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Ecology

A method for measuring shade

Survey looks into five species of tree planted in urban areas

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Medicine

X-rays controlled at a distance

System reduces the costs and the exposureof patients to radiation

Public health

Pozzolanas: the map of the mine

A survey locates precious rocks for the cement industry

LIVESTOCK

Young, good-looking and with the weight of a bull

The Superprecocious Yearling guarantees soft meat and profit

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Physics

Conductor polymers under control

Brazilians dominate the new area of materials technology

nanotechnology

Molecular architects

Research produces compounds such as a sensor for the conserving of wines

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Genomics

In contact with the doctors

New project faces new forms of therapy and diagnosis of cancer

metropolis

A complete radiography pertaining to the city of São Paulo

The environmental chaos in the metropolis, are exposed in the São Paulo Atlas

Genomics

In search of new designer drugs

Structural Genome will have US$ 3.5 million to study genes and proteins

Biography

Newton, the wizard of reason

A biography reveals a passion of the scientist for the occult

Biology

An advance against malaria

Attack of the erythrocyte protozoan parasite is related to melatonin

psychology

The metaphors of Woody Woodpecker

Research analyzes the effects of the ideology of animated designs on children

Genomics

A new network for the viruses

Project studies the genetics of organisms with high incidences in São Paulo

public health

Homocysteine, a heart alert

A high level of homocystiene raises the risk of an unstable angina

genomics

The discoveries are multiplying

The mapping of Xanthomonas citri will begin comparative genomics in Brazil

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patent

With an eye on the market

A symposium debates intellectual property in order to stimulate patents

History

Flags of different colors, but nevertheless with the same ideal

A study compares the left-wing movements in Brazil and Italy

Cover

Risk capital and technology: a marriage of interests

Development agencies invest in technology based companies

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Retrospect

The one hundred of a revolution

The one hundred of a revolution

Letter from the editor | 60

An extraordinary year for FAPESP

An extraordinary year for FAPESP

Opinion

Media, Science, Technology and Society

The role of the scientific journalist in the formation of public opinion

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Sociology

Environmental education against poverty

A project helps to improve the living conditions in communities

psychology

Strategies in maintaining a marriage

A survey shows how women lead in day-to-day matrimony

nuclear medicine

Ipen launches ultra-pure iodine -123

A radioactive isotope detects the presence of tumors

biomedic engineering

A laser in the interior of the human body

A catheter of optic fibers identifies and cures heart diseases and cancer

apiculture

A national standard for honey

Research by Esalq may help in the growth of the sales of the product

chemistry

Car manufacturers vs. Dragonflies

Eggs leave a strong stain on cars: award-winning research has the answer

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botany

Algae at depth

Project completes four decades of mapping the species in São Paulo

oceanography

Set to sail

After two years, our oceanographic ship returns to the high seas

Medicine

Genes against leukemia

Hemo-center in São Paulo develops techniques for improving diagnosis