News: Petition backs animal research Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 21st April 2006 01:43 AM GMT] In the UK, the battle for people's hearts and minds over animal research continues apace. For a long time, opponents of animal research dominated the news but these days the tables seem to ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Research gems in Botswana Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 8th April 2006 04:32 PM GMT] Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, is a small city with roughly 200,000 residents. After Windhoek in Namibia where I was yesterday, it seems a little rough around the edges. I'm in town as ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Is bird flu in the UK? Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 6th April 2006 01:34 PM GMT] British scientists are expected to reveal today (Thursday) whether a dead swan found on the Scottish coast was infected with H5N1 avian influenza, Scottish authorities said last night. ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Namibia's academic appeal Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 5th April 2006 04:50 PM GMT] I arrived in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, this morning, as part of a 10 day trip to Africa on behalf of The Scientist to talk to researchers about the state of science on the ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: The state of science in South Africa Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 4th April 2006 05:38 PM GMT] Sixty-one years ago, South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research was established by a parliamentary decree that specifically required it to undertake research that ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Meeting key figure in African science Posted by Stephen Pincock [Entry posted at 4th April 2006 05:32 PM GMT] Today was the first day of a 10 day trip to Africa on behalf of The Scientist to talk to researchers about the state of science on the continent. On my inaugural stop, I visited John ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story

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