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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Talking clean tech at Copenhagen
As the climate talks approach, our collection examines how poor nations can obtain the technologies they need to tackle and adapt to climate change.
News
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.
5 November 2009
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Source: Caribbean Net News
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
Uruguay provides every primary school pupil with laptop
26 October 2009
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Features
Study reviews dengue vaccine candidates
A new study has evaluated the 12 potential vaccines against dengue fever, discussing the challenges facing their development.
3 November 2009
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Brazil: Fertile ground for science?
Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.
1 November 2009
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Source: Nature
Editorial
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
5 November 2009 | EN
Opinions
CGIAR reforms make research decision-making distant
CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
6 October 2009
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EN
Tropical ecosystems threatened by over-consumption
We must take responsibility for the costs of modifying tropical ecosystems for human consumption, says botanist Scott A. Mori.
