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JANUARY 22, 2001 VOL. 157 NO. 3
C O V E R S T O R Y
MEDICINE: The Future of Drugs
Now that our DNA has been decoded, the search for better, faster and more effective medications begins in earnest
• Inside the Brave New Pharmacy:
At a leading genomics firm, the star of the show is a robot
• DNA Microarrays:
The workhorse of genomic medicine
• Bioinformatics:
How to design a molecule
• The Search for Cures:
The fight against aids, cancer, mental illness, obesity, Alzheimer's
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A S I A
NORTH KOREA: Out of the Bag
A German doctor's close encounters with the Hermetic Kingdom shed light on the miserable living conditions in one of the world's last Stalinist states. Plus, excerpts from his diary
THAILAND: The New No. 1
The numbers are lining up for Prime Minister-elect Thaksin
JAPAN: Murder on the Wards
Fears that a killer nurse has been on the loose lead to calls for a more open medical system
THE PHILIPPINES: A Load of Rubbish
The streets of Manila are overflowing with uncollected trash
HONG KONG: Surprise Farewell
A top civil servant's resignation puzzles the territory
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B U S I N E S S
MEDIA: A Guy on the Move
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai starts anew in Taipei
RELIGION: Muslim Rebellion
Japanese food-additive maker Ajinomoto comes under fire in Indonesia for an odd way of making MSG
E N D P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
TRAVEL WATCH
Bear Necessities in Ancient, Spicy Chengdu
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