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| | What is the Future British Population? 173
doi:10.1038/240173a0
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| | Paper Policy 174
doi:10.1038/240174a0
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| | 100 Years Ago 174
doi:10.1038/240174b0
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| | Job Prospects for Graduates Improving 175
doi:10.1038/240175a0
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| | Superconductivity: Research Recommended 175
doi:10.1038/240175b0
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| | Medicine: Contracting In 176
doi:10.1038/240176a0
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| | Fawley Blueprint: Another Blueprint 176
doi:10.1038/240176b0
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| | Astronomy: Lockyer's Telescope 176
doi:10.1038/240176c0
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| | Belt Tightening in the Office of Space Science 177
Our Washington Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240177a0
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| | Planets: Second Thoughts on Venus 177
Our Washington Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240177b0
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| | Do All Supernovae Beget Pulsars? 179
Our Astronomy Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240179a0
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| | Elliot Smith Commemorated 180
A Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240180a0
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| | Archaeology: New Finds at Border Cave 180
A Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240180b0
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| | Chromosomes: Where the Genes Are 181
Our Molecular Biology Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240181a0
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| | Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Sperm 181
doi:10.1038/240181b0
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| | Nutrition: Fibre-depleted Diets 182
A Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240182a0
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| | Inducing C-type RNA Viruses 182
doi:10.1038/240182b0
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| | Low Temperature Biology: Cryosurgical Techniques 183
A Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240183a0
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| | The Earth's Crust 3,700 Million Years Ago 183
doi:10.1038/240183b0
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| | Solid State: Hard and Soft Bubbles 184
A Correspondent
doi:10.1038/240184a0
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| | Black Hole Energy Extraction Problems 184
doi:10.1038/240184b0
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| | Survey of Japanese Science | |
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| | Prospects for Science in Japan 185
doi:10.1038/240185a0
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| | The Way Ahead for Japanese Science Policy 187
Mr Nakasone, Minister of State for Science and Technology, puts forward the view that the "soft" sciences will have to be encouraged more strongly in the future.
YASUHIRO NAKASONE
doi:10.1038/240187a0
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| | The Organization and Activities of the Science Council of Japan 188
Dr Ochi is president of the Science Council of Japan. In this article he traces the history, functions and activities of the council from its foundation just after the Second World War.
YUICHI OCHI
doi:10.1038/240188a0
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| | An Exile's View of the Contemporary Scene 191
The views of Dr Sibatani, a scientist who left Japan six years ago, must of necessity be impressionistic and suffer from inaccuracy. But he is not bound by emotional involvements, personal considerations or official responsibility.
A. SIBATANI
doi:10.1038/240191a0
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| | Unrest in the Japanese Universities 193
Professor Katsunuma summarizes the causes and results of the recent student troubles at Tokyo University.
HARUO KATSUNUMA
doi:10.1038/240193a0
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| | Scientific Research in the Universities 194
Professor Kakiuchi surveys the state of research in the universities—both national and private—and pinpoints the improvements that could be made.
YOSHINOBU KAKIUCHI
doi:10.1038/240194a0
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| | Natural Disasters in Japan 197
The characteristic features of Japan—for example its situation on a boundary between tectonic plates—explain its extreme susceptibility to natural disasters. Dr Terada is a former director of the National Research Centre for Disaster Prevention.
KAZUHIKO TERADA
doi:10.1038/240197a0
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| | The National Research Centre for Disaster Prevention 200
The director of the centre explains how Japan has adopted a unified approach to research on disaster prevention.
MASAMI SUGAWARA
doi:10.1038/240200a0
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| | Problems of Predicting Earthquakes 202
Techniques for predicting earthquakes are improving, but the work is being hampered by unrest at the Earthquake Research Institute.
T. RIKITAKE
doi:10.1038/240202a0
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| | Japan's Electrotechnical Laboratory 204
Dr Mori, director of the Electrotechnical Laboratory, describes how the laboratory has developed over the years and how it is now contributing to the national research effort.
F. MORI
doi:10.1038/240204a0
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| | Oceanography in Japan 207
Professor Hidaka traces the development of oceanography in Japan from its inception a century ago.
K. HIDAKA
doi:10.1038/240207a0
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| | Marine Technology in Japan 209
Japan has always made extensive use of the sea, and the Japan Marine Science and Technology Centre will help to provide the multidisciplinary skills needed to tap oil, gas and manganese nodules from the seafloor.
HIDETSUGU ISHIKURA
doi:10.1038/240209a0
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| | Amino-acid Production by the Fermentation Process 211
The discovery in Japan of how to manufacture l amino-acids with microorganisms was a tremendous stimulus to research cooperation.
SHUKUO KINOSHITA
doi:10.1038/240211a0
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| | Development of Cardiac Surgery in Japan 212
Much of the research into cardiac surgery depends on donations from industry and individuals.
SHIGERU SAKAKIBARA
doi:10.1038/240212a0
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| | Pattern Information Processing System Project 212
Dr Devey describes how government, industry and the universities are cooperating in a large computing project.
GILBERT DEVEY
doi:10.1038/240212b0
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| | Japanese Railways on New Lines 214
Rail travel in Japan has been revolutionized in the past ten years by the advent of the "bullet train".
HIDEO SHIMA
doi:10.1038/240214a0
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| | Japan in Space 215
Dr Shima, president of the National Space Development Agency, sets out Japan's future plans for space research.
HIDEO SHIMA
doi:10.1038/240215a0
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| | Calcium Ions and Muscle Contraction 217
The Ca ion has many functions in living organisms. In this article, the mode of action of the Ca ion in regulating the contractile processes of muscle through the troponin-tropomyosin system is briefly described.
SETSURO EBASHI
doi:10.1038/240217a0
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| | Activities of the National Institute of Genetics 219
Active research involving many different aspects of genetics has led to exciting discoveries at the National Institute of Genetics.
H. KIHARA
doi:10.1038/240219a0
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| | Detection of 10−100 MeV  -Rays from the Crab Nebula Pulsar NP 0532 221
P. ALBATS, G. M. FRYE jun., A. D. ZYCH, O. B. MACE, V. D. HOPPER & J. A. THOMAS
doi:10.1038/240221a0
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| | Genes Coding for Polysomal 9S RNA of Sea Urchins: Conservation and Divergence 225
E. S. WEINBERG, M. L. BIRNSTIEL, I. F. PURDOM & R. WILLIAMSON
doi:10.1038/240225a0
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| | Pulsar Associated with the Supernova Remnant IC 443 229
J. G. DAVIES, A. G. LYNE & J. H. SEIRADAKIS
doi:10.1038/240229a0
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| | MWC 349, a New Radio Star 230
L. L. E. BRAES, H. J. HABING & A. A. SCHOENMAKER
doi:10.1038/240230a0
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| | The 8 to 13 µm Spectrum of Jupiter 230
D. K. AITKEN & B. JONES
doi:10.1038/240230b0
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| | Polarization Charging Effect and Thundercloud Electrification 232
ZEV LEVIN & W. D. SCOTT
doi:10.1038/240232a0
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| | The Glenalmond Earthquake Series, February 1970−March 1972 233
STUART CRAMPIN, A. W. BRIAN JACOB & GRAHAM NEILSON
doi:10.1038/240233a0
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| | On the Supposed "Kenyapithecus africanus" Mandible 236
MICHAEL ZWELL
doi:10.1038/240236a0
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| | The Bearing of East Rudolf Fossils on Early Hominid Systematics 239
J. T. ROBINSON
doi:10.1038/240239a0
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| |  -Foetoprotein in Rats with Hepatomas Induced by Aflatoxin B1
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R. M. KROES, J. M. SONTAG, J. H. WEISBURGER, P. M. NEWBERNE & G. N. WOGAN
doi:10.1038/240240a0
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| | Risks and Benefits of the Use of Hormonal Pregnancy Test Tablets 241
ISABEL GAL
doi:10.1038/240241a0
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| | Reply to Gal 242
K. M. LAURENCE
doi:10.1038/240242a0
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| | Plea for Reason 243
DENNIS GABOR reviews Living on the Third Planet
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Hannes Alfvén & Kerstin Alfvén
doi:10.1038/240243a0
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| | Algebra for Computation 243
L. Fox reviews Linear Algebra
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J. H. Wilkinson & C. Reinsch
doi:10.1038/240243b0
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| | Language No Barrier 244
FELIX LIEBESNY reviews Chemistry Through the Language Barrier: How to Scan Chemical Articles in Foreign Languages with Emphasis on Russian and Japanese
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Emmet Reid
doi:10.1038/240244a0
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| | Effect of Lasers 244
T. P. HUGHES reviews Effects of High Power Laser Radiation
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John F. Ready
doi:10.1038/240244b0
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