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Colloidal synthesis

Manufacturing method used to produce large amounts of quantum dots.

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Antimalarial approval

WHO backing for a version of artemisinin made by GM yeast could lead to cheaper malaria treatment
Andrew Wyborn at the Pan African Conference 2013; Lou Del Bello

Health test

For health tech to succeed, local governments and citizens must accept it and have the capacity to use it

From access to drugs to swine flu

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HIV particles;R Dourmashkin/Wellcome Images

DVD diagnosis

DVD technology could get a new lease of life as a cheap diagnostic tool

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet

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