Policies & Regulations
•  New Genetic Bill in Israel Creates Controversy
•  Leprosy in China Under Control
•  Beijing to Control Industrial Polluters

Major Event
•  Shanghai, Beijing Focus on Human Genomic Research
•  Singapore Prepares for TechMonth '98

Feature Article
•  Patent Law and the Development of Biotechnology (Part II)

Research News
•  First Artificially Inseminated Koala Born
•  Sunscreens May Be Ineffective Against Melanoma

Chinese Medicine
•  Medicinal Uses Of Peach
•  Medicinal Properties of 'Baijiangcao'

Company News
•  Tangshan Angli Develops New Preservative
•  Cambridge and Boehringer Terminate Cerestat Contract
•  China Approves Pioneer's Research Center
•  Korea's Newest Research Lab Focuses on Plant Biotech
•  Warner-Lambert Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth

General Information & Statistics
•  Applicants for Special Purchase Appropriations
•  Asian Economic Crisis Affects Sales of Soybean Meal
•  Australia Weathers Economic StormWell

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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