Highlights
Justice
Freedom to advance
Supreme Court officially supports the Brazilian strain of embryo stem cells
Universities
Free zone in the desert
Dubai invests US$ 10 billion to become international center of education
Agriculture
Biological fertilizer
Bacteria replace nitrogen fertilizers as instigators of sugarcane growth
Climate change
Forest in a bind
Cleaner air in the Northern Hemisphere may lead to droughts in the Amazon
Zoology
A seductive dance
The behavior of the blue-backed manakin determines its genetic variability
Neurology
The waves of intelligence
The pace of the brain's function may indicate improved learning ability
Information Technology
Open code
The use of open software grows within companies and among researchers
Engineering
Inside the packaging
X-ray equipment to detect metal, glass and stone particles in foods
International Relations
An alliance without progress
Research shows the difficulties of US-Brazil relations
By Carlos Haag