World’s tiniest lizard found on Beata Island
American biologists Richard Thomas and Blair Hedges report the Jaragua Gecko, the smallest of 23 000 Caribbean reptiles, measures 1.6 cm. Found in 1998 on Beata Island, Dominican Republic, the lizard eats tiny ants and mites and may have moved across a historical land bridge.
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South Africa court orders nevirapine for HIV pregnant women
Pretoria High Court ruled the government must provide nevirapine to HIV positive women giving birth in public hospitals and launch a nationwide mother to child transmission prevention program. The decision sets a March 31 deadline for reporting on implementation including counseling HIV testing and baby formula distribution. Activists hailed the ruling as historic and a potential path for wider drug access.
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