Unexplained Mysteries of Science

How do we become conscious and how are scientists striving to understand the molecular basis of memory? What progress is science making in the realm of memory loss (Alzheimer’s) and why has nobody has come up with a cure for these ‘misfolded protein’ neurodegenerative diseases yet? Other unsolved mysteries addressed are the riddle of the expanding Universe, Dark Matter, Fusion and Cancer. There is also a section dealing specifically with the Ebola virus and what progress is being made towards finding an effective remedy for this category A bio-threat. A list of references and further reading material is included.