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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum returned to Texas with a new mission: designing medical equipment for clinics in underserved communities that could withstand harsh climate conditions and be easily repaired. She also wanted to get students involved in the work. To help her cause, she and colleague Z.

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IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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The issue of fossil-fuel subsidies drives right to the heart of climate change and sustainable development and must be addressed urgently. The full report will also cover Nigeria and Indonesia and will be released later in 2010. Revealing the Scale of Subsidies to Fossil Fuels (2007). This will be easier said than done.

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