Highlights

Public Health

Behind the smoke screen

A study shows how to identify and treat high risk smokers

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Pharmacology

The trails of coke

Compound helps to elucidate cocaine's action on the brain

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Genetics

Secrets of Nobility

Biologists try to understand how the genes act in order to differentiate bees

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Diversity

Mammals to the surface

Biologists find an average of eight new species of mammals a year

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Botany

Open, Sesame!

Bacteria contend with plants to control the pores of the leaves

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Anthropology

The DNA from the caves

Genome of Neanderthal man brings clues about our origin

Electronic engineering

Constant innovation

Electronic voting machines with a digital identifier start being used

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Eletronic Engineering

Digital recognition

System developed by Griaule is amongst the best in the world

Space

Space conquests

Space conquests

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Forest Engineering

Fortified eucalyptus

Partnership obtains wood that may result in better quality paper

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Railroad

Track-cleaner

Spraying system eliminates weeds that hinder the locomotion of trains

Textile engineering

Functional fabrics

Santista launches products for workwear with nanotechnological properties

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Economy

Eat me or drink me?

The dilemmas of Brazilian economic growth are older and complex

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Political science

Who will guard the guardians?

Crisis at the airports exposes the fragilities of the Ministry of Defense

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Tecnoarte

Dance of the machine, body and mind

Doctoral thesis with DVD creates concept on quality of life in the virtual era

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