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Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.

The executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.

Following 40 years of persecution and governmental indifference, science and scientists are back on the Argentinian agenda.

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Science must take the lead role in economic development, says Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.

Big pharma drug companies are striking deals with Asian drug researchers to secure the future of the drug industry.

Leading geneticist Samir Brahmachari explains why India should kickstart a new open source approach to drug discovery for diseases like TB.

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science but results are not guaranteed, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.

The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report.

China's political and economic environment is partly responsible for problems in the State Food and Drug Administration, writes Jia Hepeng.

China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology? Jane Wu investigates.

'Green' chemistry could provide Africa with much needed — but environmentally sustainable — chemicals, write Nigist Asfaw and colleagues.

Modifying technology in unique ways is helping South Africans communicate, reports BBC Online.

Tim Hirsch reports on a method of extracting methane from hydroelectric dams to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Maasai mapmakers are helping solve one of modern Africa's biggest conflicts — between humans and wild predators. Kimani Chege reports.

Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation persists despite an unstable political atmosphere in the region, reports Nadia El-Awady.

Technologists are at odds over how to bridge the digital divide. What one group calls the ultimate solution, another dismisses as "the scam of the century", reports Waleed al-Shobakky.

The dramatic scientific advances enjoyed by India's urban elite have passed the country's rural poor by, reports T. V. Padma.

India's biotechnology sector is thriving, but K. S. Jayaraman asks whether simply increasing investment will be enough to sustain it.