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SciDev.Net Weekly Update (19 December 2011 - 2 January 2012): Review
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ARTICLES PUBLISHED ON THE SCIDEV.NET WEBSITE OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS:
19 DECEMBER 2011 - 2 JANUARY 2012
The highlights of 2011 [4]
A turbulent year with science and technology never far from the
headlines in parts of the developing world.
[5]
Yet more failure to make much progress on climate change in Durban
means that developing countries must exert stronger political pressure.
EN [6] | ES [7]
MORE EDITORIALS [8]
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Science and tech played big roles in events such as the Arab Spring and
tackling natural disasters ― but they struggled to be heard elsewhere.
EN [10] | ES [11]
[12]
US-funded medical trials overseas could follow local ethical procedures
if they offer 'equivalent protection', says a report.
EN [13] | ES [14]
[15]
The new model of sustainable development ― the 'green economy' ―
could benefit large firms at the expense of the poor, warns a report.
EN [16]
A technique that uses mosquito netting in hernia operations has proved
successful in a trial in the developing world.
EN [17]
Rising temperatures and less rainfall are causing the deaths of swathes
of trees across the Sahel region in Africa, a study claims.
EN [18]
Thousands of rice varieties are in the pipeline for genome sequencing
in a major push for crops able to provide better food security.
EN [19] | 中文 [20]
An award-winning, rapid test for hepatitis C that uses gold
nanoparticles could be especially useful in the Middle East and North
Africa.
EN [21]
Traditional Saharan plant-based medicines can destroy FOA, the fungus
that plagues North African date palms, say Algerian scientists.
EN [22]
A study reports that some birds in the developing world are dependent
on traditional farming, raising debate on how to protect these
habitats.
EN [23]
The production of frankincense may be 'doomed' as the resin-making
_Boswellia _trees are being decimated.
Source: Press Association
EN [24]
Africa's farmers need more extension workers, but new technologies
could replace some services, a meeting has heard.
EN [25]
A vaccine candidate that exploits how the malaria parasite enters human
red blood cells is set to enter safety trials.
Source: BBC News
EN [26]
EN [27]
EN [28]
EN [29]
EN [30]
EN [31]
ES [32]
ES [33]
ES [34]
ES [35]
ES [36]
ES [37]
MORE NEWS [38]
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The online encyclopaedia can fill a resource gap for students,
policymakers and the public, say _Samuel A. Assefa_ and _Alex Bateman_.
EN [40] | ES [41]
New funding and concrete results are paving the way for scaling up
mhealth technologies — but carefully, writes _Priya Shetty_.
EN [42]
Source: The Ecologist
EN [43]
MORE OPINIONS [44]
[45]
Guidance on how science media officers can put African science on the
map with balanced and effective reporting.
Source: Wellcome Trust
EN [46]
MORE PRACTICAL GUIDES [47]
[48]
_Yojana Sharma_ analyses the work of a four-day meeting on access to
data and information that will feed into next year's Rio+20 conference
on sustainable development.
Source: SciDev.Net Conference Service
EN [49]
[50]
Preventing loss of life and limb and limiting damage in disasters
requires information that draws on the knowledge of local people and
helps them react, reports _Ochieng’ Ogodo_.
Source: SciDev.Net Conference Service
EN [51]
[52]
_Smriti Mallapaty_ looks at an attempt to overcome the difficulties of
accessing and understanding environmental and societal information.
Source: SciDev.Net Conference Service
EN [53]
When it comes to biodiversity information, incentives need to be
provided to improve international sharing of data, report _Tracy
Irvine_
and _Daniela Hirschfield_.
Source: SciDev.Net Conference Service
EN [54]
'Blue carbon' is seen as an increasingly important issue, but it needs
to be backed up by better science, reports _Mićo Tatalović_.
Source: SciDev.Net Conference Service
EN [55]
Leading on climate change policy [56]
The developing world cannot stand by as only partial measures are
passed at meetings such as Durban. More pressure must be exerted,
argues
_David Dickson_.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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WIKIPEDIA FOR SCIENCE
Free but underused, Wikipedia can fill an information gap and
scientists must get involved
[64]
MHEALTH IMPACT
Mobile health is on the brink of making a difference, argues _Priya
Shetty_
[65]
REPORTING AFRICAN RESEARCH
Tips for better and more responsible science communication for media
officers working in Africa
[66]
DATE BALM
A natural remedy for a devastating date disease?
[67]
MOSQUITO NETS AND HERNIAS
Another unorthodox use for mosquito netting
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