Edible vaccines touted as easy to distribute without refrigeration
Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute report edible vaccines for Norwalk virus in potatoes and tomato form, potentially easing delivery in poor nations. The study, funded by NIH, notes no current Norwalk vaccine and highlights trials begun in 1999 at the University of Maryland and further tomato testing to follow.
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India air crash mourns 38 dead as pilot misjudges approach
Reports from New Delhi confirm 38 people died as a domestic airliner crashed into the Gardanibagh housing complex near New Delhi while attempting a second approach. Pilot Capt Sohan Pal had requested another pass. investigators note no plane systems faults. Surviving 11 were hospitalized. many victims burned beyond recognition.
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Clinton questions Camp David summit chance for peace
President Clinton says the Camp David talks are the hardest thing he has faced and he cannot say a deal will be reached. He hopes to finish before departing for the Japan summit, while Arafat and Barak face domestic pressure to avoid concessions amid tense negotiations.
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PBS schedules shift in WCNY lineup despite viewer concerns
WCNY TV plans moved time slots for Masterpiece Theatre to 8 p.m. Mondays and shifts American Experience Roadshow Nova Nature Washington Week in Review and Wall Street Week to new evenings. Channel 24 spokesman Dave Valesky notes PBS schedules vary by affiliate and audience demands, with future preschool and primetime changes under consideration.
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