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To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab

A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.

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Ari Daniel is a reporter for NPR's Science desk where he covers global health and development.