1. Nano copper's super property, to lead in nano carbon tube research.

2. New evidence of mass biotic extinction found, with ornithologic advance made.

3. Studying into Xia, Shang, Zhou dynastic division.

4. Contributed to Human Genome Project.

5. Palaeoanthropic finds at Yuanmou (Yunnan) and Bose.

6. Cells bred as tumor killer.

7. Gene sequencing of Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA ) on men.

8. Finding new brain memory area to men.

9. Study on Eastern China's north-south terrestrial transect.

10. Launching of crust movement observation network in China.

(People's Daily 01/21/2001)