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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.

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

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

The African Development Bank says it supports proposals for a fund that would help coordinate science, technology and education projects.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is creating a cyberstore of scientific lectures to help improve science education in developing nations.

African science leaders say an intellectual property blueprint will not work in its current form.

A move by the African Union to coordinate science and technology in the region signals some cooperation between two key bodies.

New commitments with Germany and several African nations bring Argentina's tally on science cooperation agreements to around 100.

The Middle East's first synchrotron, which opened last month, still has to find US$19 million for its planned 2.5 GeV machine.

A radical new proposal for curbing HIV/AIDS has been met with concerns about its human rights implications.

Local laboratories could identify parasite samples by comparing them with a 'gold standard' on the web.

A bottleneck in the production of the leading antimalarial drug – the plant-based artemisinin – could soon be eased.

Two internationally minded scientists have joined the US president-elect's transition team, raising hopes for science in the developing world.

On its 25th anniversary, TWAS has called on governments to put science at the centre of their policymaking.

A new vaccine, active against one type of polio virus, is more effective than a vaccine targeting all types, according to two studies.

A technology transfer centre promoting industrial development and collaboration between Indian Ocean countries will be based in Iran.

The Arab world has launched its first science news website, with the aim of communicating researchers' work to the public.

Morocco is investing US$3.2 billion in clean energy development, including a renewable energy 'knowledge campus' in Oujda.

Science and technology will play an important role in Kuwait's 2009–2014 development plan, with a government policy to transform the sector.