Highlights

Retrospect

The height of knowledge

63 years ago, Barbara McClintock discovered on making a study of corn that the genome is not stable

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Interview

Luis Fernandes: The motor of development

Finep President modernizes management to turn technological innovation into an agent of growth

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Cover

Emergency Manual

Maps define guidelines for preserving native vegetation in São Paulo

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Cover

Beside an endless sea

Journalist travels the Brazilian coast and portrays its sore spots

Evolution

From branch to branch

Natural selection generated a variety of monkeys in Latin America

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Physiology

Running to catch your breath

Light and moderate physical activity reduces asthma symptoms

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Astrophysics

Star dust

Chemical elements reveals details about the Milky Way

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Robotics

Aquatic robots

Vehicles developed can explore the seabed, lakes, rivers and reservoirs

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Information

Loss Control

Software will help electric power distributors reduce losses

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New Materials

Light and resistant

Curauá is one of the components of earthquake-proof beams

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Sociology

The color of the salt of the earth

Quilombolas get legal protection for their properties and revive traditions

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Music

The heavy burden of being a national symbol

Biography shows that celebrating Carlos Gomes actually jeopardized him

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Sports

Women’s teams

Soccer country is cruel to women who want to play

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Arts

Humorous science

Work of Sidney Harris is an amusing portrayal of life in laboratories

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History

The citizen who smelled like a king

Pedro II was more interested in the essence than the appearance of power

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