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The country will support projects for high school teachers to work with research scientists.

Coffee grounds can provide a cheap and abundant source of biodiesel, particularly in coffee-producing nations, say researchers.

A comparison of different strains of tuberculosis has revealed that they are prone to acquiring drug resistance.

The European Union and Mercosur will inject more than US$4 million into five projects for research and development in biotechnology.

The ACP-European Union Programme, worth around US$46 million, has been launched in the Dominican Republic to boost science and technology.

Five universities in the Dominican Republic will create a group to push entrepreneurship and innovation and collaborate in both areas.

A rapid tuberculosis test that can detect only one in a hundred cases has highlighted the need for regulation, say diagnostics experts.

The world's poor are likely to benefit from key science-related appointments in the president-elect's administration.

Scientists' predictions that malaria would worsen on Bolivia's altiplano may be coming true.

The Brazilian government has announced US$4.2 million of funding to support 49 research projects on stem cells.

The US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.

Nicaragua occupies third place in a ranking of the countries most affected by climate change catastrophes in 2007, according to Germanwatch.

Researchers have identified unexpected diversity among rotavirus strains from children with gastroenteritis in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama.

A malaria vaccine looks set to enter final-stage clinical trials after earlier trials deemed it effective and safe to use alongside other vaccines.

Many developing country delegates were delayed or unable to attend the UN climate change negotiations in Poland due to strict visa policies.

Following the failure of vaccine and microbicide trials, scientists say they will study antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention.

The plan includes strategies for reducing the effects of climate change on health, availability of water and biodiversity.

Brazil has launched a national climate change plan to reduce 4.8 billon tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Important glaciers in Mexico could melt completely within the next 15-40 years, decreasing the availability of water resources, say studies.

Several countries in Latin America are implementing the use of construction materials from plants and agricultural waste.