Science journalism: How scientists can help
Science journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.
Source: Nature
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Science journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.
Source: Nature
Should African governments be following the trend in appointing chief scientific advisors, asks Linda Nordling.
30 June 2009 | EN
IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.
Science journalists in the developing world can help bring science news to a global public, says senior Harvard fellow Cristine Russell.
Source: Science
24 June 2009 | EN
Venezuelan science is falling foul of the government's agenda warns Claudio Bifano, president of the country's science academy.
Source: Science
Essential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.
Source: Nature Biotechnology
18 June 2009 | EN
A layered and cooperative approach would help Southern African countries harmonise their biosafety laws, says Julius Mugwagwa.
Science and technology minister Professor Romain Murenzi says science and technology will be at the heart of Rwanda's development strategies.
11 June 2009 | EN
South Africa's new science minister will help boost science for development, says an editorial in the South African Journal of Science.
Source: South African Journal of Science
11 June 2009 | EN
Translating genetics research is easier in agriculture than medicine, says a Nature Genetics editorial, and existing technologies can be used.
Source: Nature Genetics
4 June 2009 | EN
Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.
Global discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.
Source: Nature Reports Climate Change
2 June 2009 | EN
A lack of political will to create vaccines is causing millions of deaths a year due to infectious diseases, says Manuel Elkin Patarroyo.
Source: Soitu.es
28 May 2009 | ES
As African science ministers prepare to meet in Burundi, Linda Nordling asks what has happened to the idea of a pan-African science fund.
Scientists can help policymakers tackle epidemics by providing critical information in real time, says an editorial in Science.
Source: Science
The current swine flu outbreak is linked to how we produce food, argues Sunita Narain, editor of the Indian science magazine Down to Earth.
Source: Down to Earth
22 May 2009 | EN
Regional clinical research networks provide timely evidence to help emerging health policy. They deserve more support, says Jimmy Whitworth.
20 May 2009 | EN
Everyone — from scientists to the public — has a role to play in preparing for earthquakes, says a Nature editorial.
Source: Nature
Blame for the turmoil in Egypt over swine flu can be laid squarely at the feet of the media and politicians, says Nadia El-Awady.
New technologies can help African countries identify counterfeit or substandard drugs, says director of Africa Fighting Malaria Roger Bate.