Issue # 114 _ August 2005
S&T Policy
Indicators
Accident along the way
Research from the IBGE verifies that a contraction in the economy has limited technological advance in the country
By Claudia IziqueIntellectual property

Getting Stronger
Countries from within the Amazon basin discuss group measures to protect their biodiversity
By Claudia IziqueFederal Government
A physicist at the head of the ministry
Sergio Rezende assumes Science and Technology and guarantees that he will not change his predecessor's strategies
Profile

The teacher of many generations
At 93 years of age, the emeritus professor of Esalq participates in university life and continues to diffuse phytotherapy
By Marcos de OliveiraScience
Medicine
Studies in red
Genetic defects begin to explain the origin of sanguinity diseases of the elderly
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenomics
Fascinating and terrifying
Scientists detail out the strategies for the survival of three parasites that infect illions of inhabitants in poor countries
By Carlos FioravantiVirology
Below the belt blows
HTLV-1 spreads like the AIDS virus and causes erectile dysfunction
By Fabrício MarquesClimatology
The map of the winds
Air currents lead humidity or smoke from the Amazon to the Prata basin
By Francisco BicudoZoology
While the rains don't arrive
Tree frog exclusive to the Caatinga lives in holes in the trees that it closes with its hard and spiny head
By Carlos FioravantiAstronomy
Cosmic yeast
The densest regions of galaxies similar to that of the Milky Way provide gas and dust for the formation of other stars
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Biophotonics
Spectrums of life
Researchers bring together optical tweezers and spectroscopy to facilitate the study of living cells
By Marcos de OliveiraBiomedical engineering

Sharp sight
Sensor does a more detailed diagnosis of visual imperfections
By Dinorah ErenoMaterials engineering
Plastic under control
System developed at UFSCar improves the production of bottles made with polymers
By Yuri VasconcelosRecycling
All put to good use
Group of companies sets up company to process long-life packaging
By Yuri Vasconcelos