Issue # 215 _ January 2014
S&T Policy
I. T.
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Science in a haystack
eScience program tries to extract new knowledge in the midst of huge volumes of data
By Fabrício MarquesPUBLIC POLICY
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Expanded Details
Fourth Edition of Inventário Florestal will show São Paulo’s native vegetation in high-definition
By Carlos FioravantiScience
ECOLOGY
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Trip of No Return
Female Magellanic penguins are more likely than males to die during the annual migration
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeBIODIVERSITY
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Keeping an eye on the cat
Researchers mobilize to increase the jaguar population in the Atlantic Forest by 20% in five years
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Carlos FioravantiPhysics
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Twice as much information
Technique doubles the amount of data that can be recovered from a quantum system
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
ENTREPRENEURIAL RESEARCH
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A new home
The recently opened BRF Innovation Center plans to become a model for creating new lines of business
By Yuri VasconcelosChemistry
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Images of fraud
Scanner test indicates whether or not milk has been tampered with
By Evanildo da SilveiraGENETIC ENGINEERING
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Beneficial mutations
New traditional yeast strains and wild microorganisms can increase ethanol production
By Dinorah ErenoComputers
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In the fundus of the eye
Software contributes to early detection and analysis of diabetic retinopathy
By Evanildo da Silveira