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Medicines from snake poison
Center to do research into the pharmaceutical use of animal toxins
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The outlook for the future and a reassessment of the past
The outlook for the future and a reassessment of the past
FINE ARTS
What history is this?
Research intends to bring shape to a critical history of Brazilian art
ECONOMY
An industry that had a cure
National pharmaceutical sector was born strong and had State support
AGRONOMY
Tuned to the weather
An apparatus controls humidity and permits the correct use of fungicides
INCUBATORS
From the laboratory to the market
Researchers build a bridge between research and the business world
AIR QUALITY
Buildings’ health under examination
The concentration of harmful gases creates “sick” buildings in cities
BIOCHEMISTRY
The secret of mature fruits
A team has unmasked the biochemical processes that make them sweet and soft
BIOCHEMISTRY
Antibiotic extracted from the spider
Peptide found in tarantula exercises strong anti-microbe action
FUNCTIONAL GENOME
The Xylella gives up and lets guests in
Xylella incorporates a DNA fragment that can change its original functions
SUGARCANE
Reinforcement in the genome research
The University of Pernambuco opens a genetics laboratory
CANCER GENOME
Project reaps in more US$ 5 million
FAPESP and Ludwig publish results and widen their investment
PUBLIC SECTOR
The social control of privatization
A seminar debates the regulating of public services
Opinion
Serpents and the pharmaceutical industry
As the Butantan Institute demonstrated, poisons can originate medicines
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A visible marriage between science and technology
A visible marriage between science and technology
PLASTIC ARTS
Female bodies dressed with paint
Study analyzes how Brazilian artists have painted women
Medicine
Alternative for better speech
Prosthesis proved effective in correcting labial malformations
Electrical Engineering
Remote electronic watchman
Company from São Carlos develops pioneer remote access system