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Company News • Adipogen Identifies Key Protein in Fat Cell • New Vector Construction Unit for Virax • Xenome and TheraSci in Nervous System Drug Discovery Collaboration • China's B-Soft in Hospital Information and Image Management Agreement with Cedara • Mindray, US Partner in License and Purchase Alliance for Medical Device • DuPont Establishes Commercial Seed Business in China • Dainippon and Kyorin to Jointly Develop Diabetes Drug • Ranbaxy Obtains Right to Produce Generic Accutane • BOC Medical Launches Pain Relief Gas for Childbirth in India • Macrogen to Market Novel Mouse DNA Chip • Pastoral Genomics in Joint Clover Gene Venture • Good Progress in LactoPharma's Milk Research • ES Cell International Acquires Curis' Diabetes Technology • Boston Scientific to Launch Novel Cardiovascular Device in Singapore • DNA-based Security System Launched by Biowell
Rules & Regulations • Australia OKs Limited GM Sugarcane Release • New Drug Registration Law in China • Use of Dead Fetuses for Stem Cell Research Allowed • Japan to Revise Patent Laws • Bt Corn Approved for Planting in the Philippines
Research News • Australia Helps Map Transcriptome of Mouse Genome • Blood Cell Protein Mutation Slows Malaria • Chinese Scientists Complete Detailed Rice Genome Map • Three New Human Genes Discovered Among Chinese • Abnormal Chromosomes Related to Habitual Abortion Found • Rice Genome Sequencing by Japan-led Team Completed • Study Shows Rats not Affected by Electromagnetic Wave • Researchers Clone Monkey Embryos • Folic Acid Reduces Heart Disease Risk • NZ in International Brain Hemorrhage Study • NTU and Sun Microsystems Collaborate on High Performance Computing for Life Sciences • National Cheng Kung University Named as Bioinformatics Center of Excellence • Carpal Tunnel Effectively Treated with Short-term Steroids • Taiwan Scientists Clone Liver Cells
General Information & Statistics • New Center for Heart Diseases • Rice Genome Scientists Named as Research Leader of the Year • China and US to Cooperate in Agriculture Biotech • Good Soybean Market in China • China Launches Diabetes Fight with Foreign Help • China to Set up Largest TCM Export Base in Tianjin • HK Updates Physical Measurements of Newborns • Asia's First Children Continence Care Center Established • India in Danger of AIDS Epidemic • Side Effects from Anticancer Drug Kill 124 Japanese • Korea Approves New Pneumonia Drug • Korea Becoming Aged Society Due to Falling Birth Rate
Education • High School Students do Genetic Engineering • Singapore Offers Scholarships for Further Research
Personality Profile • Philip Yeo • Sydney Brenner
Trends & Prospects • India and Japan's Life Sciences Industries Hold Great Promise
Patent News • Cytopia Applies Further Patents for Prostate Cancer Novel Molecules • Dr. Reddy's Paves Way for Indian Firms to Sell Generics in US
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific