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Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia. Age: 34
Turning cell phones into basic research tools can improve health care in the developing world.
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Yale University evolutionary biologist Steven Brady studies the evolutionary impacts of roads on the amphibians.
As new infections surface and spread, science meets the challenges with ingenuity and adaptation.
How the study of human social interactions is helping researchers understand the spread of diseases like influenza and HIV
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