Science and Development Network

This malaria vaccine candidate is given to humans but targets mosquitoes, and clinical trials may commence in as little as four years.

Mass dog vaccination is now seen as the most cost-effective means to control rabies, which kills roughly 70,000 people every year.

Indonesia has earmarked US$60 million a year for science and technology research, allowing researchers to plan beyond the national budget's one-year cycle.

Although satellite images show that tree cover in China is on the rise, unsustainable wood imports mean the problem may just be shifting elsewhere.

The TV003 vaccine, which researchers believe will protect against all four strains of dengue, is set to complete a phase III trial by 2018.

Researchers show that radio telescopes constructed with ordinary TV dish antennae can easily be installed in any college campus.

Indigenous farming supports rainforest diversity, making relocation efforts potentially counter-productive.

Added nutrients in fortified rice may inadvertently help parasites grow, a study of Cambodian schoolchildren shows.

Melioidosis is likely to be present in most of the tropics, including 34 countries where it has never been reported, researchers say.