16 casesof Zika in Cayman Islands – 9 locally transmitted
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Date: 13 September 2016 Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, has made public the latest information on the transmission of the Zika virus within the Cayman Islands. “Since the last update of…
Scientists name new species of flatworm after President Obama
By FoxNews.com From BGR A flatworm that infects freshwater turtles in Malaysia has been given a presidential name: Baracktrema obamai. The newly-discovered worm, or blood fluke, inhabits the lungs of turtles that live in three Malaysian states, according a study describing…
Pennsylvania firm launches Zika vaccine trial in Puerto Rico
Associated Press From FOX News A Pennsylvania drug company announced Monday that it has launched a clinical trial of an experimental Zika vaccine in Puerto Rico, the part of the U.S. hardest hit by the mosquito-borne virus. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc….
Chinese space theme park to send tourists to the stratosphere
By Sean Buckley From engadget ‘Future Valley’ theme park will put people in near-space high altitude balloons. Until Virgin Galactic launches, the only way to get to space as a civilian is to pay Russia a cool $20 million. If you’re…
Giant pandas are no longer ‘endangered,’ but eastern gorillas face extinction
BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable Giant pandas, break out your best bamboo. You’re no longer considered an endangered species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Sunday moved the black-eared, white-faced bears from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on its…
The biotech empires of Silicon Valley and Europe
By Bérénice Magistretti From Techcrunch As biotechnology gains prominence among investors, two hubs have emerged as hotbeds of innovation for the resurgent industry. While the two-square-mile patch of South San Francisco bustles with more than 70 biotech firms, including Genentech, Amgen…
Juno sends back a rare view of Jupiter’s north pole
By Mariella Moon From engadget It’s been a while since we caught a glimpse of the gas giant’s polar region. When someone mentions the planet Jupiter, you probably think of the image we’re all familiar with: that one with a…
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6 Week Coral Conservation Program in Cayman Islands
From Cayman Eco Divers Coral Conservation Divemaster program (6 weeks) If diving is something that calls to a part of your soul you never realized was there, then we have a great option for you. available as an individual program…
This technology is helping young girls with a rare syndrome communicate
BY JONATHAN KEANE When 13-year-old Nathalia Lawlor was born, she seemed perfectly healthy, moving and babbling like any other baby. But at around six or seven months, she started to lose her coordination and ability to move. Once able to…
Little change to 92L [Should reach Cayman Islands Wed/Thu]
By Dr Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Satellite images on Monday morning showed that the moderate level of heavy thunderstorm activity associated with a large tropical wave passing through the Lesser Antilles Islands (Invest 92L) had changed little since Sunday….
