Issue # 142 _ December 2007

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Cover

The promise to neutralize the virus
Instituto Butantan to conduct clinical studies of dengue fever vaccine developed in the USA By
Targeting the mosquito
Research seeks alternatives to fight dengue carrier By

S&T Policy

Sponsoring development

Cry for Independence

Survey evaluates the "Support to Young Researchers" program

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Healthcare

Winning recipe

Anvisa to regulate the import and export of research material

Evaluation

Joining the 200 Club

USP and Unicamp climb the global ranking of universities

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Investments

A new plan for growth

Federal government will earmark R$42.1 billion for science, technology and innovation

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Science

Chemistry

The man who uncooked the egg

French researcher who invented molecular gastronomy wants to change the way humans cook their meals

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Neuroscience

Way beyond Cyborg

Communication between brains and machines brings robotic prosthesis closer to reality

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Evolution

Around the world

Biologists compare the genes of different peoples to try and explain how and when human beings appeared and spread around the world

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Physics

Cosmic rays long journey...

... and the scientists who wanted to learn where the rays come from

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Energy

A voice for the planet

Time magazine names José Goldemberg one of the "environmental heroes" for his study on ethanol

Climate change

Words and weather

Natural disasters require new communication strategies among scientists in public administration

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Geography

More people, fewer trees

Minas Gerais researchers develop index to identify Amazon Forest areas prone to deforestation

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Technology

Chemical Engineering

Less waste

Discarded copper and nickel from metal plating parts are recovered

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Biofuel

Protein in oil

Researchers from USP use lipasis and ethanol in the production of biodiesel

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Microbiology

Good bacteria

Enzymes degrade proteins and PET bottles and may have new industrial uses

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New materials

Renewable plastic

Firms use ethanol and bacteria as the raw materials to make substitutes for oil products

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Humanities

Sociology

Abortion and the origin of crime

Relationship between interrupted pregnancies and criminality, advocated by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro, is controversial and denied by academics who study both subjects

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History

From the whale's belly into the fire

In mid-eighteenth century, a priest from Bahia wished to unite Jews and Christians.

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Anthropology

Those who don't know how to dance improvise

Hip-hop offers social existence to youngsters in poor suburbs

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