Issue # 122 _ April 2006
S&T Policy
Biodiversity
Bones of Contention
International meeting debates adoption of global laws on biological heritage
By Marcos PivettaPopularization
Insights from the North and Northeast
Eight Faps join up to publish a quarterly magazine that reflects the diversity of their production
By Mariluce MouraPopularization
Dinosaurs and other animals
Exhibition tells the history of the planet in the last 700 million years
By Ricardo ZorzettoPostgraduate studies
Production on the web
Capes is going to disclose on the Internet the 50 thousand theses and dissertations defended in 2006
Human Resources
Vigorous seed
For the first time, Embrapa is hiring masters and doctors to invest in new technologies
By RevisorScience
Epidemiology
Confessions from the alcove
Erectile dysfunction may be the first sign of coronary diseases
By Carlos FioravantiHematology
Needle in a haystack
Unicamp team identifies the genetic mutation that produces a rare blood syndrome
By Fabrício MarquesGenetics
High risk crossbreeding
The marine species of the manatee crossbreeds with the Amazonian one and generates sterile hybrids
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Chemistry
A fine mixture
A protective film reduces the evaporation of fresh water in reservoirs
By Dinorah ErenoNanobiotechnology
Invisible weave
Nanoparticles of silver obtained using vegetable fungus form the basis of new tissues and medicines
By Dinorah ErenoNew materials
A more colorful mouth
Dental support device in the colors of blue, pink and red, is made with a ceramic and pigments
By RevisorHumanities
Sociology
License to breed
A project to increase maternity leave sheds light on the question of women job market
By Carlos Haag