News & Reports

SFN –Daily Ag Summary
Regional Ag News 
SFN –Today's Topic
NC Ag Commissioner
SC Ag Commissioner
NC News Network  Carolina Newsmakers  USDA News & Reports



 
Ag News

Animal Research Minute - Could an AIDS vaccine be on the horizon?

  Program 7616  (download mp3)
  Posted on Thu, Mar 22, 2012


Well, AFP reports biotech teams in Cuba have developed a new AIDS vaccine that was successfully tested with mice and is ready to be tested in people. This new vaccine was made from modified proteins that work by causing a cellular response against the HIV virus. While there is currently no successfully AIDS vaccine, scientists are hopeful research with laboratory animals and people will help them find a viable vaccine for AIDS, which affects nearly 34 million people worldwide.
 

Read more:http:// http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hl8DZaisjLQ4brQ4xmHHqgBoOc0w?docId=CNG.7ce214ed2bf910d9d222c782a5fc5c3e.c91

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/overview/global-statistics/

More Stories

 Mar 21  Pioneer Offers Growing Information for Sorghum
  USDA Warns of Fraudulent Letters to Farmers
  Acreage Intentions Report Coming Later This Month
  Coalition Wants MF Global Placed Under Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
  2012 Planting Decisions Not Easy
  Poultry House to Fish Farm…Who’da Thunk It?
  2012 Acreage Distribution not Cut & Dried
  Market Recap: Speculators Trash Cotton Futures at the Close
  Market Summary: Widespread Selling Hits Grains & Oilseeds
  Animal Research Minute - Could pigs offer clues for curing a common eye disease?
  NC State's Dr. Mike Walden - Has the Fed Helped?
  FARMER VETERAN COALITION: SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
 Mar 20  Lawmakers Say Unscientific-Based Restrictions for U.S. Meat Unfair
  Mexican Drought May Increase Demand for U.S. Feed Grains
  NCDA Offers Food Business Conference
  Equine Industry Big Economic Driver for SC Ag
  Food Processing Big Biz in NC
  NC Extension Grain Sorghum Team
  Market Recap: Hogs Gain on Hopes that Pork has Reached it's Seasonal Low
  Market Summary: Grains & Oilseeds Stumble on Overseas Activities




 





 

Copyright 2012 – All Rights Reserved

Curtis Media Group – Southern Farm Network – www.SFNToday.com

3012 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27604
Telephone (919) 790-9392
email: info@SFNToday.com