Issue # 198 _ August 2012
S&T Policy
Scientometrics
Delicate balance
Studies show that the structure of BRIC scientific communities is increasingly like that in developed countriescommunities
By Fabrício MarquesRecognition

Intellectual references
International awards, such as the one granted granted to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, enhance the reputation of Brazil’s scientific community granted
By Fabrício MarquesAgriculture

The menu for next few years
Specialists predict a decline in the number of new diseases and plagues – and the related emergencies - resulting from climate change diseases
By Carlos FioravantiInternationalization

Cooperative atmosphere
USP, FAPESP and Marine Biological Laboratory (USA) hold pioneering courses in the countrycourses
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Higgs boson

An expanding jigsaw puzzle
Recently discovered boson might reveal the first clues to new elementary particle physics
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Igor ZolnerkevicGenome fragments

Wandering DNA
Fragments of genetic material move from one place to another according to a non-random pattern
By Maria GuimarãesPeople from the Amazon

The human factor
Brazil Nut trees might be the result of actions by indigenous peoples before the arrival of the European colonizers
By Evanildo da SilveiraTechnology
Corporate research

Mining expansion
Vale celebrates its 70th anniversary by investing in long-term projects with a focus on mining and sustainable development
By Dinorah ErenoOcean and meteorology

Buoys at sea
Floating data collection equipment goes into operation this year
By Evanildo da SilveiraHumanities
Anatomy

Between academia and the artist’s studio
Anatomical drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, unheard-of for many centuries, reveal his attempt to combine art and science
By Carlos Haag