Highlights

Foods

Charcoal reduces cholesterol in eggs

Hens get modified feed and produce healthier eggs

Education

CD-ROM helps the disabled

Company taking part in the PIPE develops evaluating and teaching software

POLLUTION CONTROL

We already have laser radar

A project presents a new equipment to measure particles suspended in the air

purchasing policy

In the path to innovation

Brazilian industry develops new products for research projects

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Biodiversity

Scientific Committee approves Biota/FAPESP

Scientific Committee approves Biota/FAPESP

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Environment

SinBiota will aid public policies

The system will foresee the impact of changes to biodiversity

Internet 2

Brazil on the web

Agreement connects researchers to NSF at a high-speed

Technological innovation

Community of interests

ConSITec will bring together researchers and companies in common projects

Event

Reaping the benefits

Landmarks and new targets for scientific research are announced

Opinion

A common asset for all men

A clearheaded policy built São Paulo leadership in Brazilian research

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Physics

On the Graviton wave

Brazil joins the race to capture gravitational waves from the Cosmos

biochemistry

Microscope maps channels on living cells

Device paves the way for more efficient medications

medicines

Bovine gene yields medications

Studies on the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) suggest therapeutic potential

Epidemiology

Healthy Math

Simple mathematical tools and statistics help prevent and control epidemics

Genetics

Mystery among rodents

Apparently identical species differ in the number of chromosomes