Issue # 58 _ October 2000

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Cover

This relief moves
Rio Claro group researches into geological changes over the last 15 million years, to find out what we are really treading on By

S&T Policy

Personage

The legacy of Johanna Döbereiner

A decisive contribution to Brazilian farming

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infrastructure

More memory, less waste

Program to finance archive collections and management of waste

RECOVERY

São Paulo now has its history in its hands

Portuguese colonial documentation referring to the Captaincy of São Paulo is handed over to the universities

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RECOVERY

A renewed look at the history of Brazil

Researchers present their findings in USP’s History Amphitheater

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Science

Medicine

Viruses passed on to children

Infection of the newborn is still high

Agriculture

Another victim of the Xylella

Evidence is building up of the bacterium infestation in coffee trees

CONGRESS

The support of genetics for the history of the Brazilian people

The study of DNA Shows the scope of miscegenation and brings together specialists from different fields

Fine Chemistry

Reagents prominent around the world

Group synthesizes selenium and tellurium compounds for medications and agrochemicals

ecology

The hidden fish of the upper Paraná

A broad survey of biodiversity discovers new species of fish in the streams and headwaters of the upper Paraná basin

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Technology

Innovation

The benefits of a partnership

Projects undertaken jointly by the academic and business worlds give good results

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Biotechnology

Light inside the living cell

Laser tweezers and scalpel manipulate various biological particles

New materials

High quality cement with rice husk

Unprecedented process extracts silica from agricultural waste for use in concrete

Humanities

ARCHITECTURE

The best house at the lowest cost and least space

Study shows how modern Brazilian architecture is associated with development

Sociology

Mob injustice

Database shows the tragic pattern of lynching in Brazil