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Brazil: Fertile ground for science?
Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.
FEATURE | 1 November 2009 | ES
Q&A: Tadataka Yamada and wild science ideas
The executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.
Profit from poverty: Turning victims into consumers
A Danish company is proving that there is profit to be made in making products for the poor, including a 'straw' that makes water drinkable.
FEATURE | 6 February 2009 | EN
Innovate to accumulate
Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.
The rise of Middle East technology parks
The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.
FEATURE | 3 October 2007 | EN
Innovation in South Africa: too much, too soon?
Are South Africa's science policy choices hindering its drive to commercialise research and speed development? Sonja van Renssen reports.
FEATURE | 6 April 2006 | EN
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
