International issue | November 2002

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The target is human health
Tests are beginning on human beings of the first genetic vaccine developed in Brazil that in the laboratory has shown itself to be effective against cancer and tuberculosis By

S&T Policy

S&T Policy

Good Job

Californian children write letters to Brazilian scientists

S&T Policy

Prospecting for good business

Votorantim Ventures invests in biotechnology companies

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Science

Paleontology

The origin of the mammals

Fossils of small species discovered in Rio Grande do Sul could be the closest ancestors to the larger animals of today

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Medicine

Malaria and some new diseases

São Paulo scientists make Rondonia a forward post for research with a high social impact

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Ecology

Jatoba against pollution

Tropical trees may be an option for cleaning the atmosphere, should the greenhouse effects increase

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Technology

New materials

Sugar Plastic

A Brazilian product is improved and goes after the international market

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CIVIL ENGINEERING

Expanded concrete

Researcher finds in aluminum slag a new ingredient for producing mortar

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Fuel

Not even the bagasse is left over

New process could increase alcohol production by 30% and contribute to the reactivation of the Pro-Alcohol program

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Humanities

Humanities

The communion of Christians and Jews

Research shows that, even after the separation of the Synagogue from the Catholic Church, the two religions maintained bilateral relations

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education

The time to learn The Indian program

The series Anthropology, History and Education, in four volumes, is the result of a thematic project that discusses indigenous education

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