0¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Immuno-suppressants¼"The Russians have perfected a type of immuno-suppressant, which cuts the danger of organ rejection by 50%."¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼International vote¼Germany is proposing a political condemnation of China for practising the death penalty.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
2¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Serbia looks for partnerships¼The Serbian government is looking for scientific partnerships to boost the country's floundering research program.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
3¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Abolitionists gain ground in China¼"Organizations protesting against the excessive use of the death penalty by the Chinese government are increasingly making their presence felt. Large-scale protest in Beijing have taken the security forces, and political leaders, by surprise."¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
4¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼China abolishes the death penalty¼"China has bowed to international pressure and has finally taken the death penalty off the statute books. The country used to be the world capital of public executions, killing hundreds of people every year."¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
5¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Protests crushed¼The protests against 'continued and excessive' use of the death penalty in China have been ruthlessly crushed by government security forces. Hundreds of people have been arrested and shot. Stocks: +50¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
6¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Cartel¼"China, Russia, and India have all lowered organ output, claiming insufficient donors. Nobody believes them."¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
7¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Landmines banned¼An agreement has been signed by all major nations banning the use of antipersonnel landmines.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
8¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Xenotransplant danger¼A Russian patient has died after a xenotransplant. Unconfirmed reports suggest that he may have been infected with a deadly virus by the organ.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
9¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼TB epidemic¼"An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant strain of tuberculosis has been reported in Germany, the Netherlands and Japan."¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
10¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Faulty drugs behind xenotransplant death¼The death of a Russian transplant patient has been traced to a batch of faulty immuno-suppressants. Testing procedures have been made more stringent.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
11¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Stem-cell technology protests¼Anti-abortionists in Germany are protesting against the use of stem-cells to manufacture organs for transplant patients.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
12¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Success of stem-cell technology¼Stem-cell technology has proved to be more successful than even the scientists imagined. Even relatively healthy people are queueing up for transplants.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
13¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Indian TB epidemic¼An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant strain of tuberculosis has been reported in India.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
14¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Protests in Germany continue¼The protests in Germany against stem-cell technology are continuing and pressure on the Chancellor is mounting to ban the procedure.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
15¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼Road deaths¼Record numbers of road deaths are being blamed on cars becoming faster.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
16¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼TB spreads to China¼The tuberculosis epidemic has spread to China.¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1¼-1
