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1. Living in the World of Virus

2005-05-26

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"Advances in genetic studies have shed light on the structure of virus and its mutation. Now we have a clearer picture of how a virus gets into human body, resulting in an infection. Advances in ident...

2. Mystery of Cloning

2005-06-02

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In 1997, scientists cloned a lamb from a sheep which shocked the world and was deemed as the most important biotechnological breakthrough in this era. Famous Chinese cloning expert Jerry Yang has cl...

3. Curing the Incurable

2005-06-09

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Genetic mutation is the cause of cancer. Oncogenes and tumour suppression genes are the genes relate to cancer. To prevent tumour growth, it is important to balance these two genes. Every type of canc...

4. Food in the New Age

2005-06-16

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More than 800-million people are suffering from long-time starvation. The phenomenon shows there is a serious problem with the supply of food. Yuan Longping has been committed to improving rice cult...

5. Probing in to Genetic Inheritance

2005-06-23

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Genes change rapidly during the evolution process of the human being. When people survive in adversity, their changed genes are sustained and passed onto the next generations. Prenatal inspection can ...

6. Cracking the Cerebral Code

2005-06-30

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Since the 90s, the U.S. government has put a huge amount of research funds yearly in cracking the cerebral code. Neuroscience has become a hot topic for scientific research. Scientists use the lates...