NUST scientists grabbed top honors at the Presidential Innovation Fair last year when their genetics lab walked away with fifty grand in prize money. The Applied Genetics Testing Centre earned both the Presidential Best Innovator and Best Innovative University awards for their groundbreaking work. Zephaniah Dhlamini runs the operation that has revolutionized DNA testing across Zimbabwe since acquiring specialized equipment back in 2014. The facility has processed more than ten thousand paternity cases while expanding into animal genetics and criminal forensics. Police departments regularly tap the lab to crack murder cases and sexual assault investigations.
Farmers flock to the NUST campus when livestock ownership disputes erupt between neighbors and business partners. The genetics experts can determine which cow gave birth to a disputed calf through advanced DNA analysis techniques. Cattle breeders rely heavily on the service to verify pedigree records that drive the lucrative purebred animal market. Road accident victims get identified through forensic testing when traditional methods fail to produce results. The centre maintains official registration with both the National Biotechnology Authority and Medical Laboratory Council.
NUST slashed coronavirus testing expenses by manufacturing their PCR kits locally instead of importing expensive foreign alternatives. The university cut costs from sixty dollars per test down to just twenty dollars through innovative reagent production. The same machinery creates testing materials for HIV and other viral diseases that boost national medical independence. Criminal investigators use semen samples and other biological evidence processed by the lab to secure court convictions. The facility has handled thousands of animal DNA cases alongside their human testing operations.
Farmers flock to the NUST campus when livestock ownership disputes erupt between neighbors and business partners. The genetics experts can determine which cow gave birth to a disputed calf through advanced DNA analysis techniques. Cattle breeders rely heavily on the service to verify pedigree records that drive the lucrative purebred animal market. Road accident victims get identified through forensic testing when traditional methods fail to produce results. The centre maintains official registration with both the National Biotechnology Authority and Medical Laboratory Council.
NUST slashed coronavirus testing expenses by manufacturing their PCR kits locally instead of importing expensive foreign alternatives. The university cut costs from sixty dollars per test down to just twenty dollars through innovative reagent production. The same machinery creates testing materials for HIV and other viral diseases that boost national medical independence. Criminal investigators use semen samples and other biological evidence processed by the lab to secure court convictions. The facility has handled thousands of animal DNA cases alongside their human testing operations.
