On 11 June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first human influenza pandemic since 1968–1969. The responsible virus, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza, is a novel triple-reassortant influenza A virus, incorporating avian, swine and human influenza genes.1 The virus is resistant to the anti-influenza medications, amantadine and rimantadine, but is generally sensitive to the neuraminid...

It is commonplace for organisations to collect personal information to be processed and stored on their systems. Until recently, there was no comprehensive legislation that addressed the ‘processing’ of personal information by organisations in South Africa. The Protection of Personal Information Bill (“POPI”) was signed into law in November 2013 and is expected to come into effect, later this y...

Harr:onic generation of surface acoustic 11aves (SA\~) is a useful tool for stud:·in~ surface microcrack initiation during fatigue of high strength aluminum alloys. We have developed a r:10del \~hie~' relates the length and density of such r . .icrocracks, initiaterl during fatigue, \·lith SAW harmonic generation signals. It was found that the resulting quantitative relationship het\'leen the a...

Institute of Medical Genetics, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany, EBI-Hinxton, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany and Gene Mapping Center and Department of Molecular Genetics, Max Delbrück Center, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13092 Berlin-Buch, G...

ust over thirty-five years ago the newly formed Univer-Department of Preventive Medicine was opened at anynge Hall, a former hotel (Plate V), by the then 'hister of Health, Sir Hilton Young. He described the ?Ccasion as the celebration of a marriage of the City Bristol with the fair nymph of knowledge, and Dr. anley Badock, in proposing the vote of thanks, hoped at it would be a lasting and hap...