Claudia Izique and Fabrício Marques
LEGISLATION
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Legal certainty
A new decree outlines measures to lift bureaucratic barriers and boost innovation in companies and universities
By Claudia Izique and Fabrício Marques
Political Science
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Votes that really count
Brazil’s electoral system is a model of efficiency and democracy
Statistics
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Research as a Basis for Policy
Academic studies increasingly help governments adopt solutions
Political Science
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Presidential Government Makes its Move
The legislative power of the executive branch to assuage the government's image
International Relations
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For a More Effective Agenda
Analyses of US policies regarding South America
The aircraft industry
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In Search of Safety and Comfort
Universities and Embraer are creating a knowledge base to improve aircraft
The Dynamics of the economy
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There is more to rural Brazil than just agriculture
Project shows that Brazil reduces the gap between the countryside and cities
Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva
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Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva: Reversing the course of malaria
Institutions coordinated action reduces malaria cases
Research Funding
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New frontier
Expansion of Brazil's ethanol production depends on investment in science
Cover
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The art of scanning clouds
Three satellites monitor the Amazon Region's controversial deforestation
Biotechnology
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Seeds of dissent
Council of Ministers confirms the release of transgenic corn for sale
Agribusiness
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Embrapa’s Growth Acceleration Program
Institutional innovation should consolidate Embrapa's presence in the world
Bali Meeting
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Climate Conference outlines map of the path for fighting global warming
Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva
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On the banks of the Madeira river
Sanitation expert speaks as chemotherapy that can block the action of parasites
By Claudia Izique and Ricardo Zorzetto
Cooperation
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Group innovation
Institutions join up to take out patents and share experiences
By Fabrício Marques and Claudia Izique
climate change
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Technology versus global warming
Brazil takes the lead with ethanol, biodiesel and direct planting
Development aid
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At the cutting edge of knowledge
Partnership with Microsoft Research brings about a model for basic research
State government
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Shared responsibility
Secretary for Development plans to create a development agency in São Paulo
Energy
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The resumption of Angra 3
Government wants to expand share of nuclear power in the energy matrix