The initial findings, released in Thailand last month, suggested that the vaccine had a statistically significant result -- reducing AIDS infection by 31 percent among more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand.
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Development of High Yield Tropical Feedstocks and $6,000,000 Biomass Conversion The purpose of this project is to increase Hawaii’s energy self-sufficiency as part of a broader strategy to improve Hawaii’s energy security. This project will focus on developing biomass production capabilities, biomass conversion technologies, and integrated bioenergy systems to guide commercial bioenergy production in the State. In addition, this initiative is to implement, through the Western Insular Pacific Subcenter, a coordinated regional approach to biobased energy and produce technologies.
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The spacecraft has completed nearly three-quarters of its 4.9-billion-mile journey to enter orbit around Mercury. The trip includes more than 15 trips around the sun. In addition to flying by Mercury, the spacecraft flew past Earth in August 2005 and Venus in October 2006 and June 2007.
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NASA found the ideal spot to crash its moon-impacting probe this October. The mission team announced Friday that Cabeus A will be the target crater for the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and its spent Centaur rocket. The permanently-shadowed crater at the lunar south pole was selected for its flat floor, gentle slopes, high concentration of hydrogen, and proper visibility of the wreckage from Earth.
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