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Protein map raises hopes for schistosomiasis drugs http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2787&language=1 Scientists have identified the proteins essential to a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis, paving the way for new drugs and vaccines. Brazil and Kenya push for neglected-disease research http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2788&language=1 Brazil and Kenya will call for an international fund for research on 'neglected diseases' at a WHO meeting next month. China to build 30 new science and technology parks http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2789&language=1 China will build 30 new science and technology parks by 2010 with the aim of encouraging the commercial development of university research. Desertification is 'economic not environmental' issue http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2791&language=1 An international conference has heard calls for nations to refocus their efforts to combat the growing problem of desertification. Warning over drug for patients with TB and HIV http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2792&language=1 A therapy that the WHO recommends for people with both HIV and TB could increase the spread of drug-resistant TB, say researchers. Botanical gardens not just 'pretty places' http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2790&language=1 A report released today urges more support for botanical gardens because of the contributions they make to sustainable development. Top Chinese academic under fire from 'science police' http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2793&language=1 A controversial Chinese website dedicated to exposing academic fraud has accused a university vice-president of faking data. A long way to go on bird flu research, say scientists http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2794&language=1 Bird flu researchers call for more work on the virus, from drug resistance to studying the mutations that help it jump from one species to another. ======================================== FEATURES ======================================== Making Tamiflu cheap enough for the poor http://www.scidev.net/Features/index.cfm?fuseaction=readFeatures&itemid=513&language=1 As production of flu drug Tamiflu gears up, big questions remain over how affordable — and effective — it will be, reports Martin Enserink. (Source: Science) ======================================== OPINIONS ======================================== How can Iraq's scientists be protected? http://www.scidev.net/Opinions/index.cfm?fuseaction=readOpinions&itemid=491&language=1 Researchers respond to the recent call by UNESCO for countries to work together to protect Iraq's academics from a 'campaign of violence'. Science loses in Sri Lanka's debate on standard time http://www.scidev.net/Opinions/index.cfm?fuseaction=readOpinions&itemid=490&language=1 Sri Lankan science writer Nalaka Gunawardene is desperately seeking a cheap cloning kit to mass-produce public intellectuals in his country. ======================================== LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ======================================== Traditional medicine must be documented http://www.scidev.net/editorletters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&itemid=91&language=1 Ayo Onatola argues that before traditional medicine can be protected it must be documented and verified, and its practitioners brought into mainstream medicine. ======================================== EVENTS ======================================== International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=900&language=1 Location: Bandung, Indonesia Date: 29 - 30 November 2006 International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=901&language=1 Location: New Delhi, India Date: 25 - 27 May 2006 International Conference on University, Industry and Government Linkages http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=902&language=1 Location: Singapore Date: 16 - 18 May 2007 International Symposium on Immunobiologicals and Human Health http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=899&language=1 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Date: 2 - 4 May 2006 ======================================== JOBS ======================================== Health programme coordinator http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=586&language=1 Organisation: Save the Children UK Location: Kigali, Rwanda Associate professional officers http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=592&language=1 Organisation: Center for International Forestry Research Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Lusaka, Zambia Head of information technology services http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=588&language=1 Organisation: The International Rice Research Institute Location: Philippines Research fellow/senior research fellow http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=593&language=1 Organisation: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Location: New Delhi, India Journalism advisor for HIV/AIDS reporting http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=587&language=1 Organisation: Internews Network Location: Nairobi, Kenya Science communications officer http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=590&language=1 Organisation: International Council for Science (ICSU) Location: Paris, France Health Advisor http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=585&language=1 Organisation: Concern Worldwide UK Location: Lao Development Communication Professional http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=589&language=1 Organisation: World Fisheries Trust Location: Brazil ======================================== GRANTS ======================================== Global Fund for Women http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=293&language=1 Organisation: Global Fund for Women Closing date: 31 May 2007 Training Fellowships for Women Scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=285&language=1 Organisation: The Third World Organization for Women in Science Closing date: 30 May 2006 Professional Fellowships http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=287&language=1 Organisation: Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Closing date: 30 April 2006 PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=291&language=1 Organisation: The United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS) Closing date: 12 May 2006 ======================================== ANNOUNCEMENTS ======================================== 'Expose Urban Solutions' photo contest http://www.scidev.net/announcements/index.cfm?fuseaction=readannouncement&itemid=373&language=1 Organisation: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Closing date: 25 April 2006 SciDev.Net's email alert is available in English, French, Spanish or Chinese, and in html or plain text formats. 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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR WEBSITE? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=172752018949 Complete the online survey to help improve the SciDev.Net website and enter a free prize draw for the new BBC book Planet Earth. ======================================== EDITORIALS ======================================== Iran's nuclear standoff: we need a peaceful solution http://www.scidev.net/Editorials/index.cfm?fuseaction=readEditorials&itemid=188&language=1 Any effort to eliminate Iran's nuclear research facilities by force would be both a catastrophe for the region and a major setback for the 'science for development' debate. ======================================== NEWS ======================================== Bird flu update: 24 April 2006 http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2795&language=1 A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health. Protein map raises hopes for schistosomiasis drugs http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2787&language=1 Scientists have identified the proteins essential to a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis, paving the way for new drugs and vaccines. Brazil and Kenya push for neglected-disease research http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2788&language=1 Brazil and Kenya will call for an international fund for research on 'neglected diseases' at a WHO meeting next month. China to build 30 new science and technology parks http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2789&language=1 China will build 30 new science and technology parks by 2010 with the aim of encouraging the commercial development of university research. Desertification is 'economic not environmental' issue http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2791&language=1 An international conference has heard calls for nations to refocus their efforts to combat the growing problem of desertification. Warning over drug for patients with TB and HIV http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2792&language=1 A therapy that the WHO recommends for people with both HIV and TB could increase the spread of drug-resistant TB, say researchers. Botanical gardens not just 'pretty places' http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2790&language=1 A report released today urges more support for botanical gardens because of the contributions they make to sustainable development. Top Chinese academic under fire from 'science police' http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2793&language=1 A controversial Chinese website dedicated to exposing academic fraud has accused a university vice-president of faking data. A long way to go on bird flu research, say scientists http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2794&language=1 Bird flu researchers call for more work on the virus, from drug resistance to studying the mutations that help it jump from one species to another. ======================================== FEATURES ======================================== Making Tamiflu cheap enough for the poor http://www.scidev.net/Features/index.cfm?fuseaction=readFeatures&itemid=513&language=1 As production of flu drug Tamiflu gears up, big questions remain over how affordable — and effective — it will be, reports Martin Enserink. (Source: Science) ======================================== OPINIONS ======================================== How can Iraq's scientists be protected? http://www.scidev.net/Opinions/index.cfm?fuseaction=readOpinions&itemid=491&language=1 Researchers respond to the recent call by UNESCO for countries to work together to protect Iraq's academics from a 'campaign of violence'. Science loses in Sri Lanka's debate on standard time http://www.scidev.net/Opinions/index.cfm?fuseaction=readOpinions&itemid=490&language=1 Sri Lankan science writer Nalaka Gunawardene is desperately seeking a cheap cloning kit to mass-produce public intellectuals in his country. ======================================== LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ======================================== Traditional medicine must be documented http://www.scidev.net/editorletters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&itemid=91&language=1 Ayo Onatola argues that before traditional medicine can be protected it must be documented and verified, and its practitioners brought into mainstream medicine. ======================================== EVENTS ======================================== International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=900&language=1 Location: Bandung, Indonesia Date: 29 - 30 November 2006 International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=901&language=1 Location: New Delhi, India Date: 25 - 27 May 2006 International Conference on University, Industry and Government Linkages http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=902&language=1 Location: Singapore Date: 16 - 18 May 2007 International Symposium on Immunobiologicals and Human Health http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=899&language=1 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Date: 2 - 4 May 2006 ======================================== JOBS ======================================== Health programme coordinator http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=586&language=1 Organisation: Save the Children UK Location: Kigali, Rwanda Associate professional officers http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=592&language=1 Organisation: Center for International Forestry Research Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Lusaka, Zambia Head of information technology services http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=588&language=1 Organisation: The International Rice Research Institute Location: Philippines Research fellow/senior research fellow http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=593&language=1 Organisation: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Location: New Delhi, India Journalism advisor for HIV/AIDS reporting http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=587&language=1 Organisation: Internews Network Location: Nairobi, Kenya Science communications officer http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=590&language=1 Organisation: International Council for Science (ICSU) Location: Paris, France Health Advisor http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=585&language=1 Organisation: Concern Worldwide UK Location: Lao Development Communication Professional http://www.scidev.net/jobs/index.cfm?fuseaction=readjob&itemid=589&language=1 Organisation: World Fisheries Trust Location: Brazil ======================================== GRANTS ======================================== Global Fund for Women http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=293&language=1 Organisation: Global Fund for Women Closing date: 31 May 2007 Training Fellowships for Women Scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=285&language=1 Organisation: The Third World Organization for Women in Science Closing date: 30 May 2006 Professional Fellowships http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=287&language=1 Organisation: Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Closing date: 30 April 2006 PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships http://www.scidev.net/grants/index.cfm?fuseaction=readgrants&itemid=291&language=1 Organisation: The United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS) Closing date: 12 May 2006 ======================================== ANNOUNCEMENTS ======================================== 'Expose Urban Solutions' photo contest http://www.scidev.net/announcements/index.cfm?fuseaction=readannouncement&itemid=373&language=1 Organisation: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Closing date: 25 April 2006 SciDev.Net's email alert is available in English, French, Spanish or Chinese, and in html or plain text formats. 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