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Ethics
Between Virtue and Fortune
How to analyze political ethics without getting lost in moralism
By Carlos Haag
Retrospect
The rebirth of the Patriarch
A project publishes, on-line, documents, books and images brought together about José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
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Innovations of today, great inventions of yesterday
Innovations of today, great inventions of yesterday
Biochemistry
Like a dagger
Poison from the sting of a river stingray causes pain, swelling and necrosis
Interview
Francisco Salzano: A geneticist of polemic opinions
Francisco Salzano recalls his work with the Indians, speaks about the concept of race and defends research with transgenics and stem cells.
Intellectual Property
To disseminate knowledge
FAPESP gives up being owner of the patents generated by research projects
Environment
Buffer Zone
Study that proposed a protection zone for the Cantareira Park inspires a bill
Technological parks
Flight plan
Support from government and Embraer speeds up project in São José dos Campos
Alcoholic drink
Cachaça revealed
Studies increase knowledge about the drink and contribute to its quality
Immunotherapy
Exaggerated reaction
An innovative diagnostic kit monitors the evolution of respiratory allergy
Physiology
Masking drunkenness
Energy drink conceals some effects of alcoholic drinks and amplifies others
Public health
Through the wall
Viruses and bacteria propagatefreely on the frontier between US and Mexico
Domestic accidents
Living with the danger
Few mothers know how to avoid their children suffering accident at home
Cosmology
The daringness of challenging Einstein
Another way of explaining the expansion of the Universe
Cover
My kingdom for one more point
The mystery of the elections that make a thousand speak for millions
By Carlos Haag
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Science, cinema and celebrations
Science, cinema and celebrations