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Brazil awaits approval of huge science budget
Brazil's scientists are waiting to see whether a US$4.1 billion proposed science budget will survive the approval process.11/02/10
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Abbott drops price of HIV/AIDS drug in Brazil
Drug firm Abbott Laboratories will drop the price of an HIV/AIDS drug by 29.5 per cent in a new ...09/07/07
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Bayer wins Brazil GM corn approval
Brazil has approved genetically modified corn for plantation after a nine year battle.23/05/07
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One fifth of Amazon rainforest ‘savannah by 2099’
The effect of global warming on vegetation will turn 18 per cent of the Amazon rainforest into savannah by ...10/05/07
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Africa losing forest faster than any other continent
African countries have the highest rate of forest decline in the world, according to a UN report.15/03/07
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New system to boost biodiversity access in Brazil
Brazil has launched a new system to speed up licensing for the collection of biological material in scientific research.12/03/07
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Brazil ‘bridges the gap’ between science and industry
Brazil has launched a biotechnology policy to bring scientists and industry closer together to boost innovation.13/02/07
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Latin America ‘ripe for regional collaboration’
Latin America and the Caribbean are now ready to forge regional scientific collaborations, according to delegates at an international ...02/02/07
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Amazon rainforest relies on African dust
Dust winds from the Sahara desert provide over half the Amazon rainforest's annual supply of minerals, researchers say.10/01/07
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Brazil looks to poorest regions for future scientists
In 15 years, education will provide a new generation of scientists from Brazil's poorest sectors, says re-elected president Lula ...03/01/07
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Brazil invests US$37 million to fight global warming
Brazil's science ministry will give companies loans and grants for projects that help reduce carbon emissions.14/12/06
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Brazilian gene bank becomes world’s seventh largest
With 102,000 seed samples from 500 plant species, a Brazilian gene bank has become the world's seventh largest and ...05/12/06