Issue # 122 _ April 2006
S&T Policy
Human Resources
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Vigorous seed
For the first time, Embrapa is hiring masters and doctors to invest in new technologies
By RevisorPostgraduate studies
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Production on the web
Capes is going to disclose on the Internet the 50 thousand theses and dissertations defended in 2006
Popularization
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Dinosaurs and other animals
Exhibition tells the history of the planet in the last 700 million years
By Ricardo ZorzettoPopularization
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Insights from the North and Northeast
Eight Faps join up to publish a quarterly magazine that reflects the diversity of their production
By Mariluce MouraBiodiversity
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Bones of Contention
International meeting debates adoption of global laws on biological heritage
By Marcos PivettaScience
Genetics
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High risk crossbreeding
The marine species of the manatee crossbreeds with the Amazonian one and generates sterile hybrids
By Francisco BicudoHematology
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Needle in a haystack
Unicamp team identifies the genetic mutation that produces a rare blood syndrome
By Fabrício MarquesEpidemiology
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Confessions from the alcove
Erectile dysfunction may be the first sign of coronary diseases
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
New materials
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A more colorful mouth
Dental support device in the colors of blue, pink and red, is made with a ceramic and pigments
By RevisorNanobiotechnology
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Invisible weave
Nanoparticles of silver obtained using vegetable fungus form the basis of new tissues and medicines
By Dinorah ErenoChemistry
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A fine mixture
A protective film reduces the evaporation of fresh water in reservoirs
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Architecture
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Four magic walls
A book brings together texts by Sérgio Ferro, passionate criticisms of architecture
By Carlos Haag