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Japan: Bilateral Relations
Official information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China about relations between China and Japan. Includes summaries of meetings between officials from both countries, statements from the ministry, and updates on specific issues. Note: Documents section is empty, but documents can easily be browsed through other sections of the site. Searchable. In Chinese and English. Transplanting Animal Organs Could Soon Be A Reality
Scientists now believe the transplantation of organs from animals to humans could soon be a reality. Although the idea of xenotransplantation is far from new, it is only in recent years that many of the potential immunological problems, such as transplant rejection, have been solved. Promising Treatments For Huntington's Disease Identified In UCI Study
UC Irvine researchers have identified several promising drug compounds that when combined show the potential to treat Huntington's disease. Lynching in America
This site features a bibliography of materials about lynching of black Americans in the United States. Also includes links to related sites. From the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island (New York) University. Note: Includes graphic images of lynching. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Obesity And Weight Gain Associated With Poorer Breast Cancer Survival
Women who are overweight prior to breast cancer diagnosis, or who are lean but gain weight following diagnosis, are more likely to have their disease return or die of the disease, a new study shows. This effect was found to be particularly pronounced among women who had never smoked. Another World First For Artemis: A Laser Link With An Aircraft
Artemis, the European Space Agency Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite, successfully relayed optical laser links from an aircraft in early December. These airborne laser links, established over a distance of 40,000 kilometers during two flights at altitudes of 6,000 and 10,000 meters, represent a world first. Unusual Material That Contracts When Heated Is Giving Up Its Secrets T
Most solids expand when heated, a familiar phenomenon with many practical implications. Among the rare exceptions to this rule, the compound zirconium tungstate stands out by virtue of the enormous temperature range over which it exhibits so-called "negative thermal expansion,"contracting as it heats up and expanding as it cools, and because it does so uniformly in all directions. Emerald Spectre Haunts Ontario's Ash Forests
A new study shows that while we're winning isolated battles, we could well lose the war to prevent the devastating spread of the emerald ash borer in eastern Canada and the United States. Liquid Condoms Coming?
China gives new high-tech prophylactic a go. Plus: Take your sex toys with you over the holidays. From the Wired News blog Sex Drive Daily.
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