Issue # 126 _ August 2006
S&T Policy
Scientific Divulging
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At the head of the news
José Hamilton Ribeiro wins the prestigious award in journalism from Columbia University
By Fabrício MarquesInterchange
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Students Wanted
Brazil gets on the map of Harvard and Yale universities, who are recruiting students in the country
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Nutrition
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Dining table à la Brasileira
A laboratories network analyzes the composition of 500 foods that integrate into the national menu
By Maria GuimarãesAstrophysics
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Beyond the stars
Light and shock waves warm up clouds that concentrate material formed by protons and neutrons
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenetics
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Selected coffee
The manipulation of the genes that control sugars could improve Brazilian coffee
By Francisco BicudoMedicine
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The long wait
The chance of receiving a liver transplant is dropping each year
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Digital TV
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Robust image
After the choice of the Japanese model, now it?s the time of innovations
By Marcos de OliveiraEnergy
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Energy reform
The alternatives to supply hydrogen to future vehicles and electrical energy generators
By Marcos de Oliveira