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’17 billion’ Earth-sized planets in Milky Way

WASHINGTON: The Milky Way contains at least 17 billion planets the size of Earth, and likely many more, according to a study out on Monday that raises the chances of discovering a sister planet to ours. Astronomers using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft found that about 17 percent of stars in our galaxy have a planet about… Continue reading ’17 billion’ Earth-sized planets in Milky Way

QUEENSLAND researcher has developed gene therapy for #HIV #AIDS

The Courier-Mail reported that a QUEENSLAND researcher has developed gene therapy for #HIV not develop into #AIDS A QUEENSLAND researcher has developed a gene therapy for HIV which has the potential to stop the virus from turning deadly. Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientist David Harrich will begin animal trials this year, with experiments in humans… Continue reading QUEENSLAND researcher has developed gene therapy for #HIV #AIDS