Issue # 236 _ October 2015
S&T Policy
Bibliometrics
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Watch out for the tide
Report proposes limits on use of indicators to evaluate science in Great Britain
By Fabrício MarquesScience
ORNITHOLOGY
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The origin of the seedeaters
Studies capture the process through which 11 species of a South American bird group emerged
By Marcos PivettaMOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Allies for an antidotal serum
Medicinal plants may reduce local lesions caused by a jararaca snakebite
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Biotechnology
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Transgenic goats
Animals receiving human genes produce proteins in milk that can treat diseases
By Marcos de OliveiraAGRICULTURE
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Winged production
Companies develop methods for breeding insects for pollination and pest control
By Evanildo da Silveira