Issue # 71 _ January 2002
S&T Policy
Patents

Recipe for good business
Seminar assesses strategies for taking research to the market successfully
genomics

Advanced Work
National Genome Program concludes sequencing of the bacterium
By Tania Marquesinfrastructure

Expanded network
CNPq invests R$ 3 million in the implementation of bio-information technology nucleuses
Science
Genomics

Genetic engineering against Xylella
Research defines new strategies for fighting the pest of the orange
By Ricardo ZorzettoBiotechnology

Brazilian leadership
Publication of the Agrobacterium genome strengthens Brazilian bio-information technology
Astronomy

Remote universe lights itself up
Reionization, a phenomenon that put an end to the opaque universe, is proved for the first time
By José Tadeu ArantesTechnology
bioengineering

Health in the blue mantle
Komlux has finalized its Blanket Lux, equipment 88 for the treatment of jaundice, a disease that affects 200,000 babies a year in Brazil
By Wanda JorgeChemical engineering

Artificial nose detects gases
Petroleum sector invests in portable sensor for areas of risk
MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Innovative filter in agriculture
Recycled and ground glass is the base for the compound tested to remove agro-chemical waste