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The Clinton administration is talking tough on the US trade imbalance with Japan, but should use existing multilateral mechanisms for solving trade disputes if it does not want an historical upheaval in the Far East.
Instead of becoming embroiled in bureaucracy and the misplaced support of ‘network’ projects, the European Commission could provide an exciting, long-term science policy.
Devising a total synthesis of the anti-cancer drug taxol has engaged the attention of chemists for more than 20 years. But their ingenuity — and perseverance — has been rewarded.
This week's line-up includes a blood cell agglutination reagent, a kit for isolating immunoglobulin from egg yolk, a capillary electrophoresis system and a gas chromatography system that provides qualitative structural information.
