yesterday was...

Tuesday 20 June 1995 23:02 BST
Comments

A good day for...

citric frugivores, with the discovery by the University of Florida, that grapefruit juice can increase the potency of expensive anti-rejection drugs for transplant patients by as much as 40 per cent.

A bad day for...

the Jiangxi Hualong Chemical Industry Company which had ordered 670 tonnes of waste plastic from Germany, but received instead four containers of household garbage including food bags, cigarette boxes, used paper cups and cans. The stinking and mouldy rubbish was confiscated by the customs department for further investigation.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in