More than 20 years have gone by since scientists first started to conduct research on HIV, and yet there is no vaccine against it. HIV affects some 39 million people worldwide, according to data from the World Health Organization.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dr. David […]
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Nowhere near an HIV vaccine
Published February 17th, 2008 in Science, Innovation and Human World. 2 CommentsUK scientists to mimic human brain
Published December 31st, 2007 in Science and Innovation. 1 CommentThe BBC has just reported that British scientists at the University of Manchester are set out to build the first machine capable of mimicking the complex interactions of the human brain. The computer, nicknamed the “brain box“, will cost 1million pounds, well over $1 million. With it, researchers hope to learn how to engineer fail-safe […]
The quest for a Unified Theory of Everything
Published December 29th, 2007 in Science, Space and Innovation. 7 CommentsSince the beginning of time, physicists have tried to uncover the mysteries of the Universe. Over the course of many decades a large number of laws and theories have emerged, some of which have successfully provided explanations for different physical phenomena. For instance, Einstein’s work - his theories of Special and General Relativity - has […]
Europe launches GPS project
Published December 13th, 2007 in Science, Space and Innovation. 0 CommentsAfter many disagreements, finally Europe’s long-sought GPS service will be realized by 2013, or at least that is what the 27 European transportation Ministers have claimed.
The green light to Europe’s GPS comes after a long-lasting crisis prompted by the breaking down earlier this year of the private consortium in charge of most of Galileo’s […]
New discovery raises hopes for malaria treatment
Published October 31st, 2007 in Science, Innovation, Body & Mind and Human World. 3 Comments A new finding could bring scientists one step closer to a possible treatment for malaria, a disease that claims most lives in third world countries and sub-Saharan Africa.
The work has been reported by a team of researchers at Edinburgh University, in the US, Mali and Kenya who studied a population of 567 African […]
A potential malaria vaccine by 2010
Published October 17th, 2007 in Science, Innovation and Body & Mind. 1 CommentSpain’s Pedro Alonso leads a team of experts currently working on a vaccine in the war against malaria, a disease carried by mosquitoes that kills more than a million people each year.
Dr. Alonso lives and works in Mozambique, a region where Malaria is widespread. In 1996, he founded the Manhiça Health Research Center located […]
In other planets, what would our homes look like?
Published September 15th, 2007 in Science, Space and Innovation. 4 CommentsWith an innovative vision has Nader Khalili revolutionized 21st Century space architecture. Near the Mojave desert in California lies a prototype of a lunar colony created from dust and water and shaped by fire and wind.
Not only are these Superadobe and Ceramic Houses beautiful to the eye, but they’ve also proven to be earthquake-and […]