Issue # 215 _ January 2014
S&T Policy
Research support

A great leap forward
The Innovative Research in Small Businesses Program (PIPE) broke a record for assistance grants in 2013, which shows that small businesses are becoming increasingly interested in innovation
By Fabrício Marques and Bruno de PierroINDICATORS

Adverse environment
The Innovation Survey (Pintec) shows that the percentage of companies that produce innovations is down, but cooperative research and development is up
By Fabrício MarquesI. T.

Science in a haystack
eScience program tries to extract new knowledge in the midst of huge volumes of data
By Fabrício MarquesPUBLIC POLICY

Expanded Details
Fourth Edition of Inventário Florestal will show São Paulo’s native vegetation in high-definition
By Carlos FioravantiScience
ENDOCRINOLOGY

Early awakening
Brazilian researchers have identified the first gene associated with a hereditary form of premature puberty
By Ricardo ZorzettoNEUROSCIENCE

Persistent minds
Researchers want to understand what makes the brains of some people resist the effects of Alzheimer's disease
By Igor ZolnerkevicGENETICS

The origin of the lake people
Study reveals that the Uros people of today may be descendants of the first inhabitants of the Andean plateau
By Maria GuimarãesECOLOGY

Trip of No Return
Female Magellanic penguins are more likely than males to die during the annual migration
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeBIODIVERSITY

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 FioravantiOCEANOGRAPHY

Mud from the South
Sediments from the Rio de la Plata travel almost 2,000 kilometers, as far north as the coast at São Sebastião
By RedaçãoPhysics

Twice as much information
Technique doubles the amount of data that can be recovered from a quantum system
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
ENTREPRENEURIAL RESEARCH

A new home
The recently opened BRF Innovation Center plans to become a model for creating new lines of business
By Yuri VasconcelosOPTICS

A light in the field
São Carlos group builds a laser-equipped robotic device to analyze chemicals in soil and plant leaves
By Marcos de OliveiraChemistry

Images of fraud
Scanner test indicates whether or not milk has been tampered with
By Evanildo da SilveiraGENETIC ENGINEERING

Beneficial mutations
New traditional yeast strains and wild microorganisms can increase ethanol production
By Dinorah ErenoComputers

In the fundus of the eye
Software contributes to early detection and analysis of diabetic retinopathy
By Evanildo da Silveira