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News
Delay to intellectual property plan for Africa
African science leaders say an intellectual property blueprint will not work in its current form.
4 December 2008
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AU takes controversial lead in African S&T programmes
A move by the African Union to coordinate science and technology in the region signals some cooperation between two key bodies.
3 December 2008
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Middle East's synchrotron runs short of funds
1 December 2008
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Features
Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
1 December 2008
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Afghan agriculture: Dropping the poppy habit
Afghan farmers are weaning themselves off illegal poppy cultivation and branching out into other crops, reports T. V. Padma.
Editorial
Don't let price rises blow development off course
Commodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.
Opinions
Scientists can help bring peace to the Middle East
Michael Greene reviews the ways in which regional scientific cooperation could promote peace in the Middle East.
Cancer in Africa needs a local approach
Cancer care in Africa faces the same challenges as general healthcare, but also needs local data and targeted solutions, says Twalib Ngoma.
