Issue # 195 _ May 2012

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Cover

The Alpha Crucis saga
The new oceanographic vessel of the State of São Paulo is a platform for research on biodiversity, climate change and the pre-salt layer By

S&T Policy

Social networks

Liking and sharing

A new wave of digital tools causes an impact on the way researchers do their work

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History of FAPESP XI

A busy brain

Advances made in the field of neuroscience were encouraged by the Foundation

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Science diffusion

Reasons for progress

Editor of the Financial Times talks about media coverage of science

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Science

Climate

From drizzle to downpour

Storms are becoming more frequent and rainfall has increased by 30% in São Paulo in 80 years

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Stone age

Rejuvenated rocks

Layers of the rocks in Central Brazil may be as much as 200 million years older than was thought

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Granular materials

The mysteries of sand

New pattern in the movement of grains may improve the manufacture of materials

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Living together

Conflict in the nest

Guira cuckoos live in polygamous groups where the males are related

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Oncological therapy

Another solution

Combination of radiotherapy with chemotherapy avoids radical surgery in some cases of rectal cancer

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Obituary

Fascinated with regeneration

A liver cancer expert, Nelson Fausto was known for his ability to make friends

Obituary

What young people owe Velho

The researcher from Rio de Janeiro was a pioneer of urban anthropology in Brazil

Technology

Corporate research

Skin-deep science

Natura works together with universities and research institutes to incorporate cutting-edge research into products

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Collective archives

Cities in pictures

The Arquigrafia Brasil Project aims to strengthen the visual culture of architecture and urban spaces

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Agriculture

Insect versus insect

Company breeds wasps that are used in biological control and is ranked among the world’s 50 most innovative companies

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Humanities

Expedition

Science to create a nation

Little known presence of naturalists on the Rondon Commission helped to formalize scientific research

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Pop culture

The rhythm of knowledge

Hip-hop is an important tool to help the school system on the outskirts of large cities

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Itamaraty

The ambassadors of the hinterlands

Diplomacy influenced the literature of Vinicius de Moraes, Guimarães Rosa and João Cabral

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