Issue # 72 _ February 2002
S&T Policy
ST&I indicators

Leap forward calls for change
Study reveals that Brazil's performance is growing, but the advance of knowledge still needs to be incorporated by the productive sector
By Lucília Atas MedeirosScience
Ecology

Little gas in the Amazon Forest
New calculations suggest that the tropical ecosystem may absorb less carbon dioxide than it used to be thought
By Marcos PivettaEpidemiology

Rabies spreads
Researchers report first cases of transmission of the virus by marmosets in Ceará
psychiatry

Enzyme Indicates Alzheimer
Identified molecule that may diagnose disease years before it manifests itself
By Suzel TunesTechnology
Agricultural engineering

Sky Images for agriculture
Sensors installed in satellites and aircraft capture information to analyze the soil and to estimate farm crops
By Maria Aparecida Medeirosveterinary medicine

Renewed vivarium
Small company launches compact environment for laboratory animals
By Revisor and RedaçãoProduction engineering

Advanced control
Study brings innovations for the management of industrial production
Technology

Basic menu with quality
Researchers carry out studies on genetic selection and control of the diseases that promise to make bean growing more productive