“The world now has a potent, new weapon against malaria — one that can wipe out the parasite from a person’s body with a single dose.

But before many people around the world can use it, scientists have to overcome a big obstacle.

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to cure a type of malaria that’s been hard to stop. Called Plasmodium vivax, the parasite can hide out in a person’s liver for months and cause multiple rounds of malaria — even after being treated. Some people can have more than a dozen lapses.

Here we have it again, another large CEO bashing cryptocurrency for it’s challenges. Ajay Banga called cryptocurrency “junk” in an interview with CNBC, claiming that a currency cannot fluctuate such amounts at a time and deserve to be considered a method of exchanging currency.

IBM & Columbia University team up to launch a new research center geared towards blockchain app development and educating students on blockchain tech. This is an awesome step for blockchain in the education sector!