Issue # 257 _ July 2017

Cover

Unlikely allies: Viruses that attack bacteria and genetically engineered microorganisms help to fight diseases and produce drugs and other chemical substances

S&T Policy

STARTUPS

PIPE 20 years

With an innovative project contracted every business day, FAPESP program gave a boost to more than 1,100 small and medium-sized technology companies

Soumitra Dutta

Soumitra Dutta: The worldwide innovation game

On a visit to Brazil Indian researcher launches new edition of the international ranking on the subject of innovation

BIBLIOMETRICS

Whose signature is this?

Computer scientists develop new strategies for resolving ambiguities in bibliographic references

PUBLIC HEALTH

Medicine math

Study reveals the types of medical drugs responsible for the highest expenditures by Brazil's government in recent years

Science

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Growing up with Down

New parameters for monitoring height and weight of Brazilians with the syndrome are proposed after assessment of 938 children and teenagers

IMMUNOLOGY

Dengue may attenuate Zika

Research suggests that prior dengue infection may moderate subsequent cases of Zika

Robert Tesh

Robert Tesh: Arbovirus hunter

Physician who traveled throughout Latin America, collecting pathogens transmitted by arthropods talks about Brazil’s performance during the Zika epidemic

MEDICINE

HPV and male cancer

Infection may lead to genital warts within six months or precancerous lesions within two years

GEOLOGY

A billion-year heritage

Experts identify 142 sites of geological importance in 81 municipalities in São Paulo State

PHYSICS

Astrophysics in the bathtub

Experiment reproduces phenomena that could occur near black holes in a tank of water

Technology

Forestry ENGINEERING

Wood identification

Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Balloons for internet access

Used as broadband signal relays, equipment can provide connectivity in remote locations

Humanities

URBANISM

United cities

Already connected geographically, municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas come together to solve common problems

ECONOMICS

Persistent effects of immigration

People with non-Iberian surnames earn higher salaries and achieve higher educational levels than other Brazilians

LITERARY THEORY

Literature as a system

The social impact of Antonio Candido’s work extended beyond the university