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Près de sept personnes sur dix croient que les changements climatiques constituent « un problème très, ou extrêmement grave », mais l’on observe des différences marquées entre les pays.
Sangat menguntungkan jika kita memiliki beberapa calon obat untuk diujikan, tapi fokus utama tetap pada calon obat yang paling prospektif. Tentu saja harus didukung oleh bukti dari riset.
Les résultats préliminaires montrent qu'il est sécuritaire et qu'il induit une forte réponse immunitaire chez tous les volontaires, ce qui suggère qu'un vaccin efficace pourrait être à portée de main.
Cameroon’s anglophone crisis is not simply a dispute between two feuding groups: a range of international actors have been architects of the current situation.
Changes caused by COVID-19 in the higher education sector could alter the power dynamics between African researchers and those from developed countries.
Enforcement at protected areas is key way to prevent bushmeat poaching, but it’s also important to recognise the contribution bushmeat makes to livelihoods, incomes and food security.
Angharad Davies, Swansea University; Andrew Lee, University of Sheffield; Jimmy Whitworth, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Lakshmi Manoharan, University of Oxford
New Zealand has managed it, but densely populated, highly infected countries face a bigger challenge.
Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford