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Q&A: The growing promise in South–South scientific collaboration

Jacob Palis, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, talks about shared responsibility and a rosy future for South–South research collaboration.

14 May 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

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Antibiotic resistance and the developing world

Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.

26 March 2008 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Antibiotic resistance: Frequently asked questions

Priya Shetty answers some common questions surrounding antibiotic resistance, and the dangers for the developing world.

26 March 2008 | EN | ES | FR

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Mental health research: Falling through the gaps

Priorities for research into mental illness in the developing world are not the same as those in the West, writes Katherine Nightingale.

25 January 2008 | EN | 中文

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Can crops be climate-proofed?

Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.

11 January 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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Think tanks aid decision-making in developing world

Ehsan Masood talks to the founders of four think tanks in the developing world that are proving to be a success with policymakers.

Source: Nature

7 January 2008 | EN | 中文

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Sugarcane ethanol: Brazil's biofuel success

Brazil's successful sugarcane ethanol industry owes much to massive investment in infrastructure and research, reports Carla Almeida.

6 December 2007 | EN | ES

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Course enhances Latin American epidemiology

A US-sponsored course is helping increase South America's capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, write Andreas G. Lescano and colleagues.

Source: Science

31 October 2007 | EN | 中文

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Talking Braille: A new tool to teach blind children

Learning Braille can be a formidable challenge in developing countries. Supriya Kumar profiles a new device that's addressing the task.

11 October 2007 | EN | ES

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Fighting for sight in the developing world

T. V. Padma takes a look at methods that are helping the developing world's blind people see again, and helping them live more easily.

11 October 2007 | EN | ES

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Palm oil tries to show its sustainable side

The palm oil industry needs to prove its sustainability and is turning to scientists for ways to minimise harm, reports Richard Stone.

Source: Science

20 September 2007 | EN | 中文

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Race for dengue vaccine speeds up

Scientists are finally getting nearer a dengue fever vaccine, as the disease explodes throughout South-East Asia.

Source: Science

19 September 2007 | EN | 中文

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Striking back: lightning in the developing world

Scientists are battling to stop damage and death caused by lightning strikes in the developing world, reports Anuradha Alahakoon.

29 August 2007 | EN

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China’s green GDP system hits a stumbling block

Attempts to adjust gross domestic product across China by accounting for its toll on the local environment are floundering, Jane Qiu reports.

Source: Nature

6 August 2007 | EN | 中文

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Africa and climate change: Adapt, survive, thrive?

Faced with a changing climate, projects to help Africans adapt are springing up across the continent, reports Patrick Luganda.

1 August 2007 | EN

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Congolese pygmies use GPS to save trees

The Mbendjele pygmies can now protect trees from loggers by mapping their positions using a GPS system, reports Michael Hopkin.

Source: Nature

27 July 2007 | EN

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Getting to the root of killer dust storms

Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.

Source: Science

24 July 2007 | EN | 中文

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Fighting over the fly factory

Ethiopia has grand plans for wiping out its tsetse fly population but is it going about it the right way? Martin Enserink reports.

Source: Science

23 July 2007 | EN

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Teaching science around the world

University science teaching varies around the world, with unique problems in different countries, as highlighted in this Science focus.

Source: Science

11 July 2007 | EN

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Tuberculosis: Facts & figures

Priya Shetty looks at the prevalence and distribution of tuberculosis in the developing world, outlining the truths — and myths — about this disease.

27 June 2007 | EN