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Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Strain Decoded
Science Daily - Genome information is a powerful tool for understanding the biology of infectious disease, such as tuberculosis,” said Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. “It is important that genomic data be made immediately

388m ‘lifestyle deaths’ by 2015
Beeld - Modelled on the Grand Challenges in Global Health programme targeting infectious disease, spearheaded in 2003 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the new “Grand Challenges” effort lists 20 policy and research priorities to reduce the death toll

NASA dips into bargain basement with new satellite
Network World Fusion - For example, it recently said its Applied Sciences Program will be using 14 satellites to watch the Earth’s environment and help predict and prevent infectious disease outbreaks around the world. Layer 8 in a box Check out these cool stories too:

Investigators seek answers in failed HIV vaccine study Gay
Washington Blade - Keith Gottesdiener, vice president of Vaccine & Infectious Disease Clinical Research for Merck Research Laboratories, presented the information during a teleconference Nov. 7 from Seattle. Circumcised vaccine participants also seemed to have a lower