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SciDev.Net Weekly Update (20 - 27 August 2012):
Open Access, Forecasting cyclones, Libraries for development,
North-South research, and more  

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SciDev.Net Weekly Update (20 -
27 August 2012): Open Access, Forecasting cyclones, Libraries for
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News, views and information about science, technology and the
developing world 		

 		ARTICLES PUBLISHED ON THE SCIDEV.NET WEBSITE
OVER THE LAST WEEK: 20 - 27 AUGUST 2012

 Making open access work for
all [4]

SciDev.Net has been part of a growing movement towards open
access to science. As momentum builds, the challenges still facing
scientists and journalists in the developing world must not be
overlooked, writes _David Dickson_.
  		 [5]

 The momentum for Open
Access is unstoppable. Now the global science community must manage
change to ensure poorer regions are not left behind. 
 EN  [6] |  ES 
[7] |  中文  [8]  

MORE EDITORIALS  [9] 

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 By mapping future
weather trends in South-East Asia, scientists find global warming could
be a blessing for agriculture in the region. 
 EN  [11] 

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Contrary to popular belief, North-South partnerships do not necessarily
lead to brain drain in developing countries. 
 EN  [13] |  ES  [14] 

[15]

 Scientists in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have warned that rain
shortages could have a catastrophic impact on the region's agriculture.

 EN  [16] 

 Research into the role of layers in oceans caused by
differences in salinity could help improve hurricane forecasting, say
scientists. 
 EN  [17] |  ES  [18] 

 Scientists in China say the
unintentional spread of genes inserted into GM rice to wild plants is
likely to be slow, although 'unavoidable'. 
 EN  [19] |  中文  [20] 

Researchers in Uganda say a diagnostic score card designed to help
communities and animal health workers can curb disease outbreaks. 
 EN 
[21]  

 EN  [22] 

 EN  [23] 

 ES  [24] 

Source: Thomson Reuters 
 ES
[25] 

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MORE NEWS  [27] 

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 Evidence of impact
shows that libraries can be local hubs for community development, says
communication specialist _Jean Fairbairn_. 
 EN  [29] 

 New research on
public attitudes to science yields clues to communicating more
effectively, says AAAS executive _Alan Leshner_. 
Source: Science 
 EN 
[30]  

MORE OPINIONS  [31] 

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 With China controlling most of
valuable rare-earth mineral supplies, India makes a strategic move to
back exploration off its own coast, writes _Paula Park_. 
 EN  [33]

MORE FEATURES  [34] 

 Deep-sea mining: India joins the race
[35]

Indian scientists get government backing to explore rare-earth
mineral mining, as the deep-sea mining projects spread in Asia-Pacific,
writes _Paula Park_.
  		 [36]

 Libraries with proven potential for
development [37]

Impact studies should convince policymakers that
public libraries can become information hubs for communities, says _Jean
Fairbairn_.
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HIGHLIGHTS 

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 GENES
ON THE RUN
How fast will the genes from GM rice spread to surrounding
wild plants? 

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 IMPROVING RESEARCH CAREERS
A Swiss North-South
research programme has led to big improvements for careers of students
in the South 

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 CLIMATE CHANGE: A BRIGHTER FARMING
FUTURE
Climate change could boost South Asian agriculture rather than
portending crop doom 

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 RESEARCH FOR GLOBAL
TRANSFORMATION
Check out our blog from a North-South research for
development conference in Bern, Switzerland 

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 SCIENCE
REPORTING IN AFRICA
Catch up with the latest developments on our blog
from the Africa Science Journalists Conference 2012 

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