Issue # 158 _ April 2009
S&T Policy
Cooperation
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Heading to Southern Africa
United Nations center makes room for cancer and infectious disease researchers from Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiCollaboration
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Joining forces to fight cancer
Tumor research groups form national network
By Fabrício MarquesBiodiversity
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International Challenge
Biota-FAPESP to enter new phase and seek greater participation abroad
Remote sensing
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Advance in orbit
New generation of satellites promise to drive research and keep watch over the Amazon Region
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Pneumology
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Breathless
Pulmonary hypertension more common than previously imagined
By Ricardo ZorzettoChemistry and physics
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Electricity - In the air, in the water, everywhere
Electric charge model developed at Unicamp indicates there are no neutral materials
By Carlos FioravantiGeology
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A carpet on the sand
As a result of humid weather, vegetation is covering the Rio Grande do Sul dunes
By Maria GuimarãesMeteorology
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A river that flows through the air
Winds from the North increase moisture in Brazil's Southeast and South
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenetics
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Arm wrestling
Study looks for genes that avoid the symptoms of a type of muscular dystrophy
By Maria GuimarãesNeuroscience
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Parkinson's disease under control
Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord reduces symptoms of the disease in rodents
By Marcos PivettaMental health
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On the brink
More care and a few phone calls cut new suicide attempts by a factor of ten
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Dentistry
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Dental innovation
Academic groups create three companies producing dentistry material
By Yuri VasconcelosEnergy
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Eclectic Resource
Gas used in aerosols is recommended as a diesel oil and LPG substitute
By Marcos de OliveiraCrop and Livestock Farming
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Pastures to fight global warming
Suitable cattle feed could help cut greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
By Marcos de Oliveira