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Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries have been granted US$1.7 million to reduce the biodiversity threat of invasive alien species.

MRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchers

A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.

Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.

Scientists have used a 'gun' that delivers a vaccine and an electrical impulse to improve the effectiveness of a DNA vaccine for HIV.

Complementary medicine has saved the Peruvian government US$8 million in the last ten years, says a study.

The academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.

The director of Chile's science council has been dismissed following irregularities in the allocation of scholarships granted by the state.

The Mexican government has given the green light to the experimental sowing of GM maize, causing protests across the country.

Scientists in Chile say that the science and technology budget for next year proposed by the government will not be enough to fund valuable projects.

Cases of infection with the Colombian variant of a US bacterium, USA300, have increased by eight per cent in six years.

Scientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.

A new videogame about cellular biology aims to help Chilean secondary school teachers teach and motivate students.

In Suriname and Guyana malaria transmission persists in dry environmental conditions less favourable for the mosquito, say researchers.

The dearth of drugs for Chagas could be over as two organisations collaborate on testing on a new treatment.

Andean glaciers provide key information on the climate system and global warming, say scientists.

Cuba has authorised Internet access for all citizens but US trade embargo and economic limitations will restrict its use.

Developing countries are spending more on R&D and have invested in many more scientists, according to UNESCO figures.

A survey in Peru shows that half of Lima's population has no access to the Internet and little interest in using it.

The protests of public authorities have led the Mexican government to postpone a planned cut in postgraduate scholarships.