Policies & Regulations
•  India Works Toward Improving Its Patent System
•  India Recalls Anti-Obesity Drug
•  China Releases White Paper on Marine Issues

Major Event
•  Chinese Universities to Commercialize Research
•  World��s Largest Expo Well Under Way
•  Is the FDA as Safe as it Should Be?
•  Hanta Virus Kills Three in Western America

Feature Article
•  Striving to Build a National Innovation System for the Era of Knowledge

Research News
•  Japanese Scientists Succeed in Cloning Cows
•  Hope for Salmonella-Free Chicken Flocks
•  FDA Approves First Urine-Based HIV Test

Chinese Medicine
•  Medicinal Properties of 'Mahuangcao'
•  Medicinal Properties of ��Tianma��

Company News
•  New Protein Makes Wool Ripe for the Picking
•  Kopran Forms Joint Pharmaceutical Investment with Dubai
•  Meta Morphix��s Program to Enhance Muscle Mass in Livestock

General Information & Statistics
•  China to Bolster its High-TechIndustries
•  Approved Biotechnology-Related Projects Under the Industrial Support Fund (1998/99)
•  Taiwan Suffers First Trade Deficit in 17 years
•  Indian Mango Industry Faces Crop Failure

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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