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To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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Science education holds key to prosperity in South Sudan
Elite education won't suit South Sudan — the young country needs more public universities and a focus on teaching S&T, says university vice chancellor John A. Akec.
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News

UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'
UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'
A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.
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Public-private push against neglected diseases unveiled
Public-private push against neglected diseases unveiled
Unprecedented collaboration by drug firms, ambitious targets and more funds form part of a new fight against neglected tropical diseases.
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Boost to Venezuela's science funding remains under fire
Boost to Venezuela's science funding remains under fire
A controversial science reform that gave the Venezuelan government more control over a private sector R&D tax has boosted science funding.
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Panama is first to benefit from fund to tackle biopiracy
A bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.
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Chile's new tax breaks set to stimulate R&D
Chile's parliament has substantially improved its tax incentives for companies to invest in R&D.
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Engineers seek more recognition in Rio+20 goals
Engineers want the Rio+20 summit proposals to give more emphasis to the role engineering plays in driving sustainable development.
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Bhutan brings down malaria incidence
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Monitoring software may help stabilise food prices
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Testing lab will boost electronics industry in the Philippines
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Africa Analysis: Collaborating too far from home
Africa Analysis: Collaborating too far from home
Africa lags behind other developing regions in local collaboration — and in building its own scientific capacity, says Linda Nordling.
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Biomed Analysis: Learning from India's polio success
India's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.
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China must overcome cultural obstacles to boost research
Source: Nature
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South Sudan must turn its back on elitist education
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The solar researchers aiming to light up Africa
The solar researchers aiming to light up Africa
Can a new network of African energy researchers lead the way on solar power for the continent? Christine Ottery finds out.
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