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Sciences of religion
Between the Cross and The Cauldron
How the relationship between the Vatican and the Brazilian Church developed
By Carlos Haag
Evaluation
Internet academies
Brazil is in the ranking of universities that disclose their production
Energy
Biodiesel in ascension
What is missing for this oil to establish itself as a national biofuel
Microelectronics
Revolution on the horizon
A possible substitute for silicon in a new generation of computer chips
Psychology
The day on which Hitler cried
The terrible consequences of the Hitler's hysterical blindness
By Carlos Haag
Sociology
The stone in the middle of the path
Or how adolescence "swallows" the planet's adults
By Carlos Haag
Retrospect
20th century Bandeirantes (Trailblazers)
121 years ago a wild region of São Paulo began to be explored
Cover
Body at the limit
Physical exercise protects the organism
By Francisco Bicudo and Ricardo Zorzetto
Letter from the editor | 133
Of sleep, dreams and energy
Of sleep, dreams and energy
Genetics
From slave to master
RNA molecule takes over the place of DNA as a promise for fighting diseases
Biochemistry
The apothecary from the Caatinga
Frog produces secretion capable of bring blood pressure down
Climate
The day after tomorrow
Researchers unite to investigate the effects of global warning on Brazil
Physics
The alphabet of vision
Signals that conduct the information from the eyes to the brain of flies
José Sérgio Gabrielli
José Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo: “Let’s not downgrade petroleum now”
An interview with the economist and President of Petrobras
Energy
The resumption of Angra 3
Government wants to expand share of nuclear power in the energy matrix
Energy
Cellulose alcohol
Bagasse and sugarcane straw are quoted to increase the production of ethanol
Neuroscience
Science with a social mission
A plan follows the inauguration of the Natal Neuroscience Institute