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China to lead liver proteome project
China is to lead a massive research project to describe all the proteins in the human liver, with the ...02/10/03
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Chinese scientists lobby for biomedical shake-up
A group of senior Chinese scientists located around the world has appealed to China's prime minister to create a ...25/09/03
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Youth takes the lead in Chinese science
Young people are filling the top ranks of Chinese science, as the country's research budget rapidly expands.11/09/03
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China to launch primate research centre
China is setting up a primate centre to broaden the use of monkeys in research into human diseases.17/07/03
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Malaysia keeps BioValley under wraps
Malaysia is launching a major biotechnology project — in an atmosphere that borders on secrecy.10/07/03
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Rice genome: a recipe for revolution?
David Cyranoski explores the real potential benefits of rice genome — and reports that the goals of further research ...16/05/03
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Critics slam SARS treatment
Doctors are warning that the treatment being given to patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong ...02/05/03
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Rows threaten to sink whaling commission
The recriminations surrounding this year's annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission have left some observers fearing for the ...01/05/03
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Plugging the Chinese brain drain
China produces fine scientists, but too many go abroad for training and do not return. David Cyranoski visits a ...23/04/03
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Call to rein in China’s absent researchers
A group of Chinese scientists is alleging that many researchers awarded grants intended to lure scientific talent back to ...23/04/03
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Conflict undermines impact of water forum
Critics are saying that last week's World Water Forum skirted key issues and was overshadowed by the war in ...23/04/03
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Microbe hunt raises biopiracy fears
A search for commercially useful microbes in Tibet and Inner Mongolia is set to spark a controversy over the ...23/04/03