Issue # 170 _ April 2010
S&T Policy
Infrastructure

Collection multiplied
FAPESP's FAP-Books Program earmarks R$33.9 million to buy 165,000 titles
By Revisor and RedaçãoClimate change

Scientists under attack
Isolated problems in the work of the IPCC fuel campaign against the panel
By Fabrício MarquesEducation

Stimulus for creativity
Students exhibit innovative proposals at a Fair at USP
By Dinorah ErenoTribute

Shared knowledge
José Mindlin, who has died aged 95, leaves a legacy for culture and science
Science
Ecology

Stories about dead shells
Disappearance of brachiopods and mollusks indicates environmental imbalance in oceans and rivers
By Carlos FioravantiZoology

Colors in the wind
Genes and fossils reveal the origin of South American butterflies
By Maria GuimarãesGeophysics

When humans make the earth quake
Water wells cause dozens of earthquakes a day in São Paulo State
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Chemistry

Valuable antibodies
Companies and institutes in Brazil produce essential input for research
By Yuri VasconcelosForestry Engineering

Wood out of rubber
Study shows feasibility of using the trunk of the Pará rubber tree to manufacture furniture
By Marcos de OliveiraHumanities
international relations

The Empire of innovation
Science hidden in the Itamaraty archives
By Carlos Haag