Issue # 121 _ March 2006
S&T Policy
Environment
Vulnerable flanks
Indicator maps the impact of climatic changes on public health in all the states
By Fabrício MarquesLegislation
Propitious ground
Technological parks and a bill encourage innovation in the state of São Paulo
Development
More personnel for science
Number of scholarships granted for 2006 increases and the amounts are readjusted
Science
Botanics

Rigor and sensibility
The electronic version of the Flora brasiliensis widens access to knowledge about Brazil's plants
By Carlos FioravantiVirology

The tricks of HIV
Recombinant forms of the virus complicate the AIDS epidemic in Brazil
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Geology

A penetrating look
A new sensorial method using satellite images facilitates the identification of mineral deposits
By Marcos de OliveiraNew Materials

Self cleaning scalpel
Ceramic coating sterilizes medical and dental instruments
By Yuri VasconcelosChemistry

Without smell and less toxic
USP researchers develop a method for the production of paints almost without smell
By Yuri VasconcelosPetroleum
Deep investment
Petrobras Award reveals new systems and new professions for the petrochemical industry
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
History
President Juscelino Kubitschek
Academics point out historical excesses in romanticizing the ex-president
By Gonçalo Junior