They are normally seen as membranes that cover important organs but the study of bacterial capsule polysaccharides is one that is being conducted by the medical community to determine the role this has in disease. Bacterial infection is something that kills millions of people each year.
The Government's Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill received Royal Assent on 17th July 2013, having been passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Bill followed a Government consultation in 2012.
May 17, 2004 - Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriage, the first state in the United States to do so. July 14, 2004 - The U.S. Senate blocks a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage from moving forward in Congress.