Recycled kit equips African labs
A move to give African scientists recycled lab equipment has created an opportunity for networking and collaboration, says Vijaysree Venkatraman.

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A move to give African scientists recycled lab equipment has created an opportunity for networking and collaboration, says Vijaysree Venkatraman.
Romain Murenzi, the new executive director of TWAS, the developing world's science academy, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans for the organisation.
14 July 2011 | EN
The Royal Society's new foreign secretary, Martyn Poliakoff, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans to develop links with African scientists.
8 July 2011 | EN
Can recent policies and new programmes tackle Mexico's serious shortage of homegrown science and technology? Cecilia Rosen finds out.
New TB vaccines are facing a major funding shortfall, says Mićo Tatalović, and some countries seem resistant to accepting a future vaccine.
With a bit of imagination, technologies can be made cheap enough for the poor, but investors are needed, finds Kafil Yamin.
30 July 2010 | EN
The fruits of science and technology in developing countries can be useful to the West, but it does not always recognise them.
Source: Kaiser Health News
Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.
Ambitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.
Priya Shetty explores the truths and the myths about chronic diseases in the developing world.
Biofuel holds promise for Africa but research is not yet in place to fully reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege.
An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.
Source: Nature
26 October 2007 | EN
Despite pest and pricing worries, many Asian farmers welcome GM crops. Jia Hepeng heard their stories during a farmers' exchange programme.
Learning Braille can be a formidable challenge in developing countries. Supriya Kumar profiles a new device that's addressing the task.
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.
China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology? Jane Wu investigates.
Source: The Guardian
11 April 2007 | EN