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Scientific collaborations can build trust and facilitate progress in nuclear arms control and disarmament.

Local institutions are key to helping rural smallholders mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Reforming biosafety regulations can provide poor farmers with better access to genetically modified crops.

Six key issues threaten the promise of climate finance made to the developing world at UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.

Reducing the global burden of HIV/AIDS relies on increased funding, more research and targeted prevention strategies.

An innovation systems approach to agricultural research can be better for sustainable development than a linear pipeline approach.

Sending students abroad and inviting in foreign institutions are both effective methods for boosting developing world higher education.

A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.

Advice for policymakers in southern Africa on how to improve pesticide use and reduce the risks they pose to human health and the environment.

South–South research collaboration can be a powerful strategy for boosting scientific capacity and achieving common goals. But it should not be embraced uncritically, says Athar Osama.

Manufacturers in sub-Saharan Africa need policy support at all levels if their technological capabilities are to catch up with other developing countries. Carlo Pietrobelli looks at problems and solutions.

Despite the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, progress in developing one has been slow and scientists do not always agree on the best way forward. This policy brief outlines the current status of malaria vaccine research.

An outline of the financial and non-financial instruments that developing country governments can use to boost technology-generating efforts in production enterprises.

How can developing countries construct national science, technology and innovation policies to enhance their development? This policy brief provides a guide to the issues involved.

What standard of care can clinical trial participants expect once the trial is over? Richard Ashcroft explores the ethical arguments for responsibilities of both researchers and sponsors of trials.

How can universities in developing countries change their roles in the production and distribution of knowledge to become 'developmental universities'?

Sue Eckstein reviews existing schemes to build capacity in research ethics in developing countries, which range from sponsored academic degree programmes to tailored courses and one-off meetings.

James Lavery provides an introduction to the regulation of international human subjects research, describing the different approaches used, and highlighting some of the challenges faced.

Ethical review committees are the main way of ensuring that clinical research conforms to ethical standards. But, as Zulfiqar A. Bhutta explains, the work of such committees is severely constrained in many developing countries.