Why
Ebola is so dangerous
Ebola is still threatening West Africa’s population and
as mortality continues to rise , measure are fin ally being put in place to curb the risk of infection. If you’re alien to the Ebola outbreak, here’s
why it’s making headlines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26835233
Eating
more than 5 a day 'brings no extra benefit'
So there you have it. There’s no point over doing it.
Exploring
3-D printing to make organs for transplants
3-D printing of organs could fill the organ shortage
gaps. It’s made headlines but I was a recent open day at UCl and actually saw
this on display. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140730104140.htm
Thai
surrogate mom forgives couple who left behind twin with Down syndrome
This story reminded me of a BBC documentary about a surrogate
clinic in India. A truly disheartening
story and God bless this surrogate mom and all the kind donors for giving this
child hope.
Drug-resistant
malaria is a disaster. We have one chance to halt it
Malaria parasites are getting more resistant and as
the resistant strains evolve so is the death toll on mostly children bitten by
the parasite. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/31/drug-resistant-malaria-falciparum-south-east-asia-artemisinin
Minister
Norman Baker wants end to UK animal tests
Lib Dem MP
Norman Baker admits testing on animals will not end soon.
Researchers
eliminate HIV from cultured human cells for first time
Reports confirm, live expectancy on HIV infected
patients has improved thanks to anti retro virals . Still prevention is better
than cure. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140721151905.htm
Dinosaurs shrank for
50 million years to become birds
Turns out
evolutions turned the dinosaurs in to birds. Who knows, another 50years and
they’ll be evolving back into dinosaurs. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25982-dinosaurs-shrank-for-50-million-years-to-become-birds.html#.U961__ldUg8
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