A previously unknown kind of human—the Denisovans—likely roamed Asia for thousands of years, probably interbreeding occasionally with humans like you and me, according to a new genetic study.

根据一项新的基因研究，之前并不为人所知的人类物种——丹尼索万人——可能在亚洲游荡了数千年，大约偶尔与像你和我一样的人类杂交。

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The cuisine is relatively unknown to the world compared to that of its neighbors Thailand and Vietnam, but has been described not as spicy as Thai cuisine and similar to other Southeast Asia cuisines.

比起邻国泰国、越南来讲，其烹饪不太为世界所熟知，它被描述为不象泰国饮食那样辛辣，而是与其他东南亚国家的烹饪方法相近。

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These include places like Central Asia and the Caucasus, where falciparum is unknown—for, unlike falciparum, which is genuinely a tropical disease, vivax can thrive in temperate climes.

这些国家包括中亚和高加索地区，该地居民对恶性疟一无所知，因为恶性疟是地道的热带疾病，而相反，间日疟能在温带气候地区繁殖。

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But despite this - and the fact that Columbus spent his whole life believing he had in fact landed in Asia - he ranks as a great explorer for his bravery in sailing into the unknown.

BBC: News | World | Columbus tops millennium poll

The alarming statements by the WHO and other UN agencies last week may in part have been prompted by a widespread feeling that health authorities in Asia failed to act quickly enough last year to contain the SARS virus, a hitherto unknown human infection.

ECONOMIST: Averting a global plague | The

South Asia does have with "magic" skills but unfortunately they are far from the cities and are unknown or ignored.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Subcontinental Drift: Lame Games