Issue # 87 _ May 2003
S&T Policy
legislation
Forbidden knowledge
Researchers want to review rules that limit access to the genetic heritage
By Claudia IziqueGenomics

The bull's turn
Innovative project will do genetic sequencing and functional analysis simultaneously
immunobiologicals
En route to self-sufficiency
Factory of anti-flu vaccine to generate savings of R$ 94 million a year
By Revisor and RedaçãoScience
Geology

The glaciers turned into backlands
300 million years ago, the landscape of the future northeast of Brazil was dominated by ice
By Revisor and Redaçãobiochemistry
Long range vision
Discoveries on protein essential in forming the brain make agreement with multinational feasible
By Carlos Fioravantibiophysics
Folding molecules
Simulations on a computer make it possible to foresee the structure of proteins and to explain the mechanism of how anesthetics act
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenetics
The silence of the genes
New technique deactivates stretches of DNA, blocks production of protein in bees, and beckons with more wide- ranging applications
By Marcos PivettaPhysics

The genesis of DNA
Mathematical model describes the competition between molecules that made it possible for living beings to emerge on Earth
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
agronomy

Valuable enemies
Company from Piracicaba produces and exports insects to fight farms pests
By Dinorah ErenoSoftware
The computer's voice
Linguists and engineers from Unicamp formulate a speech system with a Brazilian accent
By Tania MarquesChemistry
Cachaça without any mystery
Compared with whiskies, the Brazilian drink has fewer aldehydes, substances that are responsible for hangovers
By Yuri Vasconcelosbiomaterials
Teeth preserved
New cements and odontological membranes are making restorations and implants cheaper
By Revisor and RedaçãoEnvironment

To stop submerging
Gates are to be installed at the bottom of the sea to try to save Venice from flooding
By Alessandro Greco