The major focus is the development of endogenous national and regional research capacities in the biological sciences and biotechnologies, for especially the developing countries.

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There will be demand for basic, isolated entry-level models for many years to come, especially in developing countries, where AA-powered gadgets are still the norm and surfing the web means a 20-minute trek to an internet cafe, where browsing and social updates are billed by the minute.

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From developed countries mired in economic woes to developing countries aching for change, people and especially young people found a voice where there was none before.

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"The drive for more biofuels means more investment is going into those crops, meaning less land and less investment going in for food crops, causing a massive conflict and resulting in rising prices, which is having a huge negative impact, especially on developing countries, " said Clare Oxborrow, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth.

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In big cities, especially those in fast-developing countries in Asia and Latin America, gridlocked traffic is responsible for health-threatening levels of local air pollution.

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Foreign investors, for their part, have needed no prompting to pour money into factories in developing countries, especially China.

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Some are offering products of particular relevance to developing countries, such as treatments for hepatitis B, or combination therapies, which are especially popular in India.

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