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Architecture
The virtue of simplicity
Books portray the wealth of the ideas of Paulo Mendes da Rocha
The Economy
Who supervises the supervisors?
The TAM tragedy fuels the debate on regulatory agencies
By Carlos Haag
Retrospect
Official verdict
An unprecedented document signals the start of immunization in Brazil back in 1804
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After the party, the hangover
One out of every four Brazilians drinks to the point of health risking
Letter from the editor | 139
Measuring the poison
Measuring the poison
Pharmacology
The cellular postman
Protein from the rattlesnake's poison shows potential to transport medication
Ecology
The power of nymphs
Bromeliads are crucial to the functioning of the northeastern Mata Atlântica
Biodiversity
The age of reason
The fruit of Biota-FAPESP are shared among universities and become perennial
Optical Technology
The LED revolution
Researchers form São Carlos develop equipment with light emitting diodes
Energy
At the bottom of the lake
Methane in hydroelectric power stations can generate further energy
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Redação
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The mutations of hunger
Malnutrition during the first years of life causes health problems in adults
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Transitions: science, art and life
Transitions: science, art and life
Interview
Henrique Lins de Barros: From the atom to the airplane
LÉO RAMOSIn Henrique Lins de Barros’s office at CBPF, the Brazilian Physics Research Center in the district of Urca, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, there is a picture on the wall on the right. On the left side there is a poster showing details of a multicellular organism, Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis. In the... View Article
Anthropology
Affording luxury is a luxury
The market for high-end consumer products in Brazil has not stopped growing
By Carlos Haag