Hong Kong to import fowl
The Hong Kong government said it would resume importing live duck and geese from mainland China, about a week after it slaughtered almost 1.4 million birds in an attempt to contain the spread of an
The Hong Kong government said it would resume importing live duck and geese from mainland China, about a week after it slaughtered almost 1.4 million birds in an attempt to contain the spread of an
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A preliminary study of gene therapy for hemophilia indicates that the treatment appears safe and that the added genes can function for months. The study, described in the The New England Journal of
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