ED. 197 | JULY 2012
S&T POLICY
Minimum consensus
Rio+20 Summit produces lukewarm report, but moves forward on voluntary commitments
SCIENCE
Storms of body and soul
Crises of depression and euphoria cause chemical imbalances that may damage cells and accelerate aging of the body
The sexual flexibility of females
Among lizards, males are not always necessary for reproduction
Joint treatment
Combined use of stem cells and growth factor reduces muscular dystrophy's symptoms in mice
The origin of the mountain
Alternative theory proposes that the northeastern plain was formed around 30 million years ago
The order of scarcity
Patterns discovered in a network of thousands of reservoirs in Ceará may help when it comes to facing drought and floods
TECHNOLOGY
Marine fertilizer
Use of limestone algae as fertilizer on cane plantations may increase productivity by as much as 50%
Produce protection
Biofilms produced from cassava, banana and quinoa protect and guarantee longer life for several foods
Beyond oil derivatives
Braskem expands markets with a polymer made from ethanol and invests in routes to biotechnology
HUMANITIES
The interior's economic relief
Study maps the process of industrial deconcentration in the State of São Paulo
Dance of the wheelchairs at the United Nations
The idea of Brazil on the Security Council, seen as a “whim” by analysts, came from the United States
Even so, sound moves
As a musician, the father of Galileo influenced his son in the search for experimental truth
Between ethics and spirit
Flávio Pierucci was one of the greatest interpreters of contemporary Brazilian religiousness
