SoT 115: Ozzie-Nauts

Published: Aug. 26, 2013, 4:19 a.m.

Mighty Maggots v Flesh Nom Bugs was a Pozible campaign that raised $9,970 for a trial. The trial aims to assess the ability of maggots to improve the rate of healing for people with Bairnsdale Ulcer lesions.

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A new malaria vaccine has a 100% success rate in a small study. While promising, there are a lot of obstacles that need to be dealt with before this could be a viable Real World treatment.

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The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has admitted that radioactive water has been leaking from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

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A material inspired by the cactus plant cleans tiny particles of oil from water.

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100,000 adventurous people have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars. But did they read the timeline before signing on the dotted line?