2005: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR |
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- Artesunate is more effective than quinine for treatment of severe malaria, a large clinical trial in Asia reveals.
- Genome sequences of two important parasites, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania, are published.
- Building work is completed on the National Science Learning Centre at York.
- Community MRSA is identified as a re-emergent strain from the 1950s.
- Work on early T-cell development sheds new light on the thymus.
- Structural Genomics Consortium places structures of 100 medically important proteins in the public domain.
- Source of calories, not just number, influences lifespan in fruit flies fed low-calorie diets.
- Bacterial illness is found to account for an unexpectedly high proportion of deaths of African children admitted to hospital.
- An influential report on neglected diseases highlights the important role of public–private partnerships.
- New estimates suggest that the global prevalence of malaria is far higher than previously thought, particularly in Asia.
- More than 120 000 visitors attend the Future Face exhibition at the Science Museum.