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Researchers are working on nanotechnology cures for age-old diseases, but is it affordable, what are the risks and what policies would ensure the best use of an expensive technology?

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Latest on Rio+20

We track the news on science, technology and the Rio+20 Earth Summit
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Nanopolicy for better health

Nanotechnology should be a part of an overall healthcare policy, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet
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Big gap in nanoresearch

Too early for industry to develop nano-based killer apps, argues Manoj Varma
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Little wonder

Changing the way nanotech is developed can boost global health and equity, argues Donald Maclurcan
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Nanohealth not nanodrugs

Nanotechnology for health is not just about high tech drugs, says Guillermo Foladori
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Greener nanotech

Leapfrogging to green nanotech can reduce risks to health, says Rajender Varma

Small science, big potential

Facts and figures on how nanotechnology could improve developing world healthcare
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Case study: Smaller, cheaper, better?

South Africa is developing a once-weekly TB nanodrug that should cut treatment costs, writes Munyaradzi Makoni