Issue # 150 _ August 2008
S&T Policy
Dissemination
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Under the sun of science
Unicamp attracts 12,000 people to the 60th Annual Meeting of the SBPC
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Genetics
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From fat to muscle
In the laboratory stem cells restore strength to mice with dystrophy
By Maria GuimarãesGeography
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The headwaters of a river
The search for the source of the Amazon River, now the longest in the world, reveals its singularity
By Carlos FioravantiGenomics
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Sugar cane juice
International symposium discusses the direction sugar cane research is going in Brazil
By Maria GuimarãesPharmacology
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Sugar, but no arthritis
A component of guar gum alleviates pain and prevents damage in the joints progressing
By Carlos FioravantiPhysiology
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Legs of lead
Competition for oxygen causes the fatigue common in cardiac and pulmonary insufficiency
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Medicine
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Artificial bones
A team from USP is creating innovative solutions for surgical prostheses in bone reconstruction
By Yuri VasconcelosBiotechnology
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More productive crops
New varieties of transgenic soybeans for the north and northeast of Brazil
By Yuri VasconcelosAgriculture
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Protected land
In the Amazon a cultivation technique takes advantage of brushwood instead of burning it
By Carlos FioravantiChemistry
Reverse recycling
Discarded plastic bottles are being transformed into raw material derived from oil
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Biography
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Workers of Brazil
Doctorate traces the profile of Darcy Vargas, wife of Get
By Gonçalo Júnior