Issue # 62 _ March 2001
S&T Policy
Science
Biology
A blow to our vain pride
The sequencing of the human genome proves the scientific similarities between animals, plants and bacteria and gives weight to the idea that we are merely one more species on the Earth
By Carlos Fioravanti and Marcos PivettaMedicine
A bench marker detects cancer
A protein can identify bladder cancer in a urine test with precision
Ecology
Without animals the forest will die
The disappearance of the animals that disperse seeds endanger the survival of the remainder of the Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Rain Forest)
By Ana Maria FioriTechnology
construction industry

Bad weather proof
A new impermeable material brings together residues of styrene and aluminum scrap
BIOMATERIALS
Treatment with quality
A method developed at Unesp guarantees more efficient dental implants