One year after the dissolution of USAID, the agency’s pioneering research and development lab is now back as an independent nonprofit. | Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Every great new discovery has to start somewhere.  Penicillin was born out of moldy petri dishes followed by years of experimental testing. The Spice Girls started with an open audition, months of rehearsals in a shared house, and demo tapes stolen in the name of girl power.  When it comes to US foreign aid, the engine behind new discoveries tackling enormous global challenges was a tiny program called Development Innovat...

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