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Columns are opinion articles from regular SciDev.Net journalists around the world.

Golden Rice’s unfulfilled promise

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Golden Rice’s unfulfilled promise

22/05/21

Asia Pacific Analysis: Living in Asia’s unliveable cities

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Asia Pacific Analysis: Living in Asia’s unliveable cities

04/10/19

Global rules should follow outcry over China’s gene-edited babies

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Global rules should follow outcry over China’s gene-edited babies

18/01/19

Are ‘native’ scientists not good enough?

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Are ‘native’ scientists not good enough?

16/03/18

Dengue vaccination: when being the first is a bad idea

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Dengue vaccination: when being the first is a bad idea

06/02/18

COP 23 hopes to move Paris Accord forward

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COP 23 hopes to move Paris Accord forward

18/10/17

Asia’s universities inching up world rankings

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Asia’s universities inching up world rankings

21/08/17

Scientists shouldn’t miss a chance to expose fake news

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Scientists shouldn’t miss a chance to expose fake news

05/07/17

Asia-Pacific sits out global March for Science

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Asia-Pacific sits out global March for Science

10/05/17

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