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Nature 448, 126-128 (12 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448126a; Published online 11 July 2007

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Traditional medicine: A culture in the balance

Jane Qiu1

  1. Jane Qiu writes for Nature from Beijing.

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Traditional Chinese medicine and Western science face almost irreconcilable differences. Can systems biology bring them together? Jane Qiu reports.

Liu Wen-long's modest Beijing practice looks no different from most clinics. But he is no ordinary doctor.