July 28, 2008 5:52 AM
Good Evening/Good Morning; Sex Determination Clinics Open
Some stories need no introduction. This -- headlined, "Beijing sets up sex determination lab for Olympics" --
is one of those stories:BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes suspected to be males.
Suspected athletes will be evaluated from their external appearances by experts and undergo blood tests to examine their sex hormones, genes and chromosomes for sex determination, according to Prof. Tian Qinjie of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Initial test results would be available in three days, while an official result takes seven days, he said.
The test aims to maintain fairness of the Games, and to rule out inaccurate test results.
Experts say test results for about one in 500 to 600 athletes are abnormal.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2008, where it takes seven days to officially rule how many X chromosomes a person has.
In other news:
>The Olympic Center in Jinan -- which, despite the name, is scheduled to host events in China's 2009 National Games but not these Olympics -- caught fire today. Photos from the fire make the damage seem quite severe. Also of note: the people who designed that stadium were the same ones who helped design the Olympic swimming stadium, also known as the Water Cube.
>There's no way this can be right: one man purchased an Olympic ticket for 210,000 yuan, or $30,740.
>The Chinese blogosphere is up in arms against a policeman who refused to give up his seat for an elderly man.
>Why is China Daily running a 700 word profile on their front page about Confucius?
>Please cease your support of this man.
>One Chinese reporter argues against setting media center thermostats at 72 degrees. Journalists: prepare to sweat.
>And one political note: London's Sunday Times has the story of Obama's half-brother, living here in China.
July 26, 2010
4:59 AM
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October 25, 2010
10:12 AM
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May 7, 2011
3:54 AM
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October 27, 2011
6:23 PM
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1:51 AM
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