Issue # 172 _ June 2010

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Out of control
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S&T Policy

Planning

Points of agreement

National conference seeks ways to improve science, technology and innovation policies

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Disseminating information

Diverging paths

Partnership between scientists and journalists in favor of scientific culture are still far apart

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Environment

Jungle democracy

Possibility of reconciling exploitation and conservation of the forest brings government and entrepreneurs together, but faces resistance

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Public policies

Increasing demand for energy

Using idle land could expand biofuel and food production

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Public health

Patient at the other end of the line

Smartphone tested for collecting field data to feed online medical records

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Science

Biology

Craig Venter, a necessary good

The scientist is like a naughty boy who is after the tasty tidbits, whether this is completing the human genome as fast as possible or making a bacterium from scratch

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Astrophysics

The secret of Perseus

Simulations help to explain the high temperature of the gas found in agglomerations in the galaxy

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Ecology

The sloth's hidden friend

Mammal's fur is home to a type of symbiotic green algae not found elsewhere in nature

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Epidemiology

Halting steps

New studies show how to detect and reduce the risk of falls among the aged

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Physiology

Fear in the air

Biologists identify proteins that indicate the presence of predators to mice

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Biology

Synthetic biology and bioenergy

How the discovery that it is possible to transfer a genome created in a lab may affect biofuel technologies

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Biology

The impact of transforming one life into another

Venter's technological feat spurred a media revolution like that of the cloning of the sheep Dolly in 1996

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Biology

The synthesis of creation

First organism controlled by an artificial genome proves that DNA really is the chemical recipe of life

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Technology

Computer Engineering

Vegetable code

A system to identify fruit and vegetables automatically

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Computer Science

Virtual convergence

Microsoft Research uses anti-spam screening logic to find vulnerable points in HIV virus

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Optics

Tridimensional image

3D TV prototype does away with special glasses

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Physics

The brightest light

Laboratory completes project for new synchrotron light production ring

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Humanities

Music

Songs that go on for ever

The tango, the bolero and the fado remain alive thanks to electronic media

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History

Death wish

Research discusses the polemic banzo issue as the "mortal nostalgia" of slaves

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