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West European governments are warming to the French proposal for a combined venture in high technology. The motives are political, but the risks are high.
The death of perhaps 15,000 people in Bangladesh last month was caused by cyclonic and tidal forces in concert. Prevention may be impossible, but better warning is essential.
The ageing populations of industrialized societies are more likely to be encumbered by increased morbidity than some optimistic arguments would suggest.
The Achema-85 exhibition takes place in Frankfurt on 9–15 June. Halls 6-I, -II and -III cover laboratory and analytical techniques, Hall 2 research and innovation.
