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China's Ministry of Education has defined seven acts of academic misconduct in a further bid to tackle the problem.

Nigeria's government will temporarily take over production of a sickle cell remedy after its commercial collapse.

Xechem International, the US-based company that owns the rights to a promising sickle cell anaemia treatment, has filed for bankruptcy.

Concerns have been raised that India's proposed patent law will not encourage scientists to carry out neglected disease research.

Production of a herbal-based sickle cell anaemia drug could be under threat as the companies involved are surrounded by allegations of corruption.

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 9–24 February 2008.

China's Science and Technology (S&T) Progress Law has been amended to boost innovation in research and clarify patent ownership.

A Nigerian doctor is suing the country's science academy after it published a report casting doubt on his claim to have a HIV vaccine.

China has proposed a law that will encourage scientists to report on failed research and take risks without fear of retribution.

The jailing of a primatologist in Brazil has led to an outcry that biopiracy measures are stifling science in the tropics.

The former head of China's drug regulatory authority has been sentenced to death for corruption after approving drugs that later killed people.

An independent ethics watchdog in India has concluded that scientists at a prestigious research institute manipulated published data.

Tests used to support the Gambian President's claims of an HIV/AIDS cure have been disputed by the scientist who supposedly performed them.

China has introduced new legislation to improve transparency, which may aid investigations into scientific funding and fraud.

Speakers at the World Conference of Science Journalists say reporters need a code of ethics to communicate science accurately.

Chinese and European bioethicists and life scientists have formed an expert group to promote ethical behaviour in biomedical research.

Controversy over two cases of plagiarism and data has led to calls for an independent ethics body in India.

A study shows how African research ethics committees struggle with numerous problems and are not properly fulfilling their missions.

Islamic nations have agreed to formalise ethical debate and moral guidance for scientists by setting up a science ethics network.

Scientists have set up a debating forum to increase awareness of research ethics and social responsibility in the scientific community.