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Scientists find way to “disarm” AIDS virus

September 20, 2011 by benim

Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS. Researchers from the United States and Europe working in laboratories on the … read more »

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Japan Asks US To Help Stop Reactor Meltdown

March 14, 2011 by benim

Japan has asked the US for help to stop a quake-damaged nuclear reactor plunging into uncontrollable meltdown. The plea comes after a second hydrogen explosion occurred at a nuclear plant where officials warned that three nuclear rods in a cooling-starved … read more »

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Zimbabwe HIV rates decline

February 9, 2011 by benim

London – Fear of infection and mass social change have driven a huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe, offering important lessons on how to fight the Aids epidemic in the rest of Africa, scientists said on Tuesday. In a … read more »

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African agriculture coming of age

October 27, 2010 by benim

A growing African food sector can yield private sector returns on the back of government support, said a report on Tuesday, which also said that a global grain reserve may be needed to protect consumers from price spikes. Local initiatives … read more »

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