Issue # 115 _ September 2005
S&T Policy
Information technology
Close Ties
Microsoft expands cooperation with Brazilian researchers and is now even talking of creating a large laboratory in the country
By Fabrício MarquesInnovation
Orchestra rehearsal
States of the Southeast coordinate a common agenda for development
By Claudia IziqueScience
Zoology
The rainbow of the marmoset and tamarins
The behavior of Brazilian monkeys indicates the existence of four-color vision standards
By Marcos PivettaBotany
From the Glory Bush tree to the Queen Palm
The size of the genome of 100 Brazilian trees varies by up to a factor of twenty
By Marcos PivettaMedicine
The first signs of alert
Gene action sheds light on the origin and indicates the evolution of tumors
By Ricardo ZorzettoOncology
Exact address
In Texas, Brazilian researchers create technology for killing the cells of prostrate, breast and lung cancers
By Marcelo LeiteNeurology
To occupy, resist and conquer
A team from Minas Gerais State observes how prions infect neurons
By Carlos FioravantiVirology
Anticipated death
Virologists discover how the agent that causes yellow fever destroys liver cells
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Immunology
New vaccine against rabies
The Butantan Institute creates a safer, cheaper and more efficient alternative for use in human beings
By Marcos PivettaForestry engineering
Valuable wood
The planting and exploration of pinewoods opens up new markets and reduces the extraction of native species
By Marcos de OliveiraFood engineering
Health supplement
Company develops an organic mineral complex using the proteins present in yeast
By Yuri VasconcelosChemistry
Beautifully dull
A new additive mixed in with synthetic rubber guarantees more beautiful footwear soles
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Economy
The other side of fortune
Studies try to understand what makes a rich man rich
By Carlos Haag