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Policy can't be based on scientific evidence alone
Scientific evidence cannot be the only thing that politicians consider in making policy, says UK chief scientific adviser John Beddington.
GM reporting should rely on real expertise
Journalists must corroborate anti-GM stories with scientists and regulators to avoid scaremongering, says Robert Wager.
Capitalism could counter its impact on obesity
Encouraging the spread of probiotic foods that promote healthy gut bacteria could help developing countries tackle obesity, says Kingsley Anukam.
LETTER | 18 August 2008 | EN
Researchers should be rated, but also rewarded
Kit Vaughan says South African research ratings foster healthy competition — but should expand to reward individuals, not just institutions.
LETTER | 12 August 2008 | EN
Failing democracies fail healthcare systems
Ajaga Nji argues that failing democracies and the selfish influence of donors are dooming healthcare policies and systems.
LETTER | 13 February 2008 | EN
Test for P. knowlesi malaria not routine in remote areas
A test for malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi exists, says Balbir Singh, but it isn't routine in rural areas where the disease is common.
LETTER | 28 January 2008 | EN
Doubts over biofuels for Africa
Questions remain as to whether other countries' success with biofuels can be replicated in Africa, says Barry Muckle.
LETTER | 23 January 2008 | EN
Solar renders nuclear unnecessary
Nuclear development is unnecessary since solar power, transmitted from North Africa and the Middle East, can supply Europe, argues Gerry Wolff.
LETTER | 16 January 2008 | EN
Solar science can power a better Kenyan future
Science, and solar energy in particular, can play a key role in providing Kenya with a better future, says Sam Aola Ooko.
LETTER | 15 January 2008 | EN
Kenyan president 'not yet re-elected'
Henning Baur points out that Mwai Kibaki has not yet been 're-elected', and science and technology alone is not sufficient for development.
LETTER | 9 January 2008 | EN
Close gap between researchers and policymakers
Closing the gap between researchers and policymakers might yield more research that is beneficial to the public, says Francis Masiye.
LETTER | 4 January 2008 | EN
Look at Brazil bioethanol regionally
Markku Lehtonen argues that the Brazilian bioethanol sector must be looked at regionally to ensure social and green issues are dealt with.
Biofuels and carbon capture a 'catastrophe' for mankind
Biofuels and carbon capture, two of the most favoured methods for sustainability, are a 'catastrophe for humankind', argues David Hill.
LETTER | 3 January 2008 | EN
Don't label all biofuel programmes the same
There are good and bad biofuel programmes, and we would do well to distinguish between them, says Steven Savage.
Biofuel policymakers must wait for the science
Biofuels have tremendous potential, but there is a danger of policy leaping ahead of the science, says Jeff McNeely.
LETTER | 3 January 2008 | EN
Protect the urban poor from food price rise
Higher food prices due to biofuels will benefit the rural poor — it's the urban poor who will lose out, argues J. H. Tim Williams.
LETTER | 3 January 2008 | EN
Biofuel production and its effects on water availability
The biofuel industry needs to highlight the effects of biofuel production on water availability, says Mike Baker.
LETTER | 3 January 2008 | EN
Biofuel will not impact US food security
Biofuels production will not have a negative effect on food security in the United States, says Jacob Dubail.
LETTER | 3 January 2008 | EN
Practical ideas for tackling climate change
Redistributing ocean water, evaporating seawater and using ocean turbine arrays can help combat global warming, says Richard LaRosa.
LETTER | 27 December 2007 | EN
'Renewable' nuclear energy a misleading term
It is wrong to consider nuclear energy as 'renewable', says F. Spite.
LETTER | 21 December 2007 | EN
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