http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science, technology & the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/ Biotechnology is only one of a set of approaches needed to solve the world's problems, says an editorial in Nature Biotechnology.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/biotechnology-is-not-the-only-solution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsTue, 19 Aug 2008 04:23:18 GMTWastewater is widely used for irrigation in farmland around many developing country cities, a report finds.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/wastewater-widely-used-in-urban-agriculture-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 19 Aug 2008 04:03:47 GMTChinese scientists are recycling e-waste into a strong material for multiple uses such as park benches and fences.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/chinese-scientists-recycle-circuit-boards-to-park-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 18 Aug 2008 03:15:29 GMTAccording to a study, the non conventional renewable energies could supply up to 40% of the energy demand in Chile by 2025.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/chile-shows-a-great-potential-for-renewable-energi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 15 Aug 2008 04:26:35 GMTAround 1,500 Andean women are benefiting from a programme teaching computer skills in their native quechua language.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/peru-women-receive-ict-training-in-local-tongue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 15 Aug 2008 04:12:51 GMTScientists say that atmospheric models must be updated to incorporate the effects of brown carbon particles.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/current-climate-models-ignoring-brown-carbon-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 15 Aug 2008 04:02:33 GMTImproved forecasting and mitigation strategies are essential to limiting the damage caused by tropical cyclones, says Peter J. Webster.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/forecasting-investment-can-prevent-cyclone-destruc.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:13:44 GMTScientists have recommended the antiretroviral drug efavirenz for patients suffering from both HIV and tuberculosis.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/scientists-reveal-most-effective-drug-for-hiv-tb-p.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:04:49 GMTThe United States is set to debut a voucher scheme to encourage pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs for tropical diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/us-voucher-system-to-boost-tropical-disease-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMTThe Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, has admitted that technology research is lagging and calls for joint efforts to overcome the situation.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/mexico-technology-research-lagging-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 13 Aug 2008 05:08:36 GMTA survey reveals that information and communications technology (ICT), including internet and telephone usage, is increasing in the Dominican Republic.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/ict-usage-in-the-dominican-republic-growing-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 13 Aug 2008 04:52:50 GMTConversion to croplands in East Africa, fuelled by climate change, will contribute greatly to global warming, predict scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/climate-cropland-changes-raising-temperatures-in-e.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 13 Aug 2008 04:46:32 GMTEarlier measles vaccination recommended, sexual violence escalates Liberian mental health problems, Nigeria creates metal antibiotics, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-1-13-august.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 13 Aug 2008 04:16:03 GMTCassava is getting a transgenic makeover to boost its nutritional value, shelf-life and disease resistance.http://www.scidev.net/en/features/scientists-target-super-cassava-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_featuresTue, 12 Aug 2008 05:47:13 GMTIndonesians are benefiting from a Taiwanese e-learning scheme that aims to tackle the digital divide in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/indonesia-profits-from-taiwan-e-learning-scheme.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 12 Aug 2008 02:41:56 GMTAn epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities in Sri Lanka is puzzling doctors and researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sri-lanka-kidney-disease-epidemic-leaves-doctors-b.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:16 GMTA planned solar tower bigger than two soccer fields back-to-back could supply all of Windhoek's electricity.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/scientists-propose-solar-tower-to-boost-namibia-el.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 11 Aug 2008 04:41:50 GMTCircumcision can be cost effective and reduce the risk of human papillomavirus infection, researchers have announced.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/circumcision-for-hiv-prevention-cost-effective-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 11 Aug 2008 02:39:37 GMTA Peruvian clinic's treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an example to the developing world, says Mario C. Raviglione.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/we-can-learn-from-xdr-tb-treatment-in-lima.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsMon, 11 Aug 2008 02:35:35 GMTAbout 60 per cent of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured by combining five different drugs, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/extensively-drug-resistant-tb-curable-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 11 Aug 2008 01:39:09 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/