General Knowledge - A World of Daily Miracles

Even though researchers have been studying malaria for more than a century, it remains a poorly understood disease. Scientists at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg are trying to change that. 

Drug makers are on the brink of a "patent cliff" - many are losing the exclusive rights to produce some of their most popular drugs. Profits will drop off and so too could new research. 

Police officers and firefighters would do a better job if they could see through walls. German researchers have made a gadget that could equip emergency responders with Superman’s X-ray vision.  

Scientists have produced the most detailed genetic map of barley to date, bringing them closer to final genome sequencing. It could help address global food security - and lead to better beer.