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Biotechnology

United against cancer

Company and institute inaugurate Monoclonal Antibodies Laboratory

Neurology

Banana connection

Electric signal sent to the brain shows monkeys where to find food

Celebration

National paradigm

FAPESP reaches its 45th anniversary with stability in its support for research

Financing

Consolidated budget

Ministry of Science and Technology to increase grants in strategic areas

Cooperation

A promising flirt

Brazil and Canada sign an intentions protocol in the area of S&T

Physics

Optical innovation

Filters rescue the possible commercial application of the chromium laser

Innovation

Partnership in (dis)harmony

Seminar evaluates legislation and demands new paradigms for research

Engineering

More free time

A machine for ironing clothes intends to retire the steam iron

Partnership

The ethanol race

Researchers look for solutions that will reduce alcohol costs

Anthropology

The DNA from the caves

Genome of Neanderthal man brings clues about our origin

Eletronic Engineering

Digital recognition

System developed by Griaule is amongst the best in the world

Railroad

Track-cleaner

Spraying system eliminates weeds that hinder the locomotion of trains

Experimental physics

Foot on the accelerator

Participation in future CERN experiments should benefit industry

Intellectual Property

To disseminate knowledge

FAPESP gives up being owner of the patents generated by research projects

Technological parks

Flight plan

Support from government and Embraer speeds up project in São José dos Campos

Physiology

Masking drunkenness

Energy drink conceals some effects of alcoholic drinks and amplifies others

Press

Good news month

Pesquisa FAPESP wins an award in journalism and debuts its new website

Telecommunications

Intelligent extension

Company telephone gains an advanced system of automation

Zootechnology

Mini pigs in the laboratory

Researchers can already count upon pigs for scientific experiments

Literature

Tradition without an impasse

Brazil loses a true intellectual, in the old style: João Alexandre Barbosa

genomics

Consortium against malaria

A network is going to sequence the genome of Anopheles gambiae

Indicators

Yet another step

Brazil is responsible for 1.8% of the articles published in the world

Public policies

A monitored stroll in the park

A new system evaluates and guards against environmental impact in parks

Postgraduate studies

Production on the web

Capes will disclose 50 thousand theses and dissertations on the Internet

Legislation

Propitious ground

Technological parks and a bill encourage innovation in the state of São Paulo

Development

More personnel for science

Number of scholarships for 2006 increases and the amounts are readjusted

Medicines

Guarantee of life

A bio-medicine for babies will be produced on a large scale

Public Health

Preventing before remedying

Butantan Institute starts testing with vaccine against the bird flu

Public Health

Ethical standards under suspicion

National Health Council suspends research in malaria in the state of Amapá

Public Policy

Along the milky way

Guidance from health agents triples level of exclusive breastfeeding of babies