Tactless name for a virus
Malaysia is to rename a newly discovered bat-borne virus after angry protests from the state that gave it its name. Health authorities originally decided to call the pathogen, which causes serious respiratory illness in humans, “Melaka virus” after it infected four people in the southern state in March last year. They will now look for another moniker, AFP reported on Tuesday.
Blown up in space
Bigelow Aerospace launched its second inflatable spacecraft on 28 June. Genesis II takes the company further towards its goal of building an inflatable space station. The spacecraft beamed back images…
