeine is an alkaloid which occurs naturally in about sixty different plant species. [1] The most common of these include cocoa beans, kola nuts, some tea leaves and coffee beans. [1] Also, […]
At least 10.8% of adult men in the Ashanti region are suffering from inguinal hernia, study finds
Inguinal hernia occurs when fatty tissue or the intestines push through the inguinal canal found at the base of the abdomen [1]. This condition causes bulges around the groin area that can […]
