Issue # 114 _ August 2005
S&T Policy
Intellectual property
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Getting Stronger
Countries from within the Amazon basin discuss group measures to protect their biodiversity
By Claudia IziqueScience
Climatology
The map of the winds
Air currents lead humidity or smoke from the Amazon to the Prata basin
By Francisco BicudoVirology
Below the belt blows
HTLV-1 spreads like the AIDS virus and causes erectile dysfunction
By Fabrício MarquesMedicine
Studies in red
Genetic defects begin to explain the origin of sanguinity diseases of the elderly
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Recycling
All put to good use
Group of companies sets up company to process long-life packaging
By Yuri VasconcelosMaterials engineering
Plastic under control
System developed at UFSCar improves the production of bottles made with polymers
By Yuri VasconcelosBiomedical engineering
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Sharp sight
Sensor does a more detailed diagnosis of visual imperfections
By Dinorah ErenoChemistry
Nano Particles
New magnetic materials on a molecular scale will be useful in electronics and in medicine
Biophotonics
Spectrums of life
Researchers bring together optical tweezers and spectroscopy to facilitate the study of living cells
By Marcos de Oliveira