Issue # 214 _ December 2013
S&T Policy
Cooperation
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A living collection
The Director of the London Natural History Museum travels to Brazil in search of partnerships
By Maria GuimarãesScience
GEOLOGY
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Space sentinel
Infrared satellite images may be useful for predicting volcanic eruptions
By Igor ZolnerkevicAstrophysics
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More nitrogen in a cluster
Stars of different ages and compositions form the oldest collections of matter in galaxies
By Marcos PivettaBIOCHEMISTRY
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Movements under control
Compounds appear to reduce a serious side effect of Parkinson’s treatment
By Francisco BicudoMARINE BIOLOGY
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Sand planet
A tiny fauna, unknown until now, lives on grains of sand in shallow ocean waters
By Maria GuimarãesMicrobiology
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For people and plants
Expectorant medicine may prove effective in controlling orange disease
By Maria GuimarãesSPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION IX
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Asphalt jungles
Underappreciated birds are found throughout sparsely wooded urban areas
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeTechnology
Industrial Research
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Seek and you shall find
Google engineering center in Brazil is responsible for important changes in its search system
By Yuri VasconcelosMETALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
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Mining with microbes
Bacteria are used to recover valuable metals from electronic scrap and mine tailings
By Yuri Vasconcelos