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Nature 427, 571 (12 February 2004) | doi:10.1038/427571b

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The task of advancing science in developing countries is beyond any one nation or organization. How can scientists help?

Two reports just published have reached the same conclusion: developing countries need to grow their science and technology bases if they are to exploit new knowledge and technologies. This is not a luxury but an absolute necessity; otherwise the technology gap between them and industrialized countries will widen, and they will be impotent to roll back the plagues of killer diseases, or to generate sustainable agriculture, energy and water.

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