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Go forth and multiply

Article Abstract:

Officials in Singapore have become alarmed at the country's declining birth rate and have reversed their policy of encouraging birth control. They are meeting with resistance, however, as Singapore women are typical of educated women everywhere: they have fewer children and have them later in life.

Singapore

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Taiwan's little problem

Article Abstract:

Taiwan officials are worried about the drop in the birthrate to just .95% in 1993, and they hope to encourage couples to have two children each. However, because of the growing number of working women and the high cost of living, many Taiwanese will still decide against having children.

Taiwan, Population policy

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Go forth and multiply: the human genome

Article Abstract:

French researcher Daniel Cohen is trying to create maps of genes found in the 24 chromosomes of the human genome. The aim is to discover the combinations of genes that lead to diseases such as hypertension and asthma.

Research, Chromosome mapping, Molecular genetics

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