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Letter from the editor | 93

Ingenuity from men and spiders

Ingenuity from men and spiders

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Epidemiology

Antivirus Fortresses

Autonomy in research into emergent diseases

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GENETIC

Another suspect in the sights

New species of virus may be the cause of citrus sudden death

ethology

The webs of intelligence

Memorizing enables spiders to perfect their instinctive hunting habits

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environment

Hidden wealth in the backlands

Diversity are undoing prejudices about the Caatinga

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paleontology

Wings from the past

Fossils reconstitute the prehistory of winged beings in Brazil

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astrophysics

Before the storm

Ultrarapid radiation pulses precede gigantic particle jets launched by the Sun

theater

The enchanting soul of the stages

Thesis revisits the theatrical militancy of João do Rio

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Culture

The roots of Sérgio Buarque

Centenary of Sérgio Buarque takes out his dissertation for a master's degree

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History

Chica da Silva without an X

The myth of the slave-queen hides the hypocrisy of Brazilian racial democracy

genetic engineering

The battle of the transgenics

Controversy about RR soybeans heats debate about biotechnology

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legislation

Back to the field

Resolution makes researchers' access to genetic patrimony easier

importation

Obstacles overcome

Foundation meets all the demand from the researchers

importation

Positive balance

Bitter measures in 2002 have allowed FAPESP to resume investments in 2003

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Reviews

Philosophy as Will and Representation

Text by Schopenhauer presents his vision of the history of philosopher

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Materials Engineering

Dribbling past the radar

Shielding makes military aircraft imperceptible to detection

Energy

The force of the current

Hydraulic turbine takes electricity to isolated riverine communities

telecommunications

Fibers under examination

Equipment monitors optic network devices for the foreign market

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Physics

Radical sterilization

Microorganisms are eliminated with plasma-based equipment

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federal government

Qualified dialog

President Lula reinstalls National Science and Technology Council

advanced internet

At the limit of daring

Tidia starts an analysis of optical networks

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Education

Model for training managers

Endeavor, Sebrae-SP and FAPESP sign innovative partnership

public policy

New Gallery

Project recovers São Paulo's biodiversity and preserves its water system

Space

Under the shadow of Sisyphus

Plan for reviewing the space program enhances dialog with universities

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Retrospect

From the well to the laboratory

Petrobras reaches the age of 50; 40 years ago, Cenpes was created, specializing in oil research

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Cover

The light that the white man put out

Brazil had complex societies before the arrival of the Europeans

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Letter from the editor | 92

Of the indigenous and of imagination

Of the indigenous and of imagination

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Schistosoma mansoni

Inside the parasite

Identification of genes gains international prominence

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microbiology

Survival from the jungle

Bacteria adaptation mechanism is comprised with gene analysis

public health

Get moving!

A growing number big city dwellers are taking up moderate physical activity