Issue # 156 _ February 2009
S&T Policy
financing
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Measured merit
Mega-evaluation based on peer review to guide distribution of funds to UK universities
By Fabrício MarquesPartnership
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Joint advances
A FAPESP-Fapemig agreement approves the first ethanol research projects
By Fabrício MarquesEnvironment
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The human factor
Institute is going to measure health-related financial losses from different types of air pollution
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Genetics
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New ramifications
Brazilians dominate technique to transform adult stem cells into embryonic cells
By Maria GuimarãesPhysiology
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The brain and infections
Drugs used to treat mental disturbances may bring about resistance to viruses, bacteria and tumors
By Carlos FioravantiPhysiology
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Fat attracts fat
The fatty acid found in red meat causes the death of neurons that control the appetite
By Carlos FioravantiHealth
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Love after the menopause
A study identifies factors that compromise female sexuality after the reproductive age
By Maria GuimarãesEcology
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Birds from the pampas
Green beef reconciles the interests of livestock farmers and biologists in the south
By Carlos FioravantiOceanography
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Underwater warehouse
Fauna from the bottom of the sea in Antarctica have resources to stay alive even in winter
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Odontology
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White smile
Tooth paste with less fluoride and a low pH reduces the incidence of fluorosis in children
By Marcos de OliveiraChemistry
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Versatile and clean thread
Company from São Paulo creates a new process to manufacture acrylic fibers for the textile sector
By Yuri VasconcelosEnergy
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Artificial photosynthesis
New low cost solar cells reproduce the plant process for transforming sunlight
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Diplomacy
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The day on which Brazil said "no" to the United States
Researcher recovers documents with the proposal to deport black Americans to the Amazon
By Carlos Haag