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Showcase scientists from the global south

The contributions of researchers in the developing world must be sought and recognized, says Dyna Rochmyaningsih.
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  1. Dyna Rochmyaningsih

    1. Dyna Rochmyaningsih is a science journalist in Medan, Indonesia.

A new species of orangutan, mud volcanoes that bury villages, Zika virus: there is no shortage of science stories emerging from the ‘global south’, a group of countries across Africa, South America and Asia that endured colonialism and are now struggling to improve their economies. But we need to pay attention to which scientists are telling us this region’s stories.

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Nature 553, 251 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-00662-w

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