Scientists launch multi-million dollar battle against African disease killing one cow every 30 seconds
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 05:00
in Biology & Nature
The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) announced today that a global consortium supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been formed to develop a new vaccine against a disease that's devastating cattle herds in sub-Saharan Africa. This highly advanced cattle vaccine project could also help malaria and cancer research in humans.