Our Planet, 21 May 2019

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Jason Naude

Plant-produced vaccines and other biologics

Information about the disruptive technology that is tobacco plant-produced biologics (candidate vaccines, diagnostic reagents, and other biopharmaceuticals) with data on candidate vaccines against HPV, AHSV, and chikungunya virus.

Kerryn Warren

There and back again: A Homo naledi tale

Kerryn Warren is one of the new recruits in the Rising Star excavations at the Cradle of Humankind. Warren will discuss the adventure and science behind these strange hominin finds.

Sonny Patel

Flash flood forward: Preparing resilient communities against eco-anxiety and uncertainty

With the effects of climate change and demographic movements into large cities, disasters are occurring more frequently and in many cases with higher intensity than in previous years. When disasters strike, governments and aid organisations are not always in a position to help communities immediately. However, what can individuals and communities do against the growing uncertainty and increase of eco-anxiety?

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