Solo efforts hamper tsunami warning system
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A plan to set up a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean received enthusiastic support in Kobe, Japan but observers cautioned that the job is being made harder by a lack of coordination and data sharing between countries. Indian officials have stated that if a warning is issued, it will be based on Indian system and hence it is being criticized for not sharing tide-gauge data and for refusing access to researchers keen to study the country and its islands in the wake of the earthquake.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Japan's embryo experts beg for faster ethical reviews
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Norio Nakatsuji of Kyoto University will send anecdotal data at the country's science ministry accusing review committees of crippling Japanese research on human embryonic stem cells and taking far longer time to approve projects. However, Japan's science ministry explains that they are trying to improve the system and are working on ways to streamline the process and ensuring that research is done ethically.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Japan jumps towards personalized medicine
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Japanese companies have built a desk-top machine that would allow doctors to assess patients DNA from a single drop of blood, and so tailor treatment to an individual gene is facing concerns as the drug and the dosage recommendation would vary from individual to individual. The key advancement is a chip that analyses DNA in a blood sample, thereby bypassing the time-consuming DNA purification steps needed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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