Killer Sponges Turn From Passive Filterers to Predators
In a Nature report by Nicole Boury-Esnault and Jean Vacelet, researchers reveal sponges that kill and eat small prey. The three quarter inch tall white creatures, living in a Marseille cave, differ from typical filtering sponges and may inhabit other oceans.
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AIDS vaccine hope seen from natural infection case
A man infected with a weakened form of the AIDS virus remains healthy 12 years after exposure. Researchers conclude the natural case provides early hint that an attenuated vaccine might be safe, though one case does not prove safety. The study, in the New England Journal of Medicine, notes the patient was infected via contaminated blood products in the 1980s.
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