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Scientists can do more to ensure governments uphold human rights, say Leonard Rubenstein and Mona Younis.

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

Indonesia's plans to become the regional tsunami warning centre have taken a step forward with the launch of its own warning system.

Nigerian children can't access bednets, goats are a good model for HIV infection, Nestlé blames animal feed for milk contamination, and more.

A technique that increases genetic mutation rates in crops could aid the global food crisis but needs more investment.

Uruguay has signed an agreement to boost an online website to grant national researchers free access to scientific journals.

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

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

African nations must not only bring industry and activists to the table, but also follow up on their report, says an editorial in Nature.

Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.

New research reveals that using existing technologies to monitor carbon storage could save more carbon than closing power plants.

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

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

Science academies in the developing world must engage with the real world if they want to influence policy.

Incremental changes do not work when it comes to sustainable technologies, says UN climate chief Yvo de Boer.

Laws to ensure native communities retain the rights to local knowledge are in reality a barrier to progress, says a report.

Uruguay will fund national scientists living abroad to return to the country temporarily and share their knowledge.

Other countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.

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.