http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on research ethics and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/news/ China's Ministry of Education has defined seven acts of academic misconduct in a further bid to tackle the problem.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/china-issues-another-crackdown-on-scientific-misco.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsMon, 30 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMTNigeria's government will temporarily take over production of a sickle cell remedy after its commercial collapse.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/nigeria-takes-over-sickle-cell-drug.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsFri, 27 Mar 2009 03:01:52 GMTA meeting in Berlin brought unequal health research partnerships into the open — but will its framework kick-start progress or gather dust?http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/airing-unequal-health-research-partnerships.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsFri, 27 Mar 2009 09:00:00 GMTCountries should measure themselves against a set of standards to assess the integrity of their research bases, says a Nature editorial.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/how-can-countries-measure-scientific-integrity-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsThu, 05 Feb 2009 03:28:55 GMTXechem International, the US-based company that owns the rights to a promising sickle cell anaemia treatment, has filed for bankruptcy.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/bankruptcy-leaves-indigenous-sickle-cell-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsFri, 21 Nov 2008 04:34:18 GMTConcerns have been raised that India's proposed patent law will not encourage scientists to carry out neglected disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/concerns-raised-over-indian-patent-bill.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsTue, 28 Oct 2008 04:05:09 GMTDisaster research can help future interventions, but urgency should never excuse exploitation of survivors, says Athula Sumathipala.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/research-ethics-must-still-apply-in-disaster-zones.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 08 Oct 2008 08:54:00 GMTFor its own international credibility, Indian science must be seen to deal with scientific misconduct, says N. Raghuram.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/we-must-restore-scientific-integrity-in-indian-res.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsThu, 03 Jul 2008 05:53:42 GMTProduction of a herbal-based sickle cell anaemia drug could be under threat as the companies involved are surrounded by allegations of corruption.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/sickle-cell-drug-mired-in-controversy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsMon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMTPublic-private partnership organisations have failed to include African researchers on an equal basis, say T. J. Tucker and M. W. Makgoba.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/public-private-partnerships-fail-to-involve-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsFri, 23 May 2008 12:14:53 GMTA round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 9–24 February 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-9-24-february-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 27 Feb 2008 03:26:33 GMTChina's Science and Technology (S&T) Progress Law has been amended to boost innovation in research and clarify patent ownership.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/china-amends-st-law-to-boost-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsThu, 03 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTA Nigerian doctor is suing the country's science academy after it published a report casting doubt on his claim to have a HIV vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/hiv-cure-doctor-sues-science-academy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsTue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTChina has proposed a law that will encourage scientists to report on failed research and take risks without fear of retribution.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/china-law-encourages-research-failure-reporting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsThu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe jailing of a primatologist in Brazil has led to an outcry that biopiracy measures are stifling science in the tropics.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/scientists-threaten-strike-over-jailing-of-primato.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsFri, 10 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe former head of China's drug regulatory authority has been sentenced to death for corruption after approving drugs that later killed people.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/chinas-former-drug-boss-faces-death-sentence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 GMTAn independent ethics watchdog in India has concluded that scientists at a prestigious research institute manipulated published data.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/indian-scientists-guilty-of-misconduct.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 02 May 2007 12:00:00 GMTTests used to support the Gambian President's claims of an HIV/AIDS cure have been disputed by the scientist who supposedly performed them.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/scientist-disputes-gambian-aids-cure-evidence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsThu, 26 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTChina has introduced new legislation to improve transparency, which may aid investigations into scientific funding and fraud.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/new-rules-ensure-government-transparency-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTSpeakers at the World Conference of Science Journalists say reporters need a code of ethics to communicate science accurately.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/research-ethics/science-journalists-need-code-of-ethics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_researchethicsWed, 18 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/