| 单词 | islet |
| 例句 | Between the Isles of Ithaka and Same the sea is broken by an islet, Asteris, with access to both channels from a cove. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A big white swan full of little children approached my bench, then turned around a bosky islet covered with ducks and paddled back under the dark arch of the bridge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z What were those Austronesian pot makers doing on islets adjacent to bigger islands? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The riders passed over to the islet, and glittering eyes watched them wanly from the shadows of the banks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At one extreme, innumerable islets, such as those of the Tuamotu Archipelago, are flat, low atolls barely rising above sea level. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The smoke upon the islet parted, and for a moment, from that vantage, we could see our column begin its progress across the causeway. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Yet he found a friend, a boatmaker who dwelt on the next islet eastward. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z By two in the morning, they were down far enough to see rocky islets below them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Every islet is thick with farms and fishermen’s houses, and these are gathered into townships each of ten or twenty islets. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The tiny outcroppings of rocks and lonesome islets in the extreme south are littered with the wreckage of dead ships. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Now could I see black smoke above the ranks before me, rushing through the brown and red air; our advance guard had torched the last houses on the islet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They left Murano—the glassmakers’ island—behind them and cruised on, deeper into the maze of islands and grassy islets. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Prakash traces Mumbai's history, from its origin as seven separate islets where people lived by farming rice, fish and coconut, and brings it up to the present. 'Mumbai Fables': Gyan Prakash's fact-packed, rewarding history of the city 2010-12-22T22:06:04Z Even if Laos was an authoritarian state, it was still the land of the Mekong, with palm trees lining the riverbanks, freshwater dolphins swimming between islets and fishermen casting nets over the side of skiffs. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The tide was low, and a thin sand spit formed a tenuous land bridge between Taboga and El Morro, a steep, rocky, overgrown islet. Overnighter: In Panama, a Respite for People and Pelicans 2011-06-17T18:55:00Z Rebecca Brando: I went to Tahiti a couple of weeks ago and I went to one of the islets I’d never been to before. Marlon on Marlon… the Brando tapes 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z China-Japan ties are at the lowest ebb in years due not only to the dispute over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, but also friction over a shared bitter wartime past. China's secretive military cracks open door for glimpse inside 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z We glided over reefs, watching corals and sea fans pass beneath the kayak like the islets underneath the plane. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Smaller islets ringed in blond sand preceded the much larger Coiba, whose mountainous profile soon filled the horizon. Latin America 2011 |?Journeys: Isla Coiba, Panama, a Marine Preserve 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z Cat is one of the Out Islands of the Bahamas, an assortment of wispy islets strewn like twigs across the tropical Atlantic Ocean. In the Bahamas, Cat Island offers spectacular diving and solitude for miles 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z On a blustery morning, Mr. Cox and I were snorkeling off the islet of Genovesa. Going to the Galápagos Is Easier and Cheaper Than Ever. That Might Not Be a Good Thing. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z This stretch of the Mekong was filled with small islets and rocks. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z We heard it again while snorkeling the colorful coral of Molokini islet with Redline Rafting Co. A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z We ended our vacation on a French note: with an overnight trip to Les Saintes, an archipelago of seven islets and two inhabited islands eight and a half miles off Basse-Terre. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Hiking trails crisscross this islet, also home to two swimming beaches and monastery ruins dating from the 1100s. 36 Hours in Oslo 2013-06-12T16:47:14Z Sohn builds impact with repetition, filling a section of floor with an archipelago of craggy tan islets. Review | In the galleries: Photos capture a fleeting moment, leave an indelible impression 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z We took dessert — rhubarb-strawberry turnovers topped with whipped cream — and rolled into the boat to catch a ride to a rocky islet on the southern end of Lac La Croix. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Anne strands Pierre and Molly to die in the sun on a sandy islet called Dead Man's Cay. Anne of the Indies forces facts to walk the plank 2012-07-26T07:53:00Z You can bike, kayak or go by boat to explore Stockholm’s 30,000 islands, uninhabited islets, rocks and coves. Summer, Reimagined — Minus the Gridlock. Five Alternatives 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Ten of us intently scanned the arid islet, a last refuge for the Floreana mockingbird. Journeys: A Limited Human Footprint for a Natural Wonder 2010-10-22T19:48:00Z The first of the three islets, Little Eye, feels like a miniature Robinson Crusoe island with golden sands topped by large ferns and colourful wildflowers. 10 great walks on Britain's tiny islands 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z She also called attention to oddities like the footbridge from a Zavikon Island cottage to a satellite islet that allows you to cross from Canada into the United States without a passport. In the Thousand Islands, Castles, Cliffs and Contemplation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z We took off again and crossed the border into Canada, paddling all afternoon past granite promontories and tiny islets. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Shot near La Push on the Olympic Peninsula, it shows a small, ripple-patterned sandbar islet afloat in a pond of calmed seawater. Seattle-area artists play with visual rhythms from nature 2013-03-21T20:31:12Z As we bobbed up and down on the bumpy 35-minute flight, I watched mainland Puerto Rico’s suburbs disappear and our shadow glide over islets 2,500 feet below. A relatively undeveloped island off Puerto Rico mainland offers solitude (amid unexploded bombs) 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Depending on the tides, the uninhabited islet might reveal its own slip of sand — San Sebastián’s phantom fourth beach. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in San Sebasti?n, Spain 2011-08-04T19:00:00Z As long as white sand is not a priority, a final possible wild card is Saba, a five-square-mile, nearly beachless islet of 2,000 residents, known for its snorkeling and rain forest. Frugal Traveler: A Guide to the Caribbean on a Budget 2010-11-16T20:55:00Z Show Though Halong Bay, a staggering seascape of some 1,600 limestone islands and islets in the Gulf of Tonkin, formed over millions of years, there’s never been a better time to visit. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z During World War I, dozens of old ships and fishing vessels were intentionally sunk to block the gaps between the islets that define Scapa Flow. Scotland’s Orkney Islands: remote rewards far from the maddening crowds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Its numerous islands and islets boast soaring cliffs, forests laden with wild berries and mushrooms, ancient rock formations and caves with prehistoric drawings. In Finland, Slippery Seals 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Shore excursions include visits to a vanilla farm and a pearl farm and stops at deserted islets. Not Your Typical Cruise Ship 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The island is set in a lagoon and surrounded by a string of motus, or small islets, where luxury resorts are located. Bucket-list trip to Bora Bora: It’s not just for celebrities 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z After fleeing from the Goths, Avars and Huns in the fifth and sixth centuries, Venetian merchants built a maritime empire on the city’s 117 islets and ruled the Adriatic for half a millennium. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z These are set atop a vision in marble amid a revived lake studded with islets for migratory birds. Five Reasons to Visit Jaipur 2011-02-24T11:10:00Z We rounded the jellyfish-free islet next door and combed a white strand for cowrie, conch and scallop shells. Latin America 2011 |?Journeys: Isla Coiba, Panama, a Marine Preserve 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z My father was a boat builder, and I spent much of my youth exploring rocky headlands, sounds and islets along the coast. Everything Is Different on an Island 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Twelve people are abandoned throughout islets in Indonesia and challenged to survive on their own. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Carter’ and ‘The Bold Type’ 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z "The cell density used in our study is about six times higher than the average cell density of pancreatic islets reported in the literature," Surendran said. A breath of fresh air keeps drug-producing cells alive longer 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "That makes the data very exciting, because it's really consistent from mouse to human islets in vitro, as well as both mouse and nonhuman primate in vivo," said Dr. Chen. Drug screen points toward novel diabetes treatments 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Shapiro says further safety and efficacy studies will need to be carried out before transplantation of stem-cell-derived islet cells is ready for human trials, but he is excited by the progress. A step closer to injection-free diabetes care: Innovation in insulin-producing cells 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Manila’s coast guard largely uses the ships for sovereignty patrols and to transport supplies and rotating navy and marine personnel to nine Philippines-occupied island, islets and reefs in the strategic South China Sea. Japan’s prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z On the brink of extinction from imported predators, a few last kākāpō were evacuated to three tiny islets around New Zealand to live free from pests like cats and stoats. How New Zealand saved the kakapo from extinction 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In mid-century La Habra, a ranch owner flooded a portion of the area to create a lake and islet locals deemed “Monkey Island,” where he let feral monkeys roam free. La Habra condo owners see a gaping chasm where their greenbelt used to be 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The boat was found abandoned on an islet, but Luisannys was not one of the 10 occupants - out of 38 - who were rescued. Venezuelan families seek answers over migrants missing at sea 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The disputed East China Sea islets are claimed by both and have long been a sticking point in bilateral ties. China drives Japanese fishing ship from contested islands 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z In the middle, though, a stream rushes around elderberry trees growing out of pebbly islets, hinting at what the river might have looked like before Spanish settlers arrived. Reparations are proposed for Black Californians. What about Indigenous people? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z An army veteran trying to set a world record for the number of days living on the Outer Hebrides islet of Rockall is being rescued by the coastguard. Coastguard rescue for Army veteran in Rockall record attempt 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The party advocates stopping asylum-seekers at the border and forcibly returning them to Turkey, while dumping those who slip the net in facilities on uninhabited islets. As Greece’s center-right heads for a landslide, fringe parties jostle to squeeze into Parliament 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Several dozen migrants were removed from an islet in the Evros River by Turkish police and transported back to the mainland in dinghies, Greek officials said. Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Greek authorities rescued 91 migrants, mostly from Syria, from an islet on the Evros River and transferred them to a nearby processing center. 10 arrested in North Macedonia in people smuggling raids 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z His party advocates stopping asylum seekers at the border and forcibly returning them to Turkey, while dumping those who slip the net in reception facilities on uninhabited islets. Focus on coalition horse-trading as Greek election looks unlikely to deliver a strong winner 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas form the islets of Langerhans, which contain alpha cells that release glucagon and beta cells that release insulin. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Irooj is just one tiny islet in the long chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls that make up the Marshall Islands, which dot the central Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the Philippines. Rats Are Finally Gone from This Vulnerable Island 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z You’ll paddle around islets, rocks and reefs while keeping watch for wildlife like eagles and, of course, whales. These 4 WA adventures bring women together in the Great Outdoors 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In a reminder of the delicate nature of their ties, diplomats between the two countries last week spatted over a South Korean lawmaker’s visit to disputed islets located in the waters between the two countries. S. Korean, Japanese leaders to meet again to improve ties 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z They cruised past a string of widely scattered Philippine-occupied and claimed islands, islets and reefs looking for signs of encroachment, illegal fishing and other threats. Chinese ship blocks Philippine vessel as journalists watch 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The endocrine cells of the pancreas form clusters called pancreatic islets or the islets of Langerhans. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z On Monday Italy's Coast Guard carried out another difficult rescue as it picked up 32 migrants stuck on a desert islet near Lampedusa island, via helicopter. MSF rescues 440 migrants from fishing boat off Malta in stormy seas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Picking the migrants from the islet of Lampione, part of the same archipelago as Lampedusa island, proved impossible via sea due to "particularly adverse" sea and weather conditions, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Italy rescues 32 migrants stuck on desert island via helicopter 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z When refugees from the Italian mainland first settled on the mud flats and islets here in the fifth century, they built foundations with wooden piles in the sediment. Venice Is Saved! Woe Is Venice. 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z It has built artificial islands and airfields on some reefs and islets in the sea to widespread concern in the region and in the United States. Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ -data 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Among the cell types in each pancreatic islet are the alpha cells, which produce the hormone glucagon, and the beta cells, which produce the hormone insulin. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z A Boxing Day match between the veterans and an under-30s team is an annual tradition, while touring teams regularly visit to test themselves against the best players from the islets. The island league where 'play you every week' is a promise 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z China's coast guard entered waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Wednesday to counter what it called the incursion of Japanese vessels into Chinese territorial waters. South Korea's Yoon seeks friend in Tokyo amid regional tensions 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Disputed East China Sea islets claimed by China and Japan have long been a sticking point in bilateral ties. China coast guard enters disputed waters in East China Sea 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The islets are controlled by Seoul, with a small contingent of coast guard personnel, but are also claimed by Tokyo. Factbox: The many disputes overshadowing relations between South Korea and Japan 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Last year, Taiwan shot down a civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast. Learning from Ukraine, Taiwan shows off its drones as key to 'asymmetric warfare' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The soldier, serving on Erdan islet close to the Chinese coast, went missing last week and was found on Monday. Taiwan says it hopes to bring back soldier who went to China 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The disputed East China Sea islets claimed by both China and Japan have long been a sticking point in bilateral relations. Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z In the most hotly contested area, known as the Spratly Islands, there are a handful of tiny islets. Holding out against China in a row over reefs 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of increased harassment by Beijing's armed forces over the past three years, including fighter jets flying near the island and drones buzzing offshore islets. Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island, likely Chinese 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The uninhabited islet of Galesnjak in the Pasman channel is one of the most recognisable Croatian islets and part of it is being offered to prospective buyers for development. Perfect Valentine: Part of Croatia's heart-shaped island up for sale 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z China and the Philippines have been in a tense standoff over control of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea since 2012 when China began claiming the reefs and islets as its territory. Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic missile 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Disputed East China Sea islets claimed by both China and Japan have long been a sticking point in bilateral relations. China coast guard drives away Japanese vessels from disputed waters in the East China Sea 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Earlier in January, Mexican immigration agents found three unaccompanied Salvadoran children stranded on an islet on the Rio Grande, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexico finds over 50 unaccompanied kids from Guatemala in migrant truck 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Unlike neuroscience or genomics, Caicedo’s field has no common platforms or standards for storing and sharing the kinds of data his lab generates, such as videos of pancreatic islet cells responding to a glucose stimulus. Ready, set, share: Researchers brace for new data-sharing rules 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z There are no hotels, villas, or restaurants on the islet, but many celebrities and their yachts frequent Galesnjak every summer. Perfect Valentine: Part of Croatia's heart-shaped island up for sale 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Dozens of massive tan Steller’s sea lions were resting on the rocky islet. Sea lions, seals might be hampering WA salmon recovery. What can be done? 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Mexican immigration agents found three unaccompanied Salvadoran children stranded on an islet on the Rio Grande, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico's immigration institute said. China customs says trade with Russia hit new high in 2022 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead, every morning at 1:30, Mr. Oonami, 73, wakes up and drives an hour to a fresh produce market on an islet in Tokyo Bay. As Asian Societies Age, ‘Retirement’ Just Means More Work 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The statement did not make any mention of injuries, or damage to either vessel, during the incident southeast of the Greek islet of Farmakonissi. Greek coast guard fires warning shots at Turkish patrol boat 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z China continues to add capabilities in all military domains, while militarizing South China Sea reefs and islets. North Korea’s Kim vows more missiles, more nukes in 2023 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The most recent was in January 1996, when a last-minute U.S. intervention averted an armed conflict over an obscure pair of uninhabited islets named Imia in Greek and Kardak in Turkish. Despite rhetoric, Greek-Turkish armed conflict seen remote 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Small islets, some straddling the midpoint of the river where the border technically lies, seasonally reappear, making crossings easier. Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z To meet its deal terms, the country of 400,000 banned the sale of publicly owned islets in a large part of its corral reef. Belize Turns to Its Coral Reef to Escape Debt Trap 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Most survivors were found on an uninhabited islet, and told authorities they had been on a sailboat carrying about 68 people that set sail from Izmir on the Turkish coast. Greece: 5 children among 22 dead in migrant boat sinking 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The coast guard said Tuesday that nine people, all men, had been found on an uninhabited rocky islet in the Kafirea Straits between the two islands, which lie east of the Greek capital. Greece: Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z While the word island might evoke images of sandy beaches and lush vegetation, that’s not quite the case with these volcanic islets. A volcano in Tonga birthed a new island. Consider it limited edition. 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Fewer than 20 soldiers are posted on the islet, defense analysts said. Chinese Drones: The Latest Irritant Buzzing Taiwan’s Defenses 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z A police statement Thursday said a search and rescue operation was underway to bring the migrants off the islet in the Evros River. Greek police find large group of migrants at Turkish border 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Taipei has in recent weeks complained of Chinese drones flying close to its islets near the Chinese mainland. Taiwan fires live rounds at drones near outlying islands 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The wooden motorboat was eventually located near the uninhabited islet of Gramvousa, just off the northwestern tip of Crete. Greece: 30 migrants picked up from islet off Crete 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Chinese-claimed island, the government in Taipei has reported repeated flights by drones on islets it controls close to the Chinese coast. China dismisses Taiwan complaints on drone harassment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Greek authorities were criticized this month over a group of mainly Syrians reported trapped for days on an islet in the Evros River. Greece to expand fence, surveillance at border with Turkey 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Police said they launched the operation after Turkish authorities informed them that more than 300 migrants were on the Greek islet. Greek police find large group of migrants at Turkish border 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z For example, ongoing islet transplant research is investigating how healthy pancreas islet cells may be transplanted into diabetic patients. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It is one of 33 islands and islets that make up the Cyclades, one of the country's most famous island groups. Greece promotes smaller islands over Mykonos and Corfu 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Greek officials insist the islet is on the Turkish side of the border. Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Greek officials said the islet was on the Turkish side of the border. Greece to expand fence, surveillance at border with Turkey 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Last month, a group of 38 migrants was found on a Greek islet after several days of reports that they were being pushed from one side of the border to the other. Greek police find large group of migrants at Turkish border 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The endocrine cells of the pancreas form clusters called pancreatic islets or the islets of Langerhans, as visible in the micrograph shown in Figure 28.20. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Sino-Japanese ties have long been plagued with a territorial dispute over a group of tiny uninhabited East China Sea islets, legacy of Japan’s wartime aggression and regional rivalry. Japan to look into summit meet with China - Nikkei quotes Japan minister 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Today, they are a fashionable tourist destination, with hip coffee shops and boutique hotels, visitors being drawn by the islets' stark natural beauty and wartime past. 'Nowhere to hide' if war comes to Taiwan's front-line islands 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Mitarachi said last week the islet on the Evros river was Turkish territory, and that Greek authorities had contacted their Turkish counterparts on the matter. Greece says it will try to retrieve migrant girl's body from river islet 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The 22 men, nine women and seven children say they have been on the Evros river islet since mid-July. Turkey-Greece migrants: 38 people found stranded on tiny, unnamed island 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The pancreatic islets contain two primary cell types: alpha cells, which produce the hormone glucagon, and beta cells, which produce the hormone insulin. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Police said last week that they had chased successive reports of migrants stranded on Evros islets, but found nobody. Greek police find 38 migrants near Turkish border 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Greece says it has not detected any people on the islet which it says is outside Greek territory, according to its migration minister Notis Mitarachi. IRC calls for evacuation of refugees trapped on islet between Greece, Turkey 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Lush and strange, Treichel’s islet is a vision of some sort of paradise. Review | In the galleries: Seasonal group shows include a singular artist 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z At least one child died on the islet, say the group and human rights agencies, but Greek police have not yet confirmed this. Turkey-Greece migrants: 38 people found stranded on tiny, unnamed island 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Successful islet transplants may allow patients to stop taking insulin injections. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Migrants also told his group that Turkish authorities allegedly returned them to one islet after another, until they ended up stuck on a Greek islet mid-river. Greek police find 38 migrants near Turkish border 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The IRC said that on the islet is a nine-year old girl in a critical condition and without access to medical attention. IRC calls for evacuation of refugees trapped on islet between Greece, Turkey 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The islets are controlled by Seoul with a small contingent of coast guards, and are also claimed by Tokyo. Factbox: S.Korea, Japan seek reset on decades of historical disputes 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The beta cell produces the hormone insulin and makes up approximately 75 percent of each islet. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas form the islets of Langerhans, which are composed of alpha cells that release glucagon and beta cells that release insulin. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In 2012, he was one of a group of activists who landed on uninhabited islets in the East China Sea claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing. ‘I Don’t Mind Being a Martyr’: Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant in Court 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z "We conducted repeated searches, with suitable technical means, without detecting any human presence on the islet," Mitarachi said on Twitter on Sunday. IRC calls for evacuation of refugees trapped on islet between Greece, Turkey 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Ties between Japan and China have been plagued for years by a territorial dispute over a group of tiny East China Sea islets as well as the legacy of Japan's past military aggression. China's Xi 'deeply regrets' death of Japan's Abe 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The delta cell accounts for four percent of the islet cells and secretes the peptide hormone somatostatin. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Early Sunday morning, rescuers managed to tow the sailboat to an islet off the nearby island of Mykonos, authorities said. Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The small fishing settlement of Puerto Edén is nestled on Wellington Island in southern Chile, among a labyrinth of islets and fjords at least a day’s journey from the nearest city. Chile’s Indigenous peoples seek fairer partnerships with scientists 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Last week the coast guard installed five navigational buoys carrying Philippine flags just off the three islands and near Thitu island, the largest of nine islands and islets Filipino forces have occupied in the Spratlys. Philippines establishes coast guard outposts in disputed sea 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The uninhabited islets are controlled by Japan but claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu. Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The PP cell accounts for about one percent of islet cells and secretes the pancreatic polypeptide hormone. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z There has also been renewed fighting around Snake Island, a strategically located islet controlling vital shipping lanes in the Black Sea. Ukraine collects Russian dead as war rages on multiple fronts 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z The statement expressed concern over the situation surrounding the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan. China voices discontent with EU-Japan position on Senkaku islands 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Not far off, scores of huge fur seals, which are more closely related to sea lions than seals, jostled atop a single islet. Going all in on adventure in Patagonia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The archipelago of 700 islands and islets was the first stop in the western hemisphere for the famous explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Scattered through the sea of exocrine acini are small islands of endocrine cells, the islets of Langerhans. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The highly unusual event thrust the normally sleepy islet into the headlines. On Taiwanese island, drills underscore strategic importance and vulnerability 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The Vertex Pharmaceuticals therapy works by replacing insulin-producing cells that have been destroyed with stem cells that convert into insulin-secreting islet cells. In a new stem cell study, a cure for Type 1 diabetes appears tantalizingly close 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z According to the group’s oral history, Moriori traveled directly from Polynesia to Chatham Island and its surrounding islets almost a millennium ago. Revival for a Native New Zealand Group Pushed Close to Cultural Death 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z They covered the islets in tents and fogged them with short-acting pesticides, and then picked off the land snails by hand. E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The pancreatic islet cell types include alpha cells, which produce glucagon; beta cells, which produce insulin; delta cells, which produce somatostatin; and PP cells, which produce pancreatic polypeptide. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The coast guard said Friday that 90 survivors ‒ 52 men, 11 women and 27 children ‒ were rescued after spending hours on the islet. Greece: Death toll from capsized migrant boat rises to 16 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z "Both approaches use our proprietary, fully differentiated, insulin-producing islet cells," she continued. In a new stem cell study, a cure for Type 1 diabetes appears tantalizingly close 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The coast guard said 90 people — 52 men, 11 women and 27 children — were rescued overnight and early Friday from a rocky islet near the remote island of Antikythera. World Digest: Dec. 24, 2021 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The islets soon bounced back to their previous equilibria, with more species returning to the near-shore islets than the distant ones. E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Greece's coastguard said it had completed an operation to rescue 90 people whose sailing boat ran aground on an islet north of the island of Antikythera in southern Greece. At least seven died in Thursday wreck off Greek island -coastguard 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z At least four people died in the southern Aegean Sea on Thursday after a boat carrying migrants struck an islet, the Greek authorities said, the second deadly episode of people-smuggling off Greece’s shores this week. For 2nd Time This Week, a Deadly Crash of a Migrant Boat Off Greece 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The only cure that has ever worked is a pancreas transplant or a transplant of the insulin-producing cell clusters of the pancreas, known as islet cells, from an organ donor’s pancreas. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, including southern islets claimed by China, was unwavering. Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave U.S. commitment to defend Japan 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z It also claims a group of Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea. Japan PM Kishida vows to devote himself to ending COVID-19 crisis 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Kishida plans to bolster the capability of the coast guard, as Japan remains at loggerheads with China over the sovereignty of a group of small East China Sea islets. Factbox: Key policies of Japan's next PM Kishida, a consensus builder 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z About 90 people were left stranded after Thursday’s crash of the migrant boat into the rocky islet off the Greek island of Antikythera, officials said. For 2nd Time This Week, a Deadly Crash of a Migrant Boat Off Greece 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z His goal was to turn them into islet cells to treat patients. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Or wash up with the longer-dead, now in blackening piles along the islet in the middle of the creek. California’s disappearing salmon Just a few months after Rabois moved to Florida, property records show, he gained two new neighbors on the artificial islets of Miami Beach: Thiel and Sacks. Meet David Sacks, Gavin Newsom's loudest critic in Silicon Valley 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The rescue service said that the ferry with 35 passengers plus a crew of nine emitted a call for help late Saturday after it had run aground an uninhabited islet situated outside Ibiza’s port. Spain: 2 hospitalized when ferry runs into islet near Ibiza 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z But dark and windy conditions hindered the rescue effort, leaving unclear when the migrants could be pulled from the islet to safety. For 2nd Time This Week, a Deadly Crash of a Migrant Boat Off Greece 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z One challenge was to figure out how to grow islet cells in large quantities with a method others could repeat. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z They worked with the nuclear waste management company Posiva to help build a final disposal facility approximately 450 meters below the islet of Olkiluoto in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. The Art of Pondering Earth's Distant Future 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Tokyo rejected Seoul’s demand to remove the depiction of the islets in the Olympics map. S.Korea holds drills around disputed islets amid row over cancelled Japan talks 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The crisis between the two countries is the most serious since a territorial spat over the islet of Perejil in 2002. Spain speeds up Ceuta expulsions after migrant tide from Morocco ebbs 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The Spratly chain of islands, islets and atolls are claimed entirely or partly by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over reef dispute 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The disease, which occurs when the body’s immune system destroys the insulin-secreting islet cells of the pancreas, often starts around age 13 or 14. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The Spratly chain of islands, islets and atolls are also claimed entirely or partly by China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. Philippines warns it could seek US help amid feud with China 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z But the resource-rich chain of islands, islets and atolls is also claimed by China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. Philippines hits China on vessels swarming 6 islands, reefs 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The sea is also the location of islets that both South Korea and Japan claim. Japan complains over U.S. military's use of term 'East Sea' 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z This autonomous region of Denmark is made up of a series of 18 islets in the North Atlantic, half way between Iceland and Norway. Do the Shetland Islands need a tunnel vision? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Over the 20 years it took the lab of 15 or so people to successfully convert stem cells into islet cells, Dr. Melton estimates the project cost about $50 million. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z They also reconfirmed that the U.S.-Japan security treaty applied to a group of tiny Japan-controlled East China Sea islets that China claims, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Suga says he and Biden agree to strengthen U.S.-Japan alliance 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The Faroe Islands, a series of 18 islets in the North Atlantic located halfway between Iceland and Norway, constitute an autonomous region of Denmark. Faroe Islands: Inside the under-sea tunnel network 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z But the operations have done nothing to claw back the islets and waters that five Southeast Asian nations and Taiwan claim Beijing has usurped. Sunken boats. Stolen gear. Fishermen are prey as China conquers a strategic sea 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z With a population of 55,000 people, the Marshall Islands consists of two chains of coral atolls together with more than 1,000 islets, just north of the Equator in the Pacific. Coronavirus: Remote Marshall Islands records first cases 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z For the first time, they had made functioning pancreatic islet cells from embryonic stem cells. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z He spent the first part of the postwar period in a military hospital recovering from typhoid, which he probably caught while stationed on a rat-infested islet in the middle of the Ebro. Turning 100, a Former Spanish Soldier Laments the Curse of His Birth Year 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The Bangladeshi government, struggling with its own vulnerable population amid the pandemic, has threatened to relocate thousands of Rohingya from the camps to a cyclone-prone islet in the Bay of Bengal. For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Japan freed 14 crew members of a Chinese fishing ship nearly a week after their vessel collided with two Japanese patrol boats near disputed southern islets. Today in History 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Fernando de Noronha – a spectacular chain of 21 islands, islets and volcanic outcrops in the Atlantic Ocean – is perhaps Brazil’s most hyped destination, famed for its emerald waters, idyllic beaches and well-heeled guests. Brazil's island idyll reopens to tourists – as long as they have had Covid-19 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The challenge was to figure out what sequence of chemical messages would turn stem cells into insulin-secreting islet cells. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z A thorny issue in China’s ties with Japan is Beijing’s claim to a group of tiny East China Sea islets controlled by Tokyo. Japan, U.S. defence chiefs oppose bid to alter status of Asian waters 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z By removing 99% of Palmyra’s millions of palms, biologists hope to create more room on the atoll’s three dozen islets for indigenous forests and seabirds, including the world’s second largest colony of red-footed boobies. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z They were spotted on the "very remote" islet by two "highly proficient kayakers" who raised the alarm. Camping teens rescued from 'raging torrent' 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Pikelot is a low coral islet, with forest and scrub, that is home to a seabird rookery and turtle nesting site. Giant SOS on Pacific isle leads to rescue of three stranded sailors 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The work involved unraveling normal pancreatic development, figuring out how islets are made in the pancreas and conducting endless experiments to steer embryonic stem cells to becoming islets. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The white paper described “relentless” intrusions in waters around a group of islets claimed by both nations in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. Japan accuses China of pushing territorial claims during coronavirus pandemic 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Managers expect to retain 1% of the palms, mainly on islet edges for erosion control. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Cuba closed its airports in March and, while some hotels are open at resorts on isolated islets, there is no indication when Havana and other cities might allow foreign visitors to return. Havana stirs to life without tourists and amid scarcity 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The Chinese — claiming ownership of, and often building up, the many small atolls and islets that dot those seas — accuse the American ships of infringing on their national maritime territory. Trump's new Cold War with China 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Employees working under scrupulously sterile conditions monitored vessels of solutions containing nutrients and biochemical signals where stem cells were turning into islet cells. A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The story concerned six boys who had been found three weeks earlier on a rocky islet south of Tonga, an island group in the Pacific Ocean. The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z The dead trees, still standing, would decompose more slowly, reducing nutrient pulses—at the cost of making some islets look like sand ashtrays filled with giant half-burned match sticks. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, the Chinese government announced that it had formally established two new districts in the South China Sea that include dozens of contested islets and reefs. U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z It is made up of some 17,000 islands and islets and even in good times its healthcare system is poor, particularly in remote areas. Indonesia grapples with fear of a hidden virus surge 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z A series of photos carried by the news agency showed Mr. Kim watching a phalanx of artillery pieces opening fire from a beach with the shells landing on an islet. North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South Says 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Privately, Greek officials liken the mood music between the rival countries to 1996, when a military clash over an Aegean islet inhabited solely by goats was narrowly averted after Washington stepped in. France to send warships to support Greece in Turkish standoff 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z The net with a yellow floater bucket was spotted west of Molokini islet Dec. 29 and a handful of nonprofit groups began planning its recovery. Hawaii on lookout for ‘ghost net’ threatening area sea life 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The 11,075 nests counted this year on the lake’s islets were the fewest recorded over 34 years of study, the Los Angeles Times reported this week. Invasive plant overgrowing gulls’ Mono Lake nesting grounds 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z As a low-slant of amber sunlight bathed the Mono Basin’s lunarlike landscape on Thursday, a group of conservationists scanned the islets through binoculars, taking stock of their options. Non-native weeds are engulfing the ancient breeding grounds of Mono Lake's California gulls 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z On the Alaskan islet known formerly as Rat Island, excess grain bait dropped impulsively on its shores killed hundreds of birds, including 46 bald eagles. 'Truly astounding': inside the Farallon Islands' battle against a plague of mice 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z The windswept volcanic islets, known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan, are controlled by Seoul with a small band of coast guards, and are also claimed by Tokyo. Explainer: History, islets and rulings behind tension between S.Korea and Japan 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The dispute over the islets remains one of the most contentious unresolved issues from Japan’s often brutal colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until its World War II defeat in 1945. South Korea Launches Military Exercise for Islets Also Claimed by Japan 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The lake’s islets become off-limits in April for the five-month nesting season. Invasive plant overgrowing gulls’ Mono Lake nesting grounds 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “There are so many sensitive native plants and animals sharing these islets,” he said. Non-native weeds are engulfing the ancient breeding grounds of Mono Lake's California gulls 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the islets belong to Japan and called the drills “unacceptable.” ‘Indeed a great weapon’: Kim Jong-un lauds new ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z In recent years Beijing has occupied and built up disputed reefs and islets with runways, radar and military installations, prompting alarm from the United States and its allies. The Philippines sided with China after a boat was rammed. Critics say it’s all about money. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The islets are surrounded by rich fishing grounds. South Korea Launches Military Exercise for Islets Also Claimed by Japan 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The archaeologists' investigation included making underwater surveys and carrying out excavations at the sites to obtain "conclusive evidence of artificial islet construction during the Neolithic". Scotland's crannogs older than Stonehenge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Now, conservationists are struggling to devise a viable strategy to restore weed-free zones on the islets for gull colonies. Non-native weeds are engulfing the ancient breeding grounds of Mono Lake's California gulls 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z South Korean navy officers said the drills are the first of two regular exercises held every year near the islets called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. ‘Indeed a great weapon’: Kim Jong-un lauds new ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Irish fishing boat crews have been accused of making incursions into Scottish territorial waters 12 nautical miles around the North Atlantic islet. 'Intensified talks' in Rockall fishing row 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Mr McClean told BBC Radio 4's World at One that in the mid-80s he was keen to reaffirm British rights to the islet and prove that it was possible to sustain life there. The adventurers who lived on Rockall 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z They said they would take enforcement action against any vessels caught within 12 nautical miles of the islet. Irish fishermen defy Rockall warning 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z The row involves the uninhabited islet of Rockall in the North Atlantic. Ireland 'unwise' to pick a fight over fishing 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z They said the drills involve aircraft landing on the islets and warships maneuvering nearby. ‘Indeed a great weapon’: Kim Jong-un lauds new ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Here the challenge is to create the right mix of cells, and help them to avoid obliteration by an aberrant immune system that treats all insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells as the enemy. Stem-cell and genetic therapies make a healthy marriage 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z However, organ donors are scarce, and alternative sources of islet cells are urgently needed. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the U.S. ships entered the waters near the islets without the Chinese government’s permission, and the Chinese navy warned them to leave. Two U.S. warships sail in disputed South China Sea 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The Philippines earlier this month issued a rare public rebuke of large numbers of Chinese vessels near islands and islets occupied by the Philippines in the disputed waters, saying the Chinese presence was illegal. China’s Xi urges closer naval ties amid regional tensions 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z A senior U.S. official says the presence of large numbers of Chinese vessels near islands and islets occupied by the Philippines is “a concern.” Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z They ended up with eight disconnected tracts, spread out over several hundred miles—islets of wilderness surrounded by what is now a Kansas-size expanse of industrial farms. Jair Bolsonaro’s Southern Strategy 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The work will inform future efforts to produce islet cells for transplantation. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “A lot of the streets here are called ‘holmen’, which means they were muddy islets originally,” he says, pointing at the city’s medieval centre. Artificial archipelago: Copenhagen plans floating Silicon Valley 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Vietnam once controlled islets in the northern part of the waterway, but Beijing seized them by force. Cozy Up to U.S., Vietnam Tells North Korea. Look What It Did for Us. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The Philippines regards a chain of islands and islets, nine of which it occupies, in the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea as a municipality it calls Kalayaan under its western province of Palawan. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Cells in islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete hormones such as insulin.Credit: Human cells reprogrammed to create insulin 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Therefore, immense efforts are ongoing to develop in vitro protocols to produce differentiating islet cells from stem cells2–5. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “You can construct the islands to make different conditions,” Nielsen says, pointing at the different islets on his screen. Artificial archipelago: Copenhagen plans floating Silicon Valley 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Continue past delightful little sea stacks and islets, concluding with views across Rosario Strait to Lopez Island. In winter, lowland hikes beckon — and Deception Pass delivers 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The Sentinelese, named for the Manhattan-sized islet they occupy, are among four tribes in the islands that are believed to be direct descendants of the first human populations of Africa. A remote Indian island, a tribe that prefers to be left alone, and the death of an American missionary 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z An archipelago of 18 islands and 70 islets off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, the islands are home to about 30,000 people with their own language and unique traditions. The beautiful islands that could help stop killer diseases 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z To achieve such an ambitious goal, the differentiation programs of all islet cells, and the way in which islets are built, need to be fully understood. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z East Island is the second island to disappear in recent months from French Frigate Shoals, a crescent-shaped reef including many islets, Ms. Clark said. East Island, Remote Hawaiian Sliver of Sand, Is Largely Wiped Out by a Hurricane 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The shipwrecks, all trading ships, were found off Fourni island and its surrounding islets. Ancient ship graveyard discovered in treacherous waters was goldmine for looters 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The most vivid expression of Chinese assertiveness is its transformation of contested islets and other features in the South China Sea into strategic military outposts. Mattis trip to Vietnam aimed at countering China’s influence 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The most vivid expression of Chinese assertiveness is its transformation of contested islets and other features in the South China Sea into strategic military outposts. Mattis pushes closer ties to Vietnam amid tension with China 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Figure 1 | Differentiation of human pancreatic islet cells in vitro. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The following month, a long-range bomber landed on Woody Island, another contested South China Sea islet. China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In May, a long-range bomber landed on Woody Island, another contested South China Sea islet. ‘Short of war’ with the U.S., China’s control of South China Sea is complete 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Implants of pancreatic cells that normally make insulin in the body— so-called islet cells—can render this cumbersome process unnecessary. Implantable Drug-Making Cells 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The two countries still have major differences on regional security and dispute the ownership of Japanese-held islets in the East China Sea. Japan and China Find Common Ground in Trump’s Tariffs as Leaders Meet 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Endocrine induction — the formation of hormone-producing cell types in the pancreas — is a key step in the differentiation of islet cells from stem cells. A map of β-cell differentiation pathways supports cell therapies for diabetes 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Japan asserts that the ship, Tamgu 20, was seen in Japan’s exclusive economic zone southwest of the islets, where foreign research vessels require permission to operate. Devastating museum fire, silent Mars rover and financial disclosures 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z In 2012, cars sold by Toyota and other Japanese automakers were battered when protests erupted across China after diplomatic spats over disputed islets known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. Exclusive: In Chinese port city, Japan's Toyota lays foundation to... 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z When they implanted islet cells encapsulated in this gel into diabetic mice, the cells immediately produced insulin in response to changing blood sugar levels—keeping them under control over the course of a six-month study. Implantable Drug-Making Cells 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The area is home to popular beaches and resorts and next to the low-lying Gili islets, which officials evacuated earlier this week, moving almost 9,000 people, many of them foreign tourists. Powerful Aftershock Shakes Survivors of Indonesia Quake 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The islets are renowned for their crystal clear waters that draw snorkelers and divers from all over the world. In quake-hit Indonesia, a challenge to recover the dead 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The islets, known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan, are controlled by South Korea, but sit in a joint fishing zone where the nations’ claims also overlap. Devastating museum fire, silent Mars rover and financial disclosures 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Those on the Cook Islands, a collection of 15 islets spread over 2m square kilometres in the South Pacific, are doing the opposite. Why theCook Islands fears rich-country status 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The sanctuary of the Egyptian gods was built on an artificial islet near Marathon, some 40 kilometers north of Athens. Vandals smash copies of Egyptian gods’ statues in Greek site 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Beijing and Tokyo remain at odds over a set of Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea and China’s moves to assert its military presence in the region. Japan Views China as Ally in Trump Trade Fight 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Indonesia is not an official claimant to contested territory in the South China Sea, where Beijing is now landing bombers on disputed islets. A ‘Little Bit of a Nut Case’ Who’s Taking on China 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z In February a Turkish coast-guard vessel rammed a Greek counterpart near a disputed islet. Greek Court Grants Asylum to Turkish Soldier, Raising Tensions With Ankara 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The pancreas is made from two distinct components: the exocrine pancreas, a reservoir of digestive enzymes, and the endocrine islets, the source of the vital metabolic hormone insulin. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The two neighbours nearly went to war over the uninhabited islet in 1996. Turkish boat's collision with Greek warship sparks fears of 'hot incident' 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The outboard motor was wrenched off and his young nephew, Henry, attempted to row them towards a rocky islet of Eilean Mor. The island where George Orwell created 1984 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z On Monday, Ankara accused Athens of provocation after a Greek flag was hoisted on an uninhabited islet in the eastern Aegean. Greek PM: Greek-Turkish relations in period of instability 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z The islets, which seem to range in size from an acre to as many as 10 acres in size, are covered with lush vegetation and homes ranging from modest dwellings to large, luxury compounds. Uncovering the secrets of Nicaragua 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Preexisting pancreatic acinar cells contribute to acinar cell, but not islet β cell, regeneration. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Greece said its troops fired tracer rounds on Monday night as a warning after a Turkish helicopter with its lights off flew close to the Greek islet of Ro in the southern Aegean. Greek Fighter Jet Crashes After Encounter With Turkish Aircraft, Officials Say 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z That anger was compounded at a state dinner for Trump in November, when Moon served shrimp from islets that are the subject of a festering territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan. Japan’s Abe, used to being Trump’s buddy, finds himself out of step on North Korea 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Last month a Turkish patrol boat rammed a Greek coastguard vessel near a disputed islet in the Aegean Sea, causing extensive damage. Turkey refuses to release Greek border guards in spy row 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea. U.S. aircraft carrier visits Vietnam, with a message for China 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Phase 3 trial of transplantation of human islets in type 1 diabetes complicated by severe hypoglycemia. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The carrier will resume operations in the contested sea — close to where China is militarizing several disputed islets, including Scarborough Shoal, some 100 miles from the Philippines. U.S. vs. China in South China Sea 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Many in Turkey also accuse Greece of laying claims on uninhabited islets near Turkey’s Aegean coastline. Erdogan warns Greece, Cyprus over gas search, Aegean islets 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z A few hundred meters to the north, waves crash and fizz on the shores of the 15 bite-sized rock islets. Life on the Rocks 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Digs last summer showed that Dhaskalio, a rocky islet once joined to Keros, was once almost completely covered in “unique monumental structures” of gleaming white marble. Excavations show remote Greek islet was early industrial hub 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Refs 68 and 69 were among the first to report differentiation of hES cells toward pancreatic endocrine progenitors and islet cells. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z China says its expansion of South China Sea islets is for peaceful purposes only. China urges cooperation after U.S. brands it a competitor 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z “Opportunistic attempts concerning gas exploration off Cyprus and concerning Aegean islets are not escaping our attentions,” Erdogan said. Erdogan warns Greece, Cyprus over gas search, Aegean islets 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Volcanology and petrology of volcanic products from the island of Milos and neighbouring islets. A compositional tipping point governing the mobilization and eruption style of rhyolitic magma 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z In another incident, 10 North Korean men sought shelter in a hut on an uninhabited islet in northern Japan. North Korean ‘ghost ships’ are washing up on the shores of Japan. Why? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Adenosine kinase inhibition selectively promotes rodent and porcine islet β-cell replication. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z China says its expansion of South China Sea islets is for peaceful purposes only. China urges cooperation after U.S. brands it a competitor 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z A territorial dispute in 1996 over a small islet in the Aegean brought them close to war. Erdogan, on Landmark Visit to Greece, Sets Diplomacy Aside 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z A news release from the park says biologists discovered four nests and 102 individual birds on a rocky islet of Santa Barbara Island. Brown booby bird is nesting for first time in Channel Islands National Park – LA Times 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z One of the items on the menu in Seoul is called “Dokdo shrimp” and comes from a pair of islets that are at the centre of a territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea. Seoul food for Trump: shrimp, beef … and 360-year-old soy sauce 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Johnston, N. R. et al. β Cell hubs dictate pancreatic islet responses to glucose. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z They wove it into a mesh, with which they captured and cultured insulin-producing islet cells in vitro. Spinning spider silk into startup gold 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, the small islets are located roughly midway between the two countries, more than 200 kilometres from each mainland. Marine scientists allege Japan has blocked researchers from joining South Korean ship 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The BVI is a collection of 40 islands and islets with a population of more than 30,000 - Tortola is one of the largest, home to more than three quarters of the population. Hurricane Irma: UK steps up relief effort - BBC News 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Using a similar method, an Israeli group demonstrated that people with emerging diabetes have elevated cfDNA from dying pancreatic islet cells, which are lost as the disease progresses. One Test May Spot Cancer, Infections, Diabetes and More 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Formation of a human β-cell population within pancreatic islets is set early in life. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Despite being devoid of charms, the islet is a major political and economic prize for both countries, each claiming to be the coordinator for the search and rescue effort for 10 missing Navy sailors. Ship collision exposes Southeast Asian territorial spat 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z China has transformed islets it controls in the South China Sea into fortified artificial islands, even as an international tribunal last year dismissed Beijing’s claims to much of the waterway. Rescuers Seek 10 Missing Sailors After U.S. Navy Ship and Tanker Collide 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Researchers expect to start by transplanting kidneys, where the human waiting list is the longest, followed by other organs like the heart and liver; pancreatic islet cells to combat type 1 diabetes; skin; and corneas. Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Let’s start with the border spat, which resembles China’s clashes with Japan over a disputed island chain and its invasive construction of islets and airstrips in the South China Sea. Opinion | India wanted a friend in Trump. Instead, it’s getting chaos. 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Elliott, R. B. Towards xenotransplantation of pig islets in the clinic. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Mattis said he would talk about the need for countries to uphold international law, an apparent reference to Beijing's construction activities on disputed islets and reefs in the South China Sea. Mattis says U.S. committed to Asia-Pacific as allies seek clear policy 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z His art is a form of urban exploration, roving over, into and around Singapore, studying what few others see: outlying islets, sewage tunnels, buoys, lighthouses, sand barges. How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Pag-asa, also known as Thitu, is one of the Spratly Islands, an archipelago of about 14 islets and dozens of reefs and shoals scattered near the middle of the South China Sea. In shift, Duterte deploys military to South China Sea 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The move is expected to anger China, which claims several contested shoals, islets and reefs in the territory. South China Sea: Philippines' Duterte sends troops to unoccupied islands - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z This paper demonstrated the feasibility of harvesting interspecies-derived islets to control diabetes with rodent models. Pancreas regeneration 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Her pancreas was donated for islet cells, clusters which produce vital hormones, including insulin. West Ada parents ensure daughter’s legacy 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Last year, I spent months reporting a story on the South China Sea—travelling to Philippine-controlled islets in the Spratly Islands, another disputed cluster—so he understands something of the territorial disagreements in question. Children’s Books and China’s Crackdown on Western Ideology 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z China claims several contested shoals, islets and reefs in the area. South China Sea: US carrier group begins 'routine' patrols - BBC News 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Under Barack Obama’s administration, Washington insisted it was neutral on the question of sovereignty over the South China Sea islets, reefs and shoals, calling for the disputes to be resolved under international law. South China Sea: US reports 'unsafe encounter' with Chinese military aircraft 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Greek and Turkish warships were involved Sunday in a brief faceoff near a group of disputed Greek islets in the Aegean, coinciding with renewed tensions between Athens and Ankara. Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The website introduces the islets by saying, “Dokdo holds a special place in the hearts of Koreans as they hold pride in defending Korea’s easternmost reached territory.” Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website ‘unacceptable.” 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z In a bid to bolster its presence, China has transformed seven reefs and islets through reclamation into artificial islands. Chinese Media to Rex Tillerson: 'Prepare For Military Clash' 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Such huffiness is not unusual: Japan also recalled its ambassador in 2012 after Lee Myung-bak, the South Korean president of the day, visited an islet claimed by both countries. A spat over a statue puts South Korea and Japan at odds 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Japan will step up efforts to bolster its coastguard as a territorial dispute with China over a group of East China Sea islets shows no signs of abating, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. Japan to bolster coast guard amid island dispute with China 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The Greek defence ministry said a Turkish navy missile boat, “along with two special forces rafts”, entered Greek territorial waters near the Imia islets. Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z China paused land-reclamation efforts last year and began focusing on “infrastructure development” of the islets, according to a US defense department report in May. Images show 'significant' Chinese weapons systems in South China Sea 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Paramilitary fleets swarmed around islets disputed with Japan in the East China Sea. After China’s Hubris, It’s Trump’s Turn 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z As proof of principle, Beta-O2 tested this device by loading it with donor islets and implanting it in five patients in Germany6 and Sweden. Diabetes: Encapsulating the problem : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, whose portfolio includes the coastguard, told reporters the situation over the disputed islets was "heading for a higher degree of urgency" because of increasing Chinese incursions. Japan to bolster coast guard amid island dispute with China 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z A row over their sovereignty islets flared in January 1996, when the two countries sent marines to two neighbouring islands in a sign of an imminent armed confrontation. Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z He plans to use this technique with pancreatic cells to print islets of Langerhans, the insulin-producing parts of the pancreas, for transplantation into people with type 1 diabetes. Technology: The promise of printing : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Among them are Beijing’s moves to establish military footholds on artificial reefs and islets in the South China Sea, which has become a flashpoint. Carter's Asia trip spotlights issues for next Pentagon head 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The land reclamation dates back to a stalled plan from the President Suharto era to create 17 new islets off the city’s coastline. $40bn to save Jakarta: the story of the Great Garuda 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z In September, Beijing dispatched more than 40 bombers, fighter jets and air tankers to the western Pacific Ocean for drills that took place not far from disputed islets claimed by both China and Japan. China Shows Off Latest Military Innovations at Annual Show 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Located just off the Turkish coast and claimed by Ankara, the uninhabited rocky islets are a historic flashpoint in a long-running demarcation dispute. Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Tokyo is not one of the six governments jostling over control of reefs and islets in the strategic South China Sea. After China, Rodrigo Duterte Calls on 'Runner-Up' Japan 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Duterte, however, clearly sees economic benefits in softening his nation’s stance on the disputed islets, flying to Beijing with a phalanx of 250 Philippine business figures. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's China Charm Offensive 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Talk of a new waterfront city of 17 manmade islets, jutting up to two miles out into the bay, began in the mid-1990s. $40bn to save Jakarta: the story of the Great Garuda 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Historically, many islets in the lagoon, which are now abandoned, were used as hospitals, monasteries, and cemeteries or for the cultivation of different plants and vegetables. Tourists Could Destroy Venice—If Floods Don't First Tensions over a disputed Aegean islet in 1996 brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war. Greek anger at Turkey border treaty remarks - BBC News 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The other is about the spaces in between the islets – which is really about the rules of the international system, particularly the Law of the Sea – and that predominantly concerns the U.S. and China. The Long History Behind Territory Disputes in the South China Sea 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z On the eastern border of the Mani, Monemvasia is a village on a rocky islet that hangs by a ribbon of causeway off the peninsula’s southern coast. Greece’s Chicest New (and Very Old) Beach Destination 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Also, in June a Chinese warship entered waters around the islets for the first time. Japan Presses China on Vessels Sailing Near Disputed Islands 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Tokyo says three islands in the Kuril chain plus one set of tiny islets are part of its territory, a position Moscow rejects. Japan Protests Russian Detention of Man Visiting Disputed Kuril Islands 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z That, in turn, led to increased inflammation in the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas, he said. Mouse Study Suggests Antibiotics in Kids Might Help Spur Type 1 Diabetes 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z There are actually two sets of disputes in the South China Sea: one is about the islets themselves and involves China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and, to a limited extent, Indonesia. The Long History Behind Territory Disputes in the South China Sea 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It’s a scene often featured in photo spreads of tropical atolls and islets, but these coral gardens are in the chilly waters off California’s Channel Islands, hundreds of meters below the surface. Focus: Exploring coral gardens in our own backyard 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s a scene often featured in photo spreads of tropical atolls and islets, but these coral gardens are in the chilly waters off California’s Channel Islands, hundreds of feet below the surface. Expedition documents sea life, habitat around Channel Islands 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z China and The Philippines have been at loggerheads lately after Manila won a verdict against Beijing at an international tribunal over claims to islets in the South China Sea. China racks up 8 medals, and a list of perceived slights, at Rio Olympics 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2012, the South Korean president at the time, Lee Myung-bak, visited islets at the center of a territorial dispute with Japan. South Korean Missile Defense Deal Appears to Sour China’s Taste for K-Pop 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The fate of the South China Sea islets became mixed up in this map-making process. The Long History Behind Territory Disputes in the South China Sea 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Sao Tome and Principe, a former Portuguese colony, consists of two islands of volcanic origin and a number of smaller islets lying off the western coast of Africa. Sao Tome and Principe president boycotts own run-off vote - BBC News 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z China has said that the islets are part of its territory and that its actions follow international law. Japan Pings Beijing Over Radar in East China Sea 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said. Japan protests after Chinese ships sail near disputed islets 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The river was perhaps four hundred feet across, and in the middle was a pair of low islets that were submerged when the water was high. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Made of basalt and coral boulders, the 99 artificial islets of Nan Madol are home to ruins ranging from temple to tombs dating between A.D. UNESCO announces 4 new World Heritage Sites 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z It also said its occupation of several islets in the Spratly Island chain doesn’t entitle Beijing to claim an exclusive economic zone around them. South China Sea Ruling Increases Uncertainty for Shipping, Trade 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z And then there are the Spratly Islands, more than 740 reefs, islets, atolls and islands, to which six countries lay claim: China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines. What's Happening in the South China Sea? 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z China has been building airstrips on islets in the South China Sea, and could deploy fighter aircraft to them shortly before declaring the sea a second air-defense identification zone. Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z One morning, a tapir appeared in the reeds of the nearest islet, and Laureano scrambled after it with a shotgun, returning empty-handed. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The World Heritage Committee also selected Micronesia's artificial islets of Nan Madol and simultaneously placed it on the List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO announces 4 new World Heritage Sites 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The encounter June 17 took place near a set of barren islets claimed by both countries, called Diaoyu islands by Beijing and Senkaku islands by Tokyo. China confirms air confrontation with Japan over E China Sea 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z It disputes territory with India, insists that Taiwan must one day be “reunified” with the mainland and in the East and South China Seas aggressively asserts its claims to contested reefs, rocks and islets. The forest and the trees 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The ruling may compel Beijing to curb its dredging in the South China Sea to create new islets claimed as Chinese territory. Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z From a bridge over Hungary Creek that leads to her home, it is easy to see piles of sediment forming islets in the flat, narrow streambed. Project restores portion of Hungary Creek in Henrico County 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Plus, though the islet cell transplant might be a cure for her, it wouldn’t help children with juvenile diabetes. Grantville woman explores mystery of ‘diabetes quilt’ 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Soon after clearing Cuba, they landed on rocky Cayo Anguilla, an uninhabited Bahamian islet, to get some rest. From Cuba to Miami by Providence and a Homemade Boat 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z China claims almost all the South China Sea and has rattled neighbors with a series of reclamation and construction projects – including airstrips – on reefs and islets. Obama urges Vietnam to respect human rights as 'the foundation of progress' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The reef was the first of the Spratly Islands occupied by China, which went on to occupy about nine islets; Vietnam holds more than 20. Provocations in the South China Sea 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Days before, China’s top uniformed military officer turned up in the Spratlys, a contested collection of islets, reefs and shoals. On the South China Sea, Navies and Histories Compete 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z China and Japan dispute sovereignty over a group of uninhabited East China Sea islets, while in the South China Sea, Beijing is building islands on reefs to bolster its claims. Japan says China's maritime expansion making the world 'greatly worried' 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The goal wasn't insulin independence, which requires more functioning islet cells than merely restoring blood sugar awareness. A study shows that transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells can protect the most seriously ill diabetes patients from a life-threatening complication of the disease 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z These islet cell transplants are allowed in other countries, but in the United States are available only as part of research. Health Highlights: April 18, 2016 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Scarborough Shoal is much closer to the Philippines than the seven islets China has built so far, making any Chinese military base there a more overt threat to Philippine security. U.S. Stationing Warplanes in Philippines as Part of South China Sea Buildup 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The country says it is entitled to shoals and islets also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as much of what the Philippines says is its exclusive economic zone. U.S. and Philippines, United by China, Ramp Up Military Alliance 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z China disputes ownership with Japan of a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea. China says G20 summit should be about economics, not politics 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z "It's just an amazing gift," said Lisa Bishop of Eagle River, Wisconsin, who received new islet cells in 2010 and no longer needs insulin shots. A study shows that transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells can protect the most seriously ill diabetes patients from a life-threatening complication of the disease 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Instead of a surgical procedure, islet transplantation involves an intravenous drip to infuse donor islet cells into a vein in the patient's body. Pancreas Transplant May Eliminate Injections for Some With Severe Diabetes 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z At the mouth of the opening between islets into the Pacific, the setting sun threw a flickering train on the water. The Secrets of the Wave Pilots 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z In the South China Sea, China finds itself at odds with a number of South-East Asian countries, especially the Philippines and Vietnam, over even tinier islets, rocks and reefs. Taking arms 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It has been dredging the sea bottom to enlarge islets, and has built a 10,000-foot runway on one of them. U.S.-China Showdown Keeps Inching Closer 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z But Mr. Xi, in his remarks in Washington, referred specifically to the Spratlys, a different chain of islets and reefs, and not to the Paracels when saying that China “does not intend to pursue militarization.” Chinese Missiles Underscore a Growing Conflict Risk 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z While still considered experimental, islet transplantation for diabetes is not really new, says Dr. James Markmann, chief of transplant surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Pancreas Transplant May Eliminate Injections for Some With Severe Diabetes 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Kelen’s goal is for his students to build, staff and maintain a fleet that will transport goods and passengers between atolls and islets without using fossil fuels. The Secrets of the Wave Pilots 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Wading into choppy political waters, Taiwan’s outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou pays a visit to a disputed Taiwan-controlled islet in the South China Sea. South China Sea: A look into the rising tensions 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z As the sun set, one marine officer said he wanted to check a final FAD near an islet called Orak, this time in hopes of landing a few fish for dinner. Palau vs. the Poachers 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z China claims sovereignty over a large swath of the South China Sea and has been dredging sand and building facilities, including runways and ports, on various islets and reefs for the past several years. Beijing deploys anti-aircraft missiles on disputed South China Sea island, Taiwan says 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Alan Romberg, East Asia Program director with Washington think tank the Stimson Center, said other leaders were unlikely to follow Ma’s lead and start visiting islets. Taiwan president makes waves with South China Sea visit 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z This offshore islet topped by a stunning 8th century Benedictine abbey was France’s first heritage site and among the first ever designated. UNESCO World Heritage Sites under threat around the world 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The researchers published a second study, this one in the Jan. 25 online issue of Nature Biotechnology, that looked at how the encapsulation device without islet cells inside would perform in non-human primates. New Transplant Technique Might Free Type 1 Diabetics From Daily Injections 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Two smuggling boats sank Friday off the tiny Greek islets of Kalolimnos and Farmakonissi, drowning at least 42 people, including 17 children. Sealing the Greek Sea Border is Near Impossible 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z U.S. officials are worried that China eventually wants to use the islets for military purposes and is ultimately seeking to push American forces out of what it regards as its own backyard. Beijing deploys anti-aircraft missiles on disputed South China Sea island, Taiwan says 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z In the first sinking Friday in the eastern Aegean Sea, a wooden boat carrying 49 people foundered off the small Greek islet of Farmakonissi. 2 boats sink, 45 migrants drown in Aegean Sea 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z One boat went down off the coast of the small Greek islet of Kalolimnos, and another eight people died after a boat sank off the island of Farmakonisi. Migrant crisis: Bodies recovered by coastguards - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z However, the encapsulation hides the islet cells, essentially making them invisible to the immune system, the researchers explained. New Transplant Technique Might Free Type 1 Diabetics From Daily Injections 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z In the first tragedy, a wooden boat carrying 48 people sank in off the small islet of Farmakonissi in the eastern Aegean Sea. 41 Migrants Drown After Boats Sink Off Greek Islands 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z A wooden boat carrying 49 people overturned in the early hours of Friday off the small islet of Farmakonisi. Greece Says at Least 42 Dead, Including 17 Children, After Two Migrant Boats Sink 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z A few hours later, a wooden sailboat carrying an undetermined number of people sank off the islet of Kalolimnos, south of Farmakonissi. 2 boats sink, 45 migrants drown in Aegean Sea 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z One boat went down off the coast of the small Greek islet of Kalolimnos, killing 34 people, including 11 children. Migrant crisis: Dozens drown in shipwrecks off Greece - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z During that time, the transplanted islet cells produced insulin and the mice were able to achieve normal blood sugar levels without insulin injections. New Transplant Technique Might Free Type 1 Diabetics From Daily Injections 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z A few hours later, a wooden sailboat carrying an undetermined number of people sank off the Greek islet of Kalolimnos, to the south of Farmakonissi. 41 Migrants Drown After Boats Sink Off Greek Islands 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Earlier, three children drowned and 20 people were rescued when another boat carrying migrants foundered off the islet of Agathonissi. The Latest: Dutch foreign minister says Europe has to be united to be able to manage the influx of migrants 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Though China calls it a city, Sansha's permanent population is no more than a few thousand, and many of the disputed islets and reefs in the sea are uninhabited. China seeks investment for disputed islands, to launch flights 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The coral lives in the warm, shallow waters which appear as the light blue zones around the main coastline and the numerous small islets within the lagoon. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2015 - in pictures 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The second reason is that type 1 diabetes develops when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy islet cells and destroys them -- known as an autoimmune attack. New Transplant Technique Might Free Type 1 Diabetics From Daily Injections 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The sea surrounding the Skellige Isles is studded with nameless islets and booty-filled shipwrecks, many of which are guarded by shrieking harpies and ugly drowners; I wanted to sniff around for... The best video games of 2015 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The sea surrounding the Skellige Isles is studded with nameless islets and booty-filled shipwrecks, many of which are guarded by shrieking harpies and ugly drowners; I wanted to sniff around for new gear. Why The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is my game of the year 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z They’ve launched an “archaeological rescue” of their most important site, a shell midden--actually an ancient garbage pile--that documents the life of people who for millennia used an adjacent islet as a fishing camp. This Canada Island Is Losing Ground But Not Losing Hope 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z It said the accident occurred early Wednesday when a wooden boat carrying the migrants from Turkey sank near the islet of Farmakonissi. The Latest: Greek authorities say 11 drown, 13 missing after migrant boat sinks 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, a 3-year-old boy died when a boat carrying 25 migrants ran aground off the eastern Greek islet of Ro. The Latest: Greek rescuers recover migrant's body; 3 still missing in eastern Aegean 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Despite the area’s natural beauty — its coastal waters are strewn with more than a hundred islets — the town of Haenam itself has a lonely feel. Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z To get to this private islet surrounded by a coral reef, meet the owner at the hardware store on the mainland and he’ll ferry you over in his boat. The Best Private-Island Vacations for Every Budget—Even Yours! 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z China is standing by its expansion of islets and reefs, and construction of artificial islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. China Defends Expansion of Islands in South China Sea 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea along with the atolls and islets scattered around its strategic sea lanes, which annually carry $5 trillion worth of trade. Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, a 3-year-old boy died when a boat carrying 25 migrants ran aground off the eastern Greek islet of Ro. The Latest: Greek rescuers recover migrant's body; 3 still missing in eastern Aegean 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The ship conducts missions in the waters near the Spratly Islands, a disputed set of hundreds of reefs, islets and islands that are in critical shipping lanes. With China in Mind on a Visit to Manila, Obama Pledges Military Aid to Allies in Southeast Asia 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Like many here, Amil wants American military personnel back; he expresses concern about the Chinese vessels that are coming with increasing frequency to fish, explore for resources and build artificial islets. Chinese presence softens Philippines' view of U.S. Navy 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z South Korea and Japan fight over a group of guano-covered rocky islets in the sea between them. Japan and South Korea argue over a chocolate-covered pretzel stick 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Last month, a U.S. warship sailed close to an artificial Chinese islet to assert freedom of navigation. Indonesia Invokes International Tribunal in South China Sea Dispute 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Also on the near horizon are pig insulin-producing islet cells that might be transplanted into people with diabetes. New life for pig-to-human transplants 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Every year Seoul cries foul when Japanese schoolbooks lay claim to the Liancourt Rocks, a set of uninhabited islets that both countries claim. A high school heroine has South Koreans fighting over history textbooks 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z But now it's China that's in Manila's doghouse, as Beijing increasingly asserts control over South China Sea waters and islets that also are claimed by the Philippines. Chinese presence softens Philippines' view of U.S. Navy 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The body of another man was found Thursday off the islet of Agathonissi. The Latest: EU agency to monitor Greece-Albania border 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Beijing is trying to bolster its territorial claims by turning reefs and tiny islets into full-fledged islands through reclamation. US defence chief to visit carrier in South China Sea amid Beijing tensions 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Partly because of LCT’s success with encapsulated islets, many are hopeful that islet cells will be the first genetically modified tissue to make it into clinical trials, paving the regulatory pathway for the more-difficult organs. New life for pig-to-human transplants 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Preliminary data reveal significant variation among islet cells. Deep phenotyping: The details of disease : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The remarks, though guarded, add momentum to the U.S.’s cause as it seeks to rally opposition to Beijing’s attempts to build islets to bolster its disputed territorial claims. South Korea Calls for South China Sea Rights 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Bilateral ties chilled further after Mr. Lee became the first South Korean leader to visit the South Korean-held islets that Korea calls Dokdo later that year. Leaders of South Korea and Japan Meet in Effort to Mend Ties 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Ignoring the maritime boundaries of nearby states, China has occupied and artificially expanded some islets, putatively for military purposes. Chinese Navy Conducts Drills In Disputed South China Sea 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Navy destroyer close to Chinese-built islets in the South China Sea to assert freedom of navigation in the area, the subject of competing territorial claims between China and several Southeast Asian countries. China Conducted Military Drills in Past Week 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Manila has insisted the UN convention on the law of the sea, which the Philippines and China have both ratified, should be used to resolve the bitter territorial row over isolated reefs and islets. US and China agree to 'cooperate' despite tensions over South China Sea 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The U.S. refuses to recognize the man-made islets as deserving of sovereign territory status. China's military says it will respond to US Navy incursions will 'all necessary' means 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Another three children and a man died off the coast of Samos, while one woman and two children drowned off the islet of Agathonisi. Greek coast guard rescues 242 people after wooden boat capsizes 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi pledged that China would not militarize the islets it is building — but that dubious promise, like his already-broken pledge to end cyberattacks on U.S. companies, needs to be tested in practice. Obama was right to order a sail-by in the South China Sea 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The February 2015 king tide lifted a shipwreck from its resting place off Betio, the westernmost islet of Tarawa atoll, and flung it ashore, piercing a seawall. Rising Seas Already a Damaging Reality in Kiribati 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Washington has repeatedly said it does not recognise Chinese claims to territorial waters around the artificial islands and reiterated that it would send more warships to sail close to the controversial islets. US and China agree to 'cooperate' despite tensions over South China Sea 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z In rodents, beta cells are concentrated in the center of the islets, according to the researchers. Researchers Dig for Cause of Dog Diabetes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z She survived with skin grafts that formed islets on her arms and legs, and with faith in God. Our Empty Plot in New Orleans 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z On the advice of our inn’s manager, en route back to the mainland we stopped to visit a family of artists on the tiny islet of La Venada. A Nicaraguan Paradise That May Soon Be Lost 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The February 2015 king tide lifted a shipwreck from its resting place off Betio, the westernmost islet of Tarawa atoll, and flung it ashore, piercing a seawall. Rising Seas Already a Damaging Reality in Kiribati 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Much of China’s reclaimed land is in the Spratly Islands, a disputed group of islands, islets, reefs and atolls near the Philippines, Malaysia and southern Vietnam. Island building in disputed sea? China doesn't want to talk about it 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The pancreas is an organ that contains cells called islet cells. Researchers Dig for Cause of Dog Diabetes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z At midnight Friday, those stranded, landlocked islets known as enclaves—111 Indian plots in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladesh parcels in India—hoisted new national flags. India, Bangladesh Swap Land Near Their Border 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z It is frequently noted that China’s tiny new islets would be impossible to defend in a conflict, but that is to miss the point. What’s behind Beijing’s drive to control the South China Sea? | Howard W French 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The February 2015 king tide lifted a shipwreck from its resting place off Betio, the westernmost islet of Tarawa atoll, and flung it ashore, piercing a seawall. Rising Seas Already a Damaging Reality in Kiribati 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The islets were half-built before Beijing’s rivals even realized what was happening. Asia-Pacific Countries Buy Surveillance Planes to Outfox Rivals 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z However, the researchers didn't find evidence of inflammation or an autoimmune attack on the islet cells, as happens with humans. Researchers Dig for Cause of Dog Diabetes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z From its waterside offices on the islet of Riddarholmen in Stockholm’s old town, it is micromanaging the simultaneous release of the book across 27 countries and almost as many languages. The ghostwriter, the secret plot and a ‘grave-robbing’ Stieg Larsson sequel 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z That’s China, Asia’s economic giant that is asserting itself in the air, seas and islets in between, sometimes thousands of kilometers off its south and east coasts. Common Threat to Cool Dispute Between Taiwan And The Philippines 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Five of the six countries with claims to all or some of the reefs and islets in the South China Sea have built structures on them, often after reclaiming land. Whose splendid isolation? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Japan itself is embroiled in a row with China over a group of East China Sea islets, with patrol ships and fighter jets routinely shadowing each other near the uninhabited islands. Japan, Philippines to deepen ties as China asserts sea claims 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The study authors also found a big difference in the makeup of the islet cells. Researchers Dig for Cause of Dog Diabetes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He repeatedly expressed Washington’s displeasure with China’s bid to extend its sovereignty by building man-made islets on top of shoals and reefs in the South China Sea. Kerry arrives in Seoul amid rising fears over North Korea 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Taiwan is also making new South China Sea maps as it nervously tracks the landfilling of islets by China and Vietnam. Common Threat to Cool Dispute Between Taiwan And The Philippines 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z China on Saturday defended its land reclamation and construction activities on disputed islets in the South China Sea as “fully within the scope” of its national sovereignty while U.S. South China Sea a friction point as Kerry meets counterpart in Beijing 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z In recent days, both sides have turned up the volume over China’s expansion of shoals and islets in waters claimed by at least three countries, including the Philippines, an American ally. Kerry Expected to Bring Up China’s Sea Claims During Visit 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Washington told Japanese leaders its commitment to Japan's security remained "iron-clad" and covered all territories under Tokyo's administration, including tiny East China Sea islets that Japan disputes with Beijing. U.S., Japan unveil new defense guidelines for global Japanese role 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Before last year it was little known beyond the locals who rely on it as a port for fishing boats and traveling to nearby islets. Victims of South Korea’s 'Sewol' Ferry Disaster Remembered 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z China and Japan claim ownership of a tiny group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku by Japan and the Diaoyu by China. Top diplomats set to meet to discuss China, South Korea, Japan summit 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Seven generations of Mr. Garnsey’s family have lived on the river since the early 1800s, farming on Grindstone Island, a rolling islet. Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate a Dam, Property Values and Muskrats 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Kim was convicted of hurling concrete at the Japanese ambassador in 2010 to protest Tokyo’s territorial claim to a set of South Korean-held islets and given a suspended prison sentence. U.S. Relied on Unarmed South Korean Officer to Protect Envoy 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z In 2010, Kim hurled concrete blocks at Japan’s ambassador to Seoul, saying he was angry about Japan’s claim to some islets between the two countries. U.S. ambassador to South Korea on the mend after knife attack 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z THE barren islets, cays, reefs, shoals and rocks of the South China Sea are witnessing an unprecedented building boom. Reclamation marks 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Fasting glucose was most enriched for pancreatic islet enhancer marks and insulin-like growth factors in placenta, consistent with their endocrine regulatory roles85, 86. Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Thus, although immune cell effects may be shared among autoimmune diseases, genetic variants affecting target organs such as bowel and pancreatic islets may shape disease-specific pathology. Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Vietnam, a bitter rival of China, is landfilling islets as well while both probe the ocean floor for oil and gas. From A Bitter Dispute Comes A Model For South China Sea Cooperation 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The Galapagos archipelago, a breathtakingly beautiful cluster of 19 islands and more than 100 rocks and islets off the coast of mainland Ecuador, was designated a United Nations World Heritage site in 1978. Where did all the sardines go? 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z In the East China Sea, a string of islets claimed by both China and Japan have strained ties severely. After turbulent 2014, next year may be no calmer 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The bioengineering approach looks at developing and implanting bioengineered tissue containing islet cells, which would then produce and secrete the appropriate hormones to help regulate blood sugar. DexCom The Future is Now 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Notable examples include SNPs associated with Alzheimer’s disease and migraine, which map to enhancers and promoters active in brain tissues, and SNPs associated with fasting blood glucose, which map to elements active in pancreatic islets. Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Both countries claim ownership of a tiny group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku by Japan and the Diaoyu by China. China says hopes Japan can create favorable atmosphere for talks 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Santa Cruz Island, where George drew millions of visitors over his 40-year tenure, is one of four inhabited islands in the Galápagos chain; the other more than three-dozen islands and islets are untouched wilderness preserves. Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind, Strikes His Final Pose 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Dokdo Saranghoe, a South Korean civic group that defends islets claimed by Japan as South Korean territory, was one of three groups that lodged a complaint about the article on grounds of libel. Insult to injury 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z At that time, business sentiment was plunging amid Chinese boycotts of Japanese products and violent protests after Japan nationalized islets in the East China Sea that are also claimed by Beijing. Japan's frail business mood, exports show economy straining under tax hike 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z On one islet are the ghostly remains of a Victorian-era British settlement, its barracks, ballroom and Presbyterian church strangled by monstrous banyan trees. From outpost to springboard 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z As a result the sea has experienced a building boom, turning uninhabitable rocks and islets into little garrisons. Future tense 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z It was not clear whether the other three islets where lighthouses will be built are also in disputed waters. China to build lighthouses on five isles in defiance of U.S. call 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The stakes, in terms of geography, could hardly be smaller: the Senkakus consist of five uninhabited islets and three barren reefs in the East China Sea. U.S. Stepping Up Scrutiny of China’s Military Moves 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The flybys are the latest escalation in an increasingly tense test of wills between China and Japan for dominance of the East China Sea, which includes a group of uninhabited islets claimed by both nations. Japan Protests Chinese Flybys Over East China Sea 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z State media predictably lashed out at Obama’s pledge on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islets and had some stern words on the U.S.-Philippines military agreement. Obama Ends Asia Tour In China’s Long Shadow 2014-04-29T11:35:57Z It is also expanding tiny islets further south in the sea, which are claimed by the Philippines, into artificial islands. Future tense 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z In 2010, China completed construction of 13 stone tablets and lighthouses on islets in the East China Sea to mark its territorial waters in the oil-rich area, according to state media. China to build lighthouses on five isles in defiance of U.S. call 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z One of the conflicts involves islets in the East China Sea that Japan administers but to which China lays claim. Obama To Japan: Yes, the U.S. Will Defend You 2014-04-24T07:52:45Z This tiny string of five uninhabited islets and three barren rocks lies almost exactly between mainland China and southern Japan. Would China fight for disputed islands? 2014-04-23T13:18:20Z Tokyo is also embroiled in territorial feuds with its two neighbors, most notably a tense row over tiny East China Sea islets controlled by Japan but also claimed by Beijing. Obama, Abe to battle negative images at U.S.-Japan summit 2014-04-17T00:28:40Z The islet is part of the disputed Spratly Islands, of which parts are claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan and China. The Vietnamese and Filipinos Throw a Beach Party, But China Isn’t Invited 2014-04-11T05:47:07Z China is at loggerheads with Japan in the East China Sea over uninhabited islets that are administered by Tokyo. China fires shot across U.S. bow ahead of Obama's Asia trip 2014-04-09T15:26:13Z BEIJING--When the Manchus ruled China, it was given the name South Sea—a maritime domain dotted with islets, atolls and lagoons that provided storm shelter for fishermen. China's Line in the Sea 2014-04-01T12:46:52Z Prior to that accord, Russia claimed not only the full island — known to the Chinese as Heixiazi — but an adjacent one, Tarabarov or Yinong Island, as well as a handful of islets. 7 parts of Russia that other countries could call theirs 2014-03-27T12:15:00Z Memories are jolted again every time a prominent Japanese figure denies Japanese war atrocities, or the two countries exchange barbs in their territorial dispute over a set of rocky islets in the East China Sea. Nurturing History's Miseries 2014-02-26T03:37:42Z BALI, Indonesia—Rescuers on Tuesday found two remaining Japanese women alive from a diving group that went missing last week and are trying to recover them from a cliff in a small islet off Bali. Last Two Japanese Divers Found Alive 2014-02-18T04:36:17Z The controversial airspace over the East China Sea extends over islets administered by Japan but to which China maintains historic claims. Kerry Tries to Court Beijing 2014-02-14T15:35:26Z In January this year, Japan revised guidelines to instruct teachers to describe the islets as being illegally occupied by South Korea. Seoul Wins Textbook War Against Japan 2014-02-07T01:38:34Z Earlier, the Ministry called for Japan to repeal the changes, which it said were teaching children a false claim to the islets. Japan revises teaching manuals, says islands its territory 2014-01-28T06:17:59Z He also said it was "only natural" for NHK to voice the Japanese government's position in international broadcasts on such matters as the dispute with China over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea. Japan broadcaster chief expresses regret for remarks on wartime brothels 2014-01-27T10:07:27Z There is no cure, although one promising line of research involves transplanting new insulin-making tissue, called islets, into the pancreas, where insulin is produced. Is there connection between Type 1 diabetes and cleanliness? Finland serves as a model. 2014-01-20T21:05:33Z Earlier on Sunday, Chinese government ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near a group of disputed East China Sea islets, in the first such action this year. Japan condemns China fishing curbs; vows to defend islands 2014-01-12T08:02:35Z The issue of the sea between Korea and Japan is particularly sensitive because a set of islets roughly halfway between the two countries remain in dispute. Seoul Wins Textbook War Against Japan 2014-02-07T01:38:34Z Hainan, which juts into the South China Sea from China's southern tip, is responsible for administering the country's extensive claims to the myriad islets and atolls in the sea. China fires back at U.S. for criticism on fishing curbs 2014-01-10T11:47:23Z Beijing and Tokyo are also arguing over ownership of a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea. Japan urges 'hotline' with China, plays down shrine visit 2014-01-09T15:36:15Z It is also embroiled in a dispute with South Korea over separate islets. Japanese Premier Visits Contentious War Shrine 2013-12-26T06:41:14Z Japan is also embroiled in a dispute with South Korea over separate islets. Japanese Premier Visits Contentious War Shrine 2013-12-26T03:54:20Z Some of the money will be used to bolster Japan’s defense of contentious islets in the East China Sea that Tokyo administers but to which Beijing also lays claim. Japan's PM Visits Shrine That Honors War Criminals 2013-12-26T04:05:19Z Thanks to generous private and European investment and easy access to credit, fish farms developed even in tiny islets, where there was not much other investment. Insight: In Greece, fish farms a testing ground for economic revival 2013-12-16T10:24:11Z This low-lying sandbank in the Bahamas is one of 700 islands, cays and islets. Pictures: The best space pictures of 2013 2013-12-10T13:14:10Z Tensions have been on the rise in recent years over conflicting claims to the islands, and spiked last year after Japan bought three of the islets from a Japanese family. China's Latest Move Could Lead to War 2013-11-25T11:05:23Z Patrol ships from both countries have been shadowing each other near the islets, raising fears that a confrontation could develop into a clash. China bolsters East China Sea claim, warns of 'defensive measures' 2013-11-23T07:22:50Z Then we’re crossing a pockmarked causeway, connecting one islet to another. Drowning Kiribati 2013-11-21T18:25:49Z Before long the species had disappeared everywhere except Goat Islands, two smaller islets off the coast of Jamaica. Jamaican Iguana Conservation Program Marks 20 Years of Success, Faces Worries about Next 20 Years 2013-11-15T19:45:12.920Z Last August a group of activists from Hong Kong eluded Japanese coastguard vessels to land on the disputed islets. Hong Kong activists barred from setting off on 'protest' voyage 2013-11-13T11:33:45Z Japan and Russia both claim remote, windswept islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kuriles in Russia. Japan, Russia agree to cooperate on security as China rises 2013-11-02T07:45:35Z Tokyo is locked in a territorial dispute with Beijing over a group of East China Sea islets, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Japan's Abe says no concessions, but no escalation in islet spat with China 2013-09-27T15:59:19Z The massive guns of the Japanese, placed to repel the American invasion, still stand on the shores of Betio, the most populated islet of Tarawa. Drowning Kiribati 2013-11-21T18:25:49Z Tokyo is locked in a bitter territorial dispute with Beijing over tiny a group of East China Sea islets, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Japan Defence chief: Need to bolster surveillance over Pacific 2013-09-27T05:42:06Z Ties between Asia's two largest economies deteriorated sharply after Japan bought three of the disputed East China Sea islets from a private owner in September 2012, sparking protests and boycotts of Japanese goods across China. Hong Kong activists barred from setting off on 'protest' voyage 2013-11-13T11:33:45Z Taiwan also claims parts of the sea and its numerous islets. China wants South China Sea solution but Manila sees worrying signs 2013-09-03T07:44:06Z Look at the increasingly tense encounters between Chinese and Japanese ships in the East China Sea as they vie for control of a small group of islets. Meet Japan's Chinese residents 2013-08-13T00:18:08Z The fishing ministry is housed in a derelict two-story building in the center of Betio, the islet that is Tarawa’s commercial center. Drowning Kiribati 2013-11-21T18:25:49Z Territorial claims by Japan and China over the uninhabited islets and resource-rich waters in both the East China Sea and South China Sea rank as one of Asia's biggest security risks. China media accuses Japan PM of dangerous politics 2013-07-18T05:42:18Z The row over rival claims to tiny East China Sea islets flared up last September after Japan nationalized the isles, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. Japan says faces increasing threats from China, North Korea 2013-07-09T08:44:31Z After a piglet's birth, the pancreas would be harvested and islet cells isolated for transplantation into human type 1 diabetes patients. Japan to Relax Ban on Chimeric Embryo Experiments 2013-06-19T18:40:00Z The United States, a formal security ally of Japan, says it is neutral about sovereignty over the islets, but opposes the use of force or unilateral efforts to change the status quo. Obama and Xi agree on North Korea, discuss cybersecurity at summit 2013-06-09T00:13:45Z Next week, Singh is headed to Japan, which is engaged in an increasingly edgy dispute with China over a group of islets in the seas between them. With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India 2013-05-21T21:17:06Z |
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