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SciDev.Net’s most read stories of 2013

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From gravity lamps to data journalism, SciDev.Net brings you the articles that had most visitors in 2013. Which SciDev.Net articles do you find the most useful?

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Gravity-powered lamp to enter field tests
A battery-free lamp powered by gravity will be put through its paces in rural Africa and Asia.

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Desert bacteria could help boost crop yields
Scientists in the Middle East have identified soil microbes that could help make desert agriculture more resistant to salinity and drought.

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The pros and cons of social media in global health
Social media can aid global health, but they also present many risks, according to a World Health Summit session.

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Adapting to the realities of getting science into policy
Messages about the workings of policymaking should be easier to come by, and can inform how scientific evidence is presented.

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Trials needed to test camel-urine cancer drug claims
Saudi researchers say they have discovered a cancer-curing compound in camel urine, but further trials are needed to test the claims.

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Cheap 'nano-tablet' purifies water for up to six months
US researchers have launched a small ceramic disc containing nanoparticles that can purify water in poor communities.

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Coastal cities to pay high price for climate change
The cost of coastal flood damage — US$1 trillion a year — will hit cities in developing countries hardest.

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Rifts emerge in scientists’ views on safety of GMOs
A group of 93 scientists say that claims that GM foods are safe for humans ‘have no scientific basis’.

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Data journalism: how to find stories in numbers
Sandra Crucianelli offers tricks and tools for finding, interpreting and presenting stories from data.

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Rice gene digs deep to triple yields in drought
Researchers have bred a rice plant that withstands drought by doubling the depth of its roots.

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