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Breakthrough antibodies neutralize most known AIDS strainsWashington (AFP) July 8, 2010 US researchers have discovered two powerful antibodies that neutralize more than 90 percent of all known strains of the HIV virus in the lab, new research released Thursday showed. NIH-led scientists discovered the antibodies known as VRCO1 and VRCO2 that prevent most HIV strains from infecting human cells. The find is a potential breakthrough for advancing HIV vaccine design, and antibody therapy for other diseases. The authors, whose work is published in the July 9 issue of Science, also were ... read more |
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Addis Ababa (AFP) July 8, 2010Ethiopia has reassured Egypt that a new pact it signed with four other countries on the sharing of water from the River Nile will not harm Egypt. Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda in May signed the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework meant to replace a 1959 accord between Egypt and Sudan that gives them control of more than 90 percent of the water flow. "No one would be left disa ... more  
Jerusalem (AFP) July 8, 2010Israeli police on Thursday briefly detained three Greenpeace activists who boarded a cargo ship transporting coal to a power station in southern Israel, a police spokesman said. "Three Greenpeace activists illegally boarded a South African boat at sea which was bringing coal to Israel," Mickey Rosenfeld told AFP. "They were arrested by naval police and were released after being questione ... more  
Chengdu, China (AFP) July 8, 2010Yang Gangkun calls out to two pandas lying on their backs chewing bamboo. They push themselves up and slowly amble over for their morning workout in a breeding centre in southwest China. The 24-year-old is a panda keeper at the Chengdu Panda Base in Sichuan province - which will soon offer contestants from around the world a chance to help look after the endangered animals for a month. ... more |
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Lone Whales Shout To Overcome NoiseUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jul 08, 2010 Just like people in a bar or other noisy location, North American right whales increase the volume of their calls as environmental noise increases; and just like humans, at a certain point, it may become too costly to continue to shout, according to marine and acoustic scientists. "The impacts of increases in ocean noise from human activities are a concern for the conservation of marine animals like right whales," said Susan Parks, assistant professor of acoustics and research associate, Applied R ... read more |
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