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Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenzaResearchers have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, including seasonal, avian, and swine flu.
“We have found that there is an important role for T-cells that recognise the flu virus, which if harnessed could protect against most or even all strains of seasonal and pandemic flu. Through this discovery we hope to improve vaccines for future strains of influenza; and potentially protect against the next pandemic. However there is more to do to translate these findings into new approaches to treatment.”
- Dr Tom Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Southampton |
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UC Libraries Join Google Inc. ProjectSan Francisco, CA - The University of California is joining Google Inc.'s book-scanning project, throwing the weight of another 100 academic libraries behind an ambitious venture that's under legal attack for alleged copyright infringement. |
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Humane Society Offers Aid for China DogsJining, China - The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that it will give China $100,000 to vaccinate dogs against rabies if it promises to immediately stop their mass slaughter in areas where humans have died from the disease. |
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The Race to 100 MPGUSA - Over the past several decades, the promise of the "car of tomorrow" has remained unfulfilled, while the problems it was supposed to solve have only intensified. |
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Hybrid Solar Lighting Making ProgressOak Ridge, Tenn. - U.S. government scientists say they're pleased with progress made in creating a hybrid solar lighting system at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
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Breakthrough in Nepal arms talksKathmandu - The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels have reached agreement on the supervision of their weapons, an issue that has impeded their peace talks. |
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African HIV patients do adhere to their medicationNorth York, Ontario - HIV sufferers in sub-Saharan Africa are better at taking their medication than their North American counterparts, researchers report. |
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Ancient Dagger Unearthed in BulgariaCentral Bulgaria - A 6-inch-long gold and platinum dagger believed to be 5,000 years-old has been unearthed in central Bulgaria, the archaeologist leading the excavations said Monday. |
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One panda, one giant cub; elsewhere, twins birth twinsBeijing, China - [Six-year-old Zhang Ka] a giant panda in China has given birth to the heaviest cub born in captivity after the longest period in labor and elsewhere twin pandas each gave birth to twins, Xinhua news agency reported. |
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Castro the Conservationist? By Default or Design, Cuba Largely PristineHavana, Cuba - Will Cuban President Fidel Castro be remembered primarily as a man of the people, an authoritarian tyrant-or a conservationist? |
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Winter solstice sees Mars rovers in good shapePasadena, CA - NASA's solar-powered rovers reached the darkest part of the Martian year on Tuesday, with the arrival of the winter solstice in the planet's southern hemisphere. |
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Manure, Buses Seen Helping Curb Global WarmingOslo, Norway - Manure and buses are among promising areas for investment under a U.N. project in the Third World aimed at combating global warming, a senior U.N. official said on Monday. |
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Endangered Bighorn Protected from Sheep Grazing in Key Sierra Nevada HabitatReno, NV - To protect endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep from deadly disease this summer, the U.S. Forest Service has wisely halted risky domestic sheep grazing in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in the eastern Sierra Nevada. |
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