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Argentina: S&T back on the development agenda

Following 40 years of persecution and governmental indifference, science and scientists are back on the Argentinian agenda.

Source: Nature

2 December 2008 | EN

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Innovate to accumulate

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Source: Nature

20 November 2008 | EN | ??

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Q&A: Mozambique's science for the people

Mozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.

29 October 2008 | EN

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East meets West in pharmaceutical drug deals

Big pharma drug companies are striking deals with Asian drug researchers to secure the future of the drug industry.

Source: Business Week

11 September 2008 | EN | ??

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Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?

Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.

23 July 2008 | EN | ES | FR | ??

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Chronic diseases: Facts and figures

Priya Shetty explores the truths and the myths about chronic diseases in the developing world.

23 July 2008 | EN | ES | FR | ??

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Q&A: Advocating open source drugs

Leading geneticist Samir Brahmachari explains why India should kickstart a new open source approach to drug discovery for diseases like TB.

12 June 2008 | EN | ??

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Q&A: Closing the gender gap

Prudence Mutowo, winner of a 2006 L'Oreal UNESCO fellowship, speaks to SciDev.Net about her experiences as a woman in science.

30 April 2008 | EN

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Brave new world: Gulf seeks bold science initiatives

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science but results are not guaranteed, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.

7 February 2008 | EN | FR

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China's universities 'have a long way to go'

Plagued by debt and insufficient funding, Chinese universities struggle to rank alongside the world's best, write Hao Xin and Dennis Normile.

Source: Science

14 January 2008 | EN | ??

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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 | ??

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Turning plants into pills in Kenya

Traditional healers are joining forces with plant chemists in Kenya to develop antimalarials isolated from plants, reports Tatum Anderson.

13 December 2007 | EN

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Biofuel: Africa's new oil?

Biofuel holds promise for Africa but research is not yet in place to fully reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege.

5 December 2007 | EN | FR | ??

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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 | ??

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The rise of Middle East technology parks

The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.

3 October 2007 | EN

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All change for science in the OIC

The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report.

3 October 2007 | EN

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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 | ??

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Cutting China's carbon cost

China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology? Jane Wu investigates.

29 June 2007 | EN | ??

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Knowledge for natural resources: a fair exchange?

China and Africa are forging links using Africa's resources, but is it an even deal? Talent Ngandwe investigates the situation in Zambia.

22 June 2007 | EN | ??

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Island trial for China's malaria mass treatment

Chinese researchers hope to trial a 'mass treatment' approach to malaria on an African island, reports David Lague.

Source: International Herald Tribune

8 June 2007 | EN | ??