http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science, technology & the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/ Agri-biotech firms are seeking patents on 'climate crops', which could hinder developing country farmers, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/agri-biotech-firms-committing-intellectual-propert.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 16 May 2008 03:35:26 GMTA recent report recommends investing in nanotechnology R&D to boost Indian agricultural productivity.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/india-looks-to-nanotechnology-to-boost-agriculture.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 16 May 2008 12:43:01 GMTScientists have created a system that transfers medical images via mobile phones, enabling more economical imaging technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/researchers-devise-mobile-medical-imaging-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 16 May 2008 10:55:40 GMTAccording to the UN, destruction of mangroves in Myanmar contributed heavily to the damaged caused by cyclone Nargis last week.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/un-mangrove-loss-intensified-myanmar-cyclone-damag.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 15 May 2008 03:02:05 GMTAsia gets a new climate change fund, how the tuberculosis bug gets its iron, gene causing Indian obesity found, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/south-asia-news-in-brief-30-april-15-may-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 15 May 2008 11:28:52 GMTAccording to a Chilean survey, biofuels are not to blame for the increase in food prices.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/chile-biofuels-not-to-blame-for-more-expensive-foo.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 15 May 2008 02:16:08 GMTThe Sichuan earthquake has highlighted the importance of open, accurate and authoritative information in disaster response, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/china-displays-openness-in-earthquake-response.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 14 May 2008 02:41:57 GMTChinese scientists have found a gene in rice that can control various traits, with the potential to improve rice productivity.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/scientists-find-yield-improving-rice-gene-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 14 May 2008 02:26:40 GMTSuccessful efforts to implement effective South–South research collaboration require a better understanding of what works best and why.http://www.scidev.net/en/editorials/research-collaboration-the-case-for-better-underst.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_editorialsWed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 GMTJacob Palis, president the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, talks about shared responsibility and a rosy future for South–South research collaboration.http://www.scidev.net/en/features/q-a-the-growing-promise-in-south-south-scientific-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_featuresWed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 GMTDeveloping-world scientists should make every effort to pursue careers at home – and their governments should help them, says Mohamed Hassan.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/collaboration-requires-a-strong-home-base.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 GMTAfrican malaria research networks have helped scientists combat the disease, but they need more stable support and longer-term funding, says Thomas Egwang.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/stable-support-needed-for-african-malaria-networks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 GMTSouth–South research collaboration can be a powerful strategy for boosting scientific capacity and achieving common goals. But it should not be embraced uncritically, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/policy-briefs/opportunities-and-challenges-in-south-south-collab.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_policybriefsWed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 GMTRenewed political commitment means China and India could set the pace for bilateral South–South collaboration, say Purnima Rupal and Dinesh Abrol.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/china-and-india-set-the-pace-in-south-south-cooper.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 14 May 2008 08:31:53 GMTEgypt has approved a Bt maize variety for commercialisation, the first genetically modified crop to gain approval in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/egypt-approves-commercialisation-of-first-gm-crop.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 13 May 2008 03:37:27 GMTScientists are claiming victory against biopiracy after the United States revoked a patent on a Mexican bean following a seven-year battle.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/-biopiracy-thwarted-as-us-revokes-bean-patent.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 13 May 2008 12:40:18 GMTThe new president of the Mexican Academy of Science, Rosaura Ruiz, has highlighted poor human resources training in science.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/m-xico-low-human-resources-investment-in-science-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 12 May 2008 11:38:41 GMTThe UN programme for HIV/AIDS is out of touch with reality and hindering health capacity building, argues Roger England.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/unaids-out-of-touch-and-should-be-closed-down.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsMon, 12 May 2008 05:14:19 GMTThe WHO has been urged to make significant changes to the way disease research is financed, to better focus on maladies affecting the poor.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/who-urged-to-back-radical-changes-in-drug-r-d.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 12 May 2008 12:49:25 GMTA study has found that around one third of antimalarial drugs available in six African cities are below WHO standards.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/one-third-of-african-antimalarials-substandard-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 12 May 2008 12:45:23 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/