Issue # 132 _ February 2007
S&T Policy
Evaluation
What are we good at?
Studies indicate 11 areas of knowledge in which Brazilian research shines in the world
By Fabrício MarquesHuman resources
Women wanted
Award granted to researcher from Unicamp calls attention to the fall of women interest in computing
By Fabrício MarquesPublic health
Breathing spell for the vaccine
Specialists declare 2007 the year of the fight against pneumococcal disease
By Maria GuimarãesScience
Plastination
Anatomy Lesson
"Bodies... the exhibition" shows a fascinating and painstaking spectacle of the human anatomy
By Mariluce MouraEpidemiology
Bacillus in the tribe
Tuberculosis is 20 times more common amongst Indians than in the rest of the population.
By Maria GuimarãesBiochemistry
Poison in vitro
A Butantan team develops a recipe to cultivate jararaca glands in the laboratory.
By Maria GuimarãesZoology
The mother of all jararacas
The ancestor of the snakes that cause most accidents in Brazil was small and had a varied diet.
By Carlos FioravantiPhysics
Below zero
Computer simulations explain the electrical properties of ice.
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Insects
In small doses
Unesp researchers develop a less toxic and slow acting bait for the control of ants.
By Yuri VasconcelosElectronic engineering
Clinical eye
Safety sensors with optical filters identify the contours of people and animals.
By Dinorah ErenoMaterials Engineering
Vegetable Styrofoam
Biodegradable foam could substitute various types of plastic
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
History
Portrait in black and white
Image of the Black in Brazil was forged with the arrival of photography in the 19th century.
By Carlos Haag