Issue # 145 _ March 2008

S&T Policy

Medication

Creative fever

Co-operation among universities, companies and the government makes discovery and the development of drugs in England easier

By Carlos Fioravanti

Dissemination

The apotheosis of the double helix

Exhibition unveils DNA, from biodiversity up to the cell's nucleus

By Fabrício Marques

Biotechnology

Seeds of dissent

Council of Ministers confirms the release of transgenic corn for sale

By Claudia Izique

Agreement

Reaching new standards

Fapesp and Braskem to invest R$ 50 million in green polymers

Science

Biodiversity

The Cerrado falcons

Countryside reveals unexpected biological wealth

By Carlos Fioravanti

Pharmacology

Racing against time

Team identifies how an essential brain protein causes cellular death in Alzheimer patients

By Maria Guimarães

Molecular biology

Guarana DNA

With its 210 chromosomes, the genome of the Amazon region plant provides information about its therapeutic properties

By Marcos Pivetta

Technology

Entrepreneurship

Business source

Incubated companies grow in Brazil and now seek a new level of economic development and business success

By Fabrício Marques and Marcos de Oliveira

Electrical Engineering

Illuminated security

Artificial neural networks used to manufacture automotive brake lights

By Yuri Vasconcelos

Agriculture

Inside plants

Tracking the path of silicon used in fertilizers

By Dinorah Ereno

Humanities

Sociology

Gone are the days when single women looked for company

Study on "women alone" goes against Wave and proves that "one can be happy on one's own" and still find love

By Carlos Haag