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International issue | April 2013

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Cover

Between sugars and genes
Applied scientific knowledge of sugarcane may prove useful in developing new methods for ethanol production By Marcos de Oliveira

Interview

Marco Antonio Zago: Connecting to society

By Mariluce Moura and Neldson Marcolin

 

Sections

Arts

Editorial

S&T Policy

GLOBALIZATION

High-level partnerships

Pilot program draws scientists from abroad to form new research groups in São Paulo

By Fabrício Marques

NATURAL PRODUCTS

Organized diversity

Center creates a database of chemical compounds that have potential use in the development of pharmaceuticals

By Fabrício Marques

Science

EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY

The heart of the Milky Way

Largest survey of stars ever performed reconstitutes the central region of the galaxy

By Igor Zolnerkevic

TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS

Evolution written in lianas

Botanists use climbing plants to understand the origin of Brazilian forests

By Ricardo Zorzetto

Science

Parasite poised for the attack

Vesicles with proteins help Trypanosoma cruzi invade host cells

By Carlos Fioravanti

CLIMATE

A heat island in the Amazon

The urban area of the city of Manaus is 3°C warmer than the surrounding forest

By Marcos Pivetta

Technology

CORPORATE RESEARCH

Flights of the future

Embraer is investing in partnerships to develop biofuels and cabin innovations

By Dinorah Ereno

Humanities

Humanities

Research as a basis for policy

Academic studies on the public’s needs increasingly help governments adopt solutions

By Claudia Izique

HISTORY

An immense Portugal

The Lusitanian Empire knew how to use freedom granted the local elites and missionary religious fervor to maintain its standing for five centuries

By Carlos Haag
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