Issue # 175 _ September 2010
S&T Policy
Assessment
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Networks in the spotlight
Symposium will analyze the first results of the 122 National Institutes of Science and Technology
By Fabrício Marquesinternationalization
Combined efforts
FAPESP resorts to a set of initiatives to make São Paulo research more competitive abroad
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Astrophysics
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The Sun and its sisters
Brazilians identify stars similar to the one that warms and lights up the Earth
By Ricardo ZorzettoPhysics
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The spinning of light
A simple technique measures the property of a beam of light that is useful for quantum computing
By Salvador NogueiraMedicine
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Family histories
Specialists track genetic syndrome in parents that might cause successive cancers
By Carlos FioravantiMedicine
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Long before the cancer
Infections and the excessive consumption of red meat may facilitate the emergence of tumors
By Carlos FioravantiParasitology
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Hidden aggressiveness
Team from Unicamp overturns the idea that there is a mild form of malaria
Nutrigenomics
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Health at the table
International committee gives body to research into the relation between genes and nutrition
By Maria GuimarãesZoology
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The work of a lifetime
Book is a compilation of the studies of Vanzolini, who proposed the theory of refugees
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Alberto de Castro
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Mister IPT
Alberto de Castro, an expert on technological development, was very important for the Institute
Chemical Engineering
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Advanced plastic
Material gains impact-related resistance and lower combustion properties
By Dinorah ErenoForestry engineering
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Flexible anatomy
Bamboo, which grows very fast, has new forms and uses in Brazil
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
History
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The secret photos of professor Agassiz
Exhibition and book shed light on the controversial images made by a rival of Darwin
By Carlos Haag