Issue # 110 _ April 2005
Cover
- Biosafety
- New law authorizes research with stem cells and permits marketing of transgenics By Claudia Izique
- Stem Cells
- The Bill on Biosafety is going to boost Brazilian research, which was already strong in the area By Marcos Pivetta
- Transgenics
- Permission to market GMOs should expand investments in biotechnology
S&T Policy
Government
Heterodox model
The university reform proposal changes bureaucratic structures without defining what the country wants from these institutions
By Fabrício MarquesPublication
Pasteur's Quadrant
A book translated by Unicamp examines a pact between the scientific community and the government
By Claudia IziqueScience
Medicine
Wide awake
Lack of sleep activates sexuality, increases the sensitivity to pain and damages the liver and heart
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenetics
Molecular Signature
Method uses a small fragment of DNA to identify animal species
By Marcos PivettaBotany
The Beauty and the beast
A study reveals orchids from Central Brazil and describes the damage caused by viruses and insects
By Alessandra PereiraPhysics
The hot and the cold that comes from magnets
A Unicamp team discovers unexpected properties of magnetic materials
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Sensoring
Topography maps of Brazil
Images captured by Endeavour and produced by Embrapa show Brazilian topography
By Marcos de OliveiraMedicines
Valuable poisons
Studies with poisonous animals have resulted in the licensing of seven patents, candidates for medicines
By Dinorah ErenoMedicines
From nature to the drugstore
An anti-inflammatory made from the extract of a plant from the Atlantic Rainforest, is ready to go on the market
By Dinorah ErenoBiomedical Engineering
Vital implant
The first national stent produced by laser is going to reduce the cost of cardiac therapies
By Yuri VasconcelosElectrical Engineering
Body heat
Equipment detects temperature variations by way of infrared radiation