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...Dinglasan's TBV, though, that's really sparking the excitement in the field. One reason is its robustness. The vaccine so far works against the major types of malaria and all species of mosquitoes tested - critical if the disease is going to be not just controlled but snuffed out entirely. "We're working towards eventual eradication," explains Dr. Ashley Birkett, director of preclinical research and development at PATH MVI. "It requires a long-term vision, and we really think a vaccine that can block transmission from one person to another is going to be a critical tool."(See TIME...
Beyond that, says David Lobell, a Stanford colleague of Field's and his co-author on a major 2007 review of how plants and climate interact, "while there's pretty clear evidence that CO2 helps plants, there's plenty of debate about how much it helps." One reason is that plants depend not only on carbon dioxide for healthy growth, but also on water and other nutrients. Increase CO2 without increasing the other factors, and you can get plants that are bigger, but relatively deficient in, say, nitrogen - meaning insects may have to eat more of each plant to stay...
...word has spread fast—landing on the front page of major newspapers, traveling into the confines of Harvard Yard, and even prompting University President Drew G. Faust to send a statement on Thursday asking the community to contribute to relief efforts on behalf of a shaken nation. And the Harvard community has done just that...
...There is no clean water, which is a major public health hazard,” Marx said. “It’s been cold. They don’t have blankets...
...party of the wealthy and powerful - a classic Democratic theme. "There are two entities in this country who are working very hard to defeat health reform," White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told TIME on Wednesday. "The insurers and the Republican Party." At present, however, polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the current health-reform effort, which Democrats appear close to passing with the support of the drug industry and several other major segments of the medical establishment, including the hospitals association and the major lobbying organization for doctors...