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Informed consent for somatic gene editing for sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Abstract Somatic gene editing targets non-reproductive cells to treat genetic diseases like sickle cell disease (SCD) without affecting future generations. However, there are challenges in obtaining informed consent in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) due to language barriers, cultural d...

A review and synthesis of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research’s work on climate-induced extreme rainfall and floods, 2012–2023

In recent decades, the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events has significantly affected agri-food systems, accounting for 19% of the total crop damage across the world and 18–43% of observed anomalies in global crop yields. Some studies indicate a global weighted mean ri...