scientist at the california pacific medical research institute in san francisco say they succeed entered turning the tide on terminal stages of cancer in animals. allen has a closer look at the research and what it could eventually mean for humans. >> you can see the really striking reduction in both number and size of the lung tumors. >> these are tumor infested lung of mouse with terminal stage cancer. and this is what a new therapy has done to bring back mice from the brink of death. >> you don't see any tumors that are either that size or that extensive. >>reporter: after seven years of research at california pacific medical center research institute dr. bob the the the said the treatment worked on colon and breast cancer and melanoma. >> to our knowledge this a new path way for antibodies to work against cancer. >> i think that that's probably one of the most exciting things i have heard in regard to breast cancer treatment in a long time. >>reporter: like many cancer patient he poured over pages of the latest cancer information but she feels like this breakthrough stands out. >> to

and ed turzanski, senior fellow at the foreign policy research institute in philadelphia, professor of international affairs at la salle university. thanks, both of you, for being with us on great decisions. and thank you as well for watching great decisions. i'm ralph begleiter, we'll see you next week. >> to learn more about topics discussed on great decisions, visit our website at greatdecisions.org. great decisions is available on dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-playpbs. funding for great decisions in foreign policy is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. next time on great decisions in foreign policies... >> even the famed military strategist, tsung-tsu acknowledged that to subdue the enemy without fighting is the height of skill. yet more resources throughout history have been devoted to military endeavors than to peace efforts. does the u.s. integrate the tools of peace building into its state craft? when d

the research institute in san francisco say they've succeeded in turning the tide on terminal stages cer in animals. abc 7's allen wong has a closer look at the research and what it could eventually mean for humans. >> you can see the really striking reduction in both the number and the size of these tumors. >> these are tumors lungs of a mouse with terminal stage cancer. and this is what a new therapy is to bring back mice from the brink of death. >> you don't see any tumors that are either that size or that extensive. >> after seven years of research at california pacific medical centers research institute, the doctor says his treatment has worked on colon and breast melanoma. >> to our knowledge this is a new pathway for anti-bodies to work against cancers. >> the ant bodies block the molecules that feed cancer cells. >> any side effects? >> this antibody seems remarkably safe. we haven't done formal toxicity studies but when given to mice extremely ill from there cancers, they get better. >> but the trial phase for humans is still at least two years away. the next big hurdle is to

and economists from the economic and social research institute now thank you very much for joining us now as we can see there are violent protests ongoing strikes and they're not going to help the battered already battered economy now given that the votes likely to be a done deal by the end of friday why are the protesters still on the streets. protester on the street because they don't want the reform you have to know that in forms we have already formed very much our pension systems and. the consequence is that the pension was will be drastically reduced by as much as in sweden a country which is of unsuited carried out an example where we form of consensus and so to go a month to day wants to go a step further by postponing the retirement age sixty to sixty two and sixty five to sixty seven because if you compare forms to overcome trees the right age is not sixty but sixty five and people don't want it they don't want to pay for the financial crisis which is one of the main reason of the current financial problems pension all right well as we can see that the vote as i said is like

that is mainly from the middle east media research institute. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. do you think youtube should take down video messages posted by an accused terrorist? e-mail your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> many fans were on the edge of the seat as they watched the team fight it out against buffalo. in the second half ed reed was able to pull the team ahead by making a few interceptions. but that lead was challenged we the bills tied the game by the end of the tpoeurbgt. in overtime billy cundiff made it good with the game-winning field goal. ravens 37-34. bills winless nearly halfway in the season. >> as tony said, way too close but we won. it was exciting. >> it is 52 degrees on tv hill at 5:07. coming up. a national guard soldier dies days after hurting himself in a planned military parachute jump. a u.s. swimmer dies competing in a competition. swimmers say it was bound to happen as we cover the nation. public safety is a governor's most important job. that's why governor martin o'malley has ins

the project involved almost 700 research institutions. one of them is the german center for marine and biodiversity. a scientist their shared his excitement in identifying new species with us. >> he spent 10 years on the deep sea project, documenting the diversity of life forms. the harvested a vast number of species, most of which are still unknown. his team was delighted when they studied creatures like this anglerfish. >> there was a commotion on board when the net came up with such a big fish. we would consult our literature to find out whether it was a known species. sometimes there was a big celebration. >> the marine biologist and his colleagues carried out research in the atlantic, the mediterranean, and the antarctic. the captured microorganisms in sediment sample tubes like these. barely visible to the human eye, the creatures were often less than 1 millimeter in length. identifying each of the life forms the brought to the surface was no easy task. he and his colleagues sifted through and tried to identify each of the creatures

abound in shoals of fish the numbers are recorded by the kamchatka research institute of fisheries and oceanography located near the river estuary and the nature reserve. it's the only river that flows out of lake and carries its waters to the sea of. wild salmon from the pacific. swim up. to their spawning grounds and. how can they find the way to the reaper from the sea. and divide it in the most widespread point of view is that the fish all rance itself by magnetic fields and currents how does the fish recognise its native we were wanting to approaches it let's just call it a sense of smell what the taste of the river. the fish recording station has one single task that is to count the salmon heading for their spawning grounds the scientists method is simple the river is blocked by a dam as soon as a shoal of fish approaches it they pass through special enclosures where they are counted. the margin of error it's ten percent. as a rule three people work here but none stay for a long period at any one time because of the dangerous proximity to the bears. however biologist you catarina

this july the zoo received 100 eggs from a research institute in norway. the zoo is rushing to hatch and raise them. three weeks later, 27 chicks hat hatch. it's essential that the birds have the right diet. they are fed fresh vegetables leaves mixed with rabbit food because their digestive systems are similar to rabbits. while some babies eat all their food, others cannot digest it efficiently. within four days of hatching, eight chicks are dead. >> translator: when they are very young they subsist on the egg yolk left inside their stomach. the yolk gives them energy. they can survive for a few days. but when they were switched to the artificial diet, things didn't go so well for them. one month after the chicks hatch, there is a new problem. ptarmigan are very territorial. when left alone, the chicks attack each other. the conflicts could be fatal. so team members immediately separate the chicks into different cages. there are endless challenges, like how to make room for them and raise them until they get bigger. but if researchers can't breed the noraj

. >> many german companies and research institutes are hoping for contracts with this increase in r&d funding. in addition, germany and argentina have founded a joint operation for science technology in when osiris -- in buenos aires. >> in berlin, excitement is mounting ahead of friday's 0 qualifier. -- friday's euro qualifier. the match comes amid a political debate about how to better integrate the country's immigrants. but on the soccer field, there is already progress. >> in german and turkish kids placed side-by-side on this soccer field in northern berlin every day. almost every second player here is from immigrant background, similar to the german national team. >> soccer offers a chance to these kids. they love the game. that is obvious. you do not need to look hard to see that. and the game is so international these days. both in the bundesleague and on the german side. >> everyone is looking for to the game on friday night. there is much excitement. it is clearly the highlight of the german championship qualifiers. this family is from turkey, but they will be rooting for ge

. >> many german companies and research institutes are hoping for contracts with this increase in r&d funding. in addition, germany and argentina have founded a joint operation for science technology in when osiris -- in buenos aires. >> in berlin, excitement is mounting ahead of friday's 0 qualifier. -- friday's euro alifier. the match comes amid a political debate about how to better integrate the country's immigrants. but on the soccer field, there is already progress. >> in german and turkish kids placed side-by-side on this soccer field in northern berlin every day. almost every second player here is from immigrant background, similar to the german national team. >> soccer offers a chance to these kids. they love the game. that is obvious. you do not need to look hard to see that. and the game is so international these days. both in the bundesleague and on the german side. >> everyone is looking for to the game on friday night. there is much excitement. it is clearly the highlight of the german championship qualifiers. this family is from turkey, but they will be rooting for germ

surpassing the u.s., according to this year's annual ritualist as compiled by a research institute. their report ranks and describes trends and hints at the country's economic future. >> it is the world's second- largest economy. china is believed to have the fastest growing wealthy population in the world. the report wants to attract more or leased anyone in china with a personal wealth of more than $1 billion -- 1 billion rmb. tax evasion is much larger than document. >> we know of 189. it could easily double that again. probably 400 or 500 billionaires today. which might make them the biggest number of billionaires anywhere in the world. >> shooting to the top of this year's list is [unintelligible] who has an estimated personal future of $12 billion. he is the founder of the largest soft drinks maker and made his future catering for china's thirst for drinks. that taps into an important theme. many of those who have done well have done so by catering to china's growing domestic demand. that also makes her china's richest woman. she made her fortune wh with a newspaper. >> you wi

number of billionaires in the world, surpassing the united states, as compiled by a shanghai research institute, ranking in describing wealth trends in china with hints about the country's economic future. >> is the world's second-largest economy, as such china is believed to have the fastest growing population of wealth in the world. they want to attract anyone in china with a personal wealth of about 150 million u.s. dollars. no easy feat. tax evasion makes the number larger than officially documented. >> now we know of about 189. that could easily be doubled again to 500 billion u.s. dollars, which might make them the largest number of millionaires in the world. >> shooting to the top of the list is [unintelligible] with an estimated fortune of $12 trillion. he is the founder of the largest soft drink maker, making his first -- his fortune catering to the chinese thirst for drinks. tapping into an important theme. many of those that have done well have done so by catering to growing domestic demand. third on the list, an estimated wealth of $5.6 billion, making her china's richest woman. she

this july the zoo received 100 ptarmigan eggs from a research institute in norway.he zoo is rushing to hatch and raise them. three weeks later -- 27 chicks hatch. it's essential that the birds have the right diet. they are fed fresh vegetable leaves mixed with rabbit food because their digestive systems are similar to rabbits. while some babies eat all their food, others cannot digest it efficiently. within four days of hatching, eight chicks are dead. >> translator: when they are very young, they subsist on the egg yolk left inside their stomach. the yolk gives them energy, they can survive for a few days, but when they were switched to the artificial diet, things didn't go so well for them. >> one month after the chicks hatch, there's a new problem. ptarmigan are very territorial. when left alone, the chicks attack each other. the conflicts could be fatal. so team members immediately separate the chicks into different cages. there are endless challenges like how to make room for them and raise them until they get bigger. but if researchers can't breed the norwegia

scientists at the research institute say they found an antibody that can block the end stages of colon and breast cancer in mice. now they are highly advanced and in humans is considered untreatable could they hope to start testing the antibody on people within two years and the study appears in the latest issue of the journal of the national academy of sciences. >>> this year's nobel prize for medicine is going to the code developer of in vitro fertilization. the british scientist robert edwards created the technique to their work led to the birth of the worlds first test tube baby and that baby grow up to be this woman and says her board almost 40 million people have been born using in vitro fertilization. >>> life-saving devices and beastly school district are not being used in officials admit they have made a mistake. >> reporter: educators want to keep students healthy but some say the contra costa school district has been dragging its feet. >> it seems like it is money and opportunity if they donated why are they not put in place but his son almost died last february of a sudden

. >> reporter: as president of the christian research institute and author of "counterfeit revival" hanegraffas been a critic of him. he says god can heal but these services are a form of group hypnosis on desperate and vulnerable people. >> this is something you can find in vegas in a good magician's act. this is just plain old soc sociopsychological manipulation. fast food christianity on steroids. >> reporter: why do you need to touch them on the forehead is the room is so full of the spirit? >> when you lay hands on people there's times that you feel something go into them. it feels like warmth. it feels like a wind. sometimes it feels like heat. >> reporter: i think the apositiapostle said beware of false prophets. >> i believe what the god is doing is that he is blessing this. >> i want to keep my belief in god and my belief that god can do anything. i want to say with a childlike faith i do believe. >> reporter: that childlike faith positively glows on the faces of this couple as the night builds. morris, kilpatrick and team of prayer warriors wade through the crowd slaying believers i

yoko takeda, senior economist at mitsubishi research institute, says this situation must change. >> translator: the japanese government should work with businesses to improve the system and provide job opportunities for everyone. our aging society is facing a drastic reduction in the workforce. if these people can't find jobs and aren't getting trained, this could reduce japan's growth in the medium to long term. >> reporter: but she also cautions that the economy is not likely to improve significantly anytime soon. and that means that enrollment in japan's vocational school is likely to remain brisk. nahoko yamada, nhk world. >>> next is a recap of the latest market figures. ♪ ♪ >> and that's all for now in biz news. >>> deflation in the strong yen are hitting many japanese companies hard. some are forced to slash their budgets for research and development. but one company has come up with a way to get innovative ideas cheaply. >> reporter: a new kind of colander for squeezing out water. a couple who run a noodle restaurant invented it. the company that makes the device sells 7,000 a month. t

three years ago, a group of farmers in hokkaido planted licorice seeds that have been kept in a research institute. hokkaido is about the same latitude at northeastern china. the farmers grew the plant in a greenhouse and on open fields to determine the most suitable conditions for raising the plant. licorice was harvested for the first time this autumn. during the experiment, the farmers found it wasn't that difficult to grow the plant once it took root. they believe the scarce medicinal herb could soon become a valuable crop. >> translator: many elderly people have abandoned farming, growing licorice may be a good chance to revive our farmland. >> reporter: but the hard part of growing licorice is making sure its medicinal properties are strong enough so it can be used as a remedy. last month, the farmers sent some of their licorice root to the professor for examination. >> translator: these roots look good. >> reporter: the farmer said they incorporate once production increased. the future of natural resources is being discussed at the ongoing u.n. biodiversity conference in nagoya. china, alon

. >> reporter: according to a new survey from the public religion research institute, 11% of americansconsider themselves to be part of the tea party movement, and 47% of them are christian conservatives. >> as for me, i prefer tea parties, just so you know. >> reporter: the tea party had a highly visible role at the values voter summit in washington last month, an annual gathering of religious conservatives that always gives strong emphasis to social issues like abortion and gay marriage. one of the most popular speakers was south carolina senator jim demint, a favorite at many tea party rallies. >> the fact is you cannot be a real fiscal conservative if you do not understand the value of having a culture that's based on values. >> reporter: during one panel discussion, several local tea party activists said it was their christian faith that compelled them to get involved with the movement. >> for two weeks, i had woke up at 3:00 in the morning every morning, and i'm really convinced it was god speaking to me every single night. >> reporter: family research council president tony perk

. >> reporter: according to a new survey from the public religion research institute, 11% of americansconsider themselves to be part of the tea party movement, and 47% of them are christian conservatives. >> as for me, i prefer tea parties, just so you know. >> reporter: the tea party had a highly visible role at the values voter summit in washington last month, an annual gathering of religious conservatives that always gives strong emphasis to social issues like abortion and gay marriage. one of the most popular speakers was south carolina senator jim demint, a favorite at many tea party rallies. >> the fact is you cannot be a real fiscal conservative if you do not understand the value of having a culture that's based on values. >> reporter: during one panel discussion, several local tea party activists said it was their christian faith that compelled them to get involved with the movement. >> for two weeks, i had woke up at 3:00 in the morning every morning, and i'm really convinced it was god speaking to me every single night. >> reporter: family research council president tony perk

according to a survey by the public religion research institute, voters across all religious groups are showing less support for democratic candidates than they did in 2008, and those declines are especially significant among white tholics and inline protestants. gibson says there has also been a loss of support within the jewish community. >> 78%, almost 80% of jewish voters backed obama in the 2008 election, but his approval rating is down to about 50% among those same voters. that's a reliably democratic bloc that has really fallen off. >> reporter: insiders say the democratic national committee has been struggling over how to assimilate faith-based outreach into its overall campaign strategy. dnc leade say they have been connecting with churches, especially black churches, and listening to the concerns of clergy. they've enlisted the support of some high-profile african- american pastors, including civil rights leader rev. joseph lowery. >> in 2008, we changed the guard. this year we must guard the change. >> reporter: some progressive faith-based groups have been trying to rally vo

companies research institutes scientists and students to look for new opportunities with their russian counterparts we will also continue to seek to attract high quality russian business into the u.k. as well as support u.k. investment into russia the u.k. is consistently the largest foreign direct investment investor in russia with cumulative investments for almost thirty billion pounds while russian companies account for thirteen percent of all international public offerings on the london stock exchange so we will work to build on these strong foundations and we also discussed our common interests in ensuring stability in afghanistan and have indeed agreed a joint statement on afghanistan covering a coherent political strategy transition tackling illicit drug production and supporting the government of afghanistan in the cheating and hands of cooperation with regional partners we have discussed the crucial issue of nuclear proliferation and of working towards peace in the middle east on proliferation it's essential that britain and russia work together with the other members of the e

the world it has been possible to bring dr richard lerner who is the president of scripts in research institutewhich is also doubtless the most successful of its kind with vast experience in building enterprises that combine academic and commercial activity so i think we have. any example of those people and others the best that we could hope for in the way of advice to god because if you do have enough celebrities then i think these people are better than able than i to offer useful advice on the project here but even you i have read it in the press that that in russian press that last summer even you have some troubles getting the russian visa that is. it's true that was a mistake that even a mistake i never i never i don't know where that came from mistaken the press some mistake when they were the bees that mistaken the price for a sound i never i had and they may have thought that i had already applied for a visa going to suppression of this visit and i had not done so quite the reverse is true when the date for this meeting was finally settled and with my complex travel schedule i had to