Issue # 222 _ August 2014

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The Stepping Stones to Rare Diseases
Mapping effort indicates the distribution of genetic disorders in Brazil By

S&T Policy

INDICATORS

Evolving science

Study analyzes changes in world scientific production and shows that the gap between rich and emerging countries has narrowed in some areas

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INNOVATION

Building platforms

Federal program intended to create partnerships between businesses and researchers raises discussion about investments in basic science

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Science

IMMUNOLOGY

A very aggressive bacillus

Hypervirulent tuberculosis bacteria cause the explosive death of immune cells and accelerate their spread

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NOBEL

Stem cells: risks and benefits

Winner of the Prize in Medicine in 2007, English geneticist Martin Evans discusses the challenges and possibilities of this therapeutic approach

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ECOLOGY

Change of menu

Cougars and their prey depend on farmland for survival in the state of São Paulo

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CLIMATOLOGY

Rainfall in the past

Study estimates surface temperatures of the South Atlantic in the last 12,000 years and their connection to precipitation over the South American continent

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ASTROBIOLOGY

Molecule Smasher

Cosmic rays disintegrate formic acid—a possible precursor of biological compounds

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Technology

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Zero gravity

Ethanol and liquid oxygen are used to fuel suborbital rocket developed in Brazil

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DEVELOPMENT

Impressive progress

A study shows that software, information technology and communications companies in São Paulo State are growing and that they are looking intensively for skilled workers

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EDUCATION

Advanced training

Online platform uses game techniques to motivate students to study the content of high school courses

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Biotechnology

Antibodies fight agricultural pests

Company produces diagnostic kits for soybean and potato diseases caused by fungi and viruses

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Biochemistry

Transformed microalgae

Membrane used as filter for culture media makes it possible to select biomass containing proteins, fatty acids, or carbohydrates

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Humanities

Political Science

The Power of the Parties

Study investigates the sophisticated mechanism that connects the different levels of power

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MARKET FOR NOVELS

Lusophone Paris

French publishers released hundreds of books in Portuguese in the French capital during the 19th century

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LITERATURE

Against the colonization of thought

The writer João Ubaldo Ribeiro contributed to reflections on Brazilian identities

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