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News
Women need easy access to contraceptive methods, says study
A new study says that Guatemalan women need free, informed access to contraceptive methods to avoid unsafe abortions.
29 June 2009
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ES
Syringe use 'main cause' of HIV in Puerto Rico
Despite national prevention programmes, a study has found that shared syringes are the most common mode of HIV transmission in Puerto Rico.
25 June 2009
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ES
HPV vaccine can protect women aged 24-45
24 June 2009
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ES
Features
Funding for higher education: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis charts the ups and downs in donor funding for higher education in developing countries over the last half century.
Makerere University: Rebuilding a reputation
Fostering a research culture has put Uganda's Makerere University back on its feet and is inspiring others, says Peter Wamboga-Mugirya.
Editorial
The real 'two cultures' divide
An influential lecture on the cultural significance of science remains as relevant today as when it was delivered 50 years ago.
Opinions
Venezuelan science in jeopardy
Venezuelan science is falling foul of the government's agenda warns Claudio Bifano, president of the country's science academy.
Cooperation not compulsion on clean technology transfer
Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.
'Lack of political will' to develop new vaccines
28 May 2009
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ES
Source: Soitu.es
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
8 May 2009
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EN
Source: BBC Online
