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Building construction waste 'increases dengue rates'

A Brazilian study indicates that waste produced by building construction, such as rubble, can help spread the dengue vector.

NEWS | 23 November 2009 | ES

Presidential candidates showing little interest in science, says science council

Just three out of Costa Rica's nine presidential candidates attended a national science and technology council debate on the country's science challenges.

NEWS | 21 November 2009 | ES

'Millions' of Mexican kids exposed to harmful chemicals

Millions of children in Mexico are exposed to indoor air pollution and an assessment of health effects is urgently needed, says a study.

NEWS | 19 November 2009 | ES

Colombia to increase 2010 science budget

The country's budget for science will increase by 67 per cent in 2010, with an emphasis on supporting new PhD students.

NEWS | 19 November 2009 | ES

Dog fleas implicated in leishmaniasis spread

Fleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans.

NEWS | 17 November 2009 | EN | ES

Addressing poverty to reduce chronic diseases

The Pan American Health Organization has proposed to reduce poverty in a bid to tackle chronic diseases.

NEWS | 9 November 2009 | ES

Jamaica to tackle species threatening biodiversity

Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries have been granted US$1.7 million to reduce the biodiversity threat of invasive alien species.

NEWS | 5 November 2009 | ES

Malaria impasse 'could be overcome with brain scans'

MRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchers

NEWS | 3 November 2009 | EN | ES

Speed up climate tech transfer, urges UN meeting

A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.

NEWS | 28 October 2009 | EN | ES | 中文

Uruguay provides every primary school pupil with laptop

Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.

NEWS | 26 October 2009 | ES

Electricity sparks better HIV vaccine response

Scientists have used a 'gun' that delivers a vaccine and an electrical impulse to improve the effectiveness of a DNA vaccine for HIV.

NEWS | 23 October 2009 | EN | ES | 中文

Peru: Complementary medicine 'cost effective'

Complementary medicine has saved the Peruvian government US$8 million in the last ten years, says a study.

NEWS | 22 October 2009 | ES

TWAS aims to boost its science fund

The academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.

NEWS | 21 October 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

Chilean government dismisses head of science council

The director of Chile's science council has been dismissed following irregularities in the allocation of scholarships granted by the state.

NEWS | 21 October 2009 | ES

Mexico to allow GM maize

The Mexican government has given the green light to the experimental sowing of GM maize, causing protests across the country.

NEWS | 20 October 2009 | ES

Chilean scientists criticise 2010 science budget

Scientists in Chile say that the science and technology budget for next year proposed by the government will not be enough to fund valuable projects.

NEWS | 18 October 2009 | ES

Bacterial infection spreading in Colombia

Cases of infection with the Colombian variant of a US bacterium, USA300, have increased by eight per cent in six years.

NEWS | 17 October 2009 | ES

Peru and Ethiopia team up to defend biodiversity

Scientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.

NEWS | 16 October 2009 | ES

Chilean team develops biology videogame

A new videogame about cellular biology aims to help Chilean secondary school teachers teach and motivate students.

NEWS | 14 October 2009 | ES

Malaria transmission 'persists in dry seasons'

In Suriname and Guyana malaria transmission persists in dry environmental conditions less favourable for the mosquito, say researchers.

NEWS | 12 October 2009 | ES