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'Conservation
Agriculture' Urged for African Farmers
October
14, 2005
African
farmers could boost yields and save money by taking simple steps to conserve
soil quality, said scientists at a major international meeting last week in
Kenya.
Source:
SciDev.net
Contractor
Declares Rocky Flats Nuclear Cleanup Complete
October
14, 2005
The
contractor hired to clean up the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant
declared the $7 billion, 10-year project completed Thursday, a major milestone
in the conversion of the site to a wildlife refuge.
Source:
Environmental News Network
BCG
Protects 'More Than Thought'
October
15, 2005
The
BCG vaccine offers more protection against tuberculosis than experts currently
appreciate, say scientists. A UK study suggests that BCG protects some people in
a way previously unknown—by stopping them catching the infection in the first
place.
Source:
BBC News
Two
'Ethical' Ways to Harvest Stem Cells
October
16, 2005
Two
new techniques might make it possible to derive stem cells from embryos without
destroying them, possibly offering an “ethical” way of harvesting stem
cells.
Source:
NewScientist.com
New
Tissue 'Grown Within Minutes'
October
16, 2005
UK
scientists say they can cut the time it takes to grow new tissue from days to
minutes. The lengthy process can be accelerated by simply removing the water
present in the starting material.
Source:
BBC News
UNESCO
Filter 'Removes Deadly Arsenic from Water'
October
17, 2005
A
cheap filter that could improve the lives of millions of people in developing
countries by removing toxic arsenic from water was unveiled last week by UNESCO.
Source:
SciDev.net
Fat
Diet May Aid Recovery from Surgery
October
17, 2005
A
dose of fat in the diet helps to create a safe haven for the trillions of useful
bacteria in the gut—and could help to reduce complication after surgery.
Source:
Nature.com
Smoking
Cuts Male Fertility
October
18, 2005
Smoking
can reduce fertility in men, and the more one smokes, the more the ability of
sperm to bind to an egg is diminished, a new study finds.
Source:
News24.com
Venus
Express Ready for Lift-off
October
18, 2005
European
Space Agency’s Venus Express spacecraft is to be launched on a Soyuz-Fregat
launcher from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday 26 October at
06:43 CEST. Venus Express is Europe’s first mission to Venus, a place of many
mysteries that scientists are still eager to solve.
Source:
European space Agency
IVF
Defects Higher Than Expected
October
19, 2005
Many
eggs used for IVF carry genetic errors that can cause miscarriage, even those
from young women, experts say. Given the findings of three US studies presented
at a fertility meeting in Montreal, some believe all eggs used for IVF should be
screened for defects.
Source:
BBC News
Hepatitis
A Vaccine for Children
October
20, 2005
Hepatitis
A vaccine Havrix in children aged one year and older, the drug's manufacturer
GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday. Immunizing children under age two helps protect a
very vulnerable population that often does not show symptoms of the (liver)
disease but frequently spreads it to other children and family members,
Source:
News 24.com
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