Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi of Purdue University, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at Japan's science and technology ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. During his visit to the ministry, Negishi sought support, especially funding, for his plan to launch a project team of around 120 researchers in Japan to make useful compounds, such as medicines, using carbon dioxide. Negishi said the project could provide a solution for the problem of global warming.

Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death

STORY: Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of the Ministry of Health 2. various of the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, at a press conference 3. various of people walking and patients at the entrance to the hospital in Barcelona 4. various of monkeypox researchers in a laboratory 5. various of monkeypox vaccine manufacturing 6. various of people walking around Barcelona STORYLINE: The Spanish Health Ministry on Friday confirmed the first death from monkeypox in the country. The news came less than a week after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Until now, 4,298 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Spain, and 120 people were admitted to the hospital for treatment, according to data collected by the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENAVE). Of the total, only 64 were wome

Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi of Purdue University, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at Japan's science and technology ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. During his visit to the ministry, Negishi sought support, especially funding, for his plan to launch a project team of around 120 researchers in Japan to make useful compounds, such as medicines, using carbon dioxide. Negishi said the project could provide a solution for the problem of global warming. (Kyodo)