Issue # 193 _ March 2012
S&T Policy
História da FAPESP IX
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The world in a trance
Metropolises have transformed themselves, along with paradigms of research on urban problems
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Insulin resistance
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Visceral connections
Changes in the profile of the intestinal microbiota favor the development of diabetes and obesity
By Ricardo ZorzettoEmerging parasites
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Brazilian forms of toxoplasmosis
Local types of encephalitis-causing protozoa are beginning to appear
By Carlos FioravantiForensic analyses
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Skin color written in the DNA
Tests discover racial characteristics without the presence of people
By Salvador NogueiraInformation technology
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The new wave of qubits
Systems at room temperature could have a quantum feature useful for computer sciences
By Marcos PivettaExtraterrestrial life
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Tiny, but hefty
Organisms invisible to the naked eye are able to survive interplanetary trips
By Maria GuimarãesObituary
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Uninterrupted activity
Chemist Blanka Wladislaw did research and taught classes with the same intensity
Technology
Paper industry
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Brancura total
Small company develops enzyme to bleach pulp without harming the environment
By Evanildo da SilveiraBiofuels
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Productive option
Sorghum is planted to produce ethanol during the sugarcane off-season
By Marcos de OliveiraPaper industry
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Totally white
Small company develops enzyme to bleach pulp without harming the environment
By Evanildo da SilveiraWater Analysis
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Luminescent yeast
Researchers use microorganism to detect hormone in rivers
By Yuri VasconcelosFilm
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State of the art images
System stores and transmits films in ultra high definition
By Evanildo da SilveiraHumanities
A pátria em sons
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O homem que precisou inventar um Brasil
Research challenges the view of Villa-Lobos’ work as mere exotic nationalism
By Carlos HaagCitizenship
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When to stop is moving forward
The cycle of strikes from 1978 to 1992 was crucial for the democratization of Brazil
By Carlos Haag