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Medicine Nobel

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, marks a pivotal moment in our understanding of gene regulation and cellular differentiation.

Abe Combats Covid~II

What has the Abe administration been doing to address this situation? The government is working on ways to inject capital into the pandemic-hit firms, both large and midsize companies struggling as the health crisis threatens to inflict even deeper pain on its ailing economy. So far, the government's crisis response had focused on loans and subsidies to small firms. Under the new scheme of capital infusion, state-affiliated lenders will invest in ailing companies by offering subordinated loans or accepting preferred shares. All these efforts made by Abe shall take time to show results.