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...Forest transplant. On Canada's Vancouver Island, Boy Scouts and others will remove trees from an old forest that is about to be cut down and replant them 3.2 km (2 miles) away in an area that has already been cleared of vegetation...
Chrysler's current misfortune is the result of several factors. One is the burden of $900 million in debt the company took on when it acquired American Motors in 1987. Another is rising competition from Japanese "transplant" factories in the U.S. A more insidious element was Chrysler's own success selling K-cars, minivans and Jeeps in the 1980s, which brought the company huge profits. "We became a little too rich and fat doing things that were not germane to the basic thrust of the company, which is to become the low-cost, highest-quality producer," says Iacocca...
...unusual step. In April, Mary will give birth to a baby girl who was purposely conceived to serve as a bone-marrow donor for her ailing older sister. Anissa, 17, was found to have a virulent form of leukemia nearly two years ago, and her only hope is a transplant of compatible bone marrow that could allow her to produce healthy white blood cells. Tests indicate that the baby has compatible tissue. With marrow from her sister, Anissa has a 70% chance of & being cured. Says Abe of the unborn girl, who will be named Marissa: "This is our miracle...
...California couple's decision to conceive a baby in order to provide a transplant donor for an ailing older daughter promises both controversy and blessings...
...Europe may not always have it so good. The company's managers express serious concern about growing competition from Japanese car companies, which are now gearing up major "transplant" factories as they did in the U.S. during the past decade. Auto analysts say the Japanese market share on the Continent is likely to rise from its current 11% level to 25% by 1994. "The battleground here will be every bit as bloody as in the U.S. in 1981-82," says Angel Perversi, managing director of General Motors Espana. "The Japanese are going to add excess capacity. The only question...