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    To fight the disease effectively, researchers from across the scientific spectrum and beyond must join forces.

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    After heavy blows, Swedish science shows signs of recovery, driven in part by an iconic structure linking Sweden and Denmark.

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    Cheap housing, close proximity to Tokyo and a burgeoning research ecosystem are thrusting the ancient prefecture of Kanagawa into the modern world.

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    Scientists seeking to reverse or stall the effects of ageing are trying to make the leap from laboratory research to human trials.

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    Chile excels at stargazing, but it must boost its expertise to find its place in a globalized world and develop a twenty-first-century economy.

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    Tempting researchers to return to India is providing the country with ways to solve its domestic problems.

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    New methods have inspired research on cellular membranes and opened up the field to more kinds of scientist.

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    The previously introverted discipline is opening up to collaboration.

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