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Making genome editing a success story in Africa

2024Nature BiotechnologyJournalOpen access

10.1038/s41587-024-02187-2 Full text15 citations

Authors

23 authors across 27 institutions in 11 countries.

Hussein M. AbkalloFirst author
- International Livestock Research Institute (KE)
Patrick Arbuthnot
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Thomas O AuerCorresponding
as printed: Thomas O. Auer
Dave K. Berger
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Johan Burger
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Ereck ChakauyaCorresponding
- North-West University

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CRISPR and Genetic Engineeringlevel 3 · 1.00
Innovation and Socioeconomic Developmentlevel 3 · 1.00
Biotechnology and Related Fieldslevel 3 · 0.99

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openalexseen September 10, 2026
2024 · Nature Biotechnology · 15 citations
https://openalex.org/W4392956105

(ZA)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (ZA)

Jean-Paul Concordet

Abdoulaye Diabate

Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)

Vincenzo Di DonatoCorresponding

Jan-Hendrik Groenewald

Lizette L. Koekemoer

University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)

Florence Nazare

South African National Space Agency (ZA)

Fredros O. Okumu

Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)

as printed: Fredros Okumu

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)

University of Ghana (GH)

Lucia L Prieto-Godino

as printed: Lucia Prieto-Godino

Kenyatta University (KE)

Kassahun Tesfaye

Addis Ababa University (ET)
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (ET)

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KE)

Charles S. WondjiSenior author

Pan African Institute for Development (CM)
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (CM)

as printed: Charles Wondji

Making genome editing a success story in Africa · Sankore