Issue # 93 _ November 2003
S&T Policy
genetic engineering

The battle of the transgenics
Controversy about RR soybeans heats debate about biotechnology
By Claudia Iziqueimportation
Positive balance
Bitter measures in 2002 have allowed FAPESP to resume investments in 2003
By Maria da Graça MascarenhasScience
Epidemiology

Antivirus Fortresses
High security laboratories give the country autonomy in research into emergent diseases
By Carlos Fioravantiethology

The webs of intelligence
Capacity for memorizing information enables spiders to perfect their instinctive hunting habits
By Ricardo Zorzettoenvironment

Hidden wealth in the backlands
Diversity of specific species and particular phenomena are undoing prejudices about the Caatinga
By Verônica Falcãopaleontology

Wings from the past
Fossils of a mini-condor and a giant bird reconstitute the prehistory of winged beings in Brazil
By Marcos Pivettaastrophysics

Before the storm
Ultrarapid radiation pulses precede gigantic particle jets launched by the Sun
Technology
Energy

The force of the current
Hydraulic turbine takes electricity to isolated riverine communities
telecommunications

Fibers under examination
Company produces equipment that monitors optic network devices for the foreign market
By Samuel AntenorPhysics

Radical sterilization
Microorganisms are eliminated with plasma-based equipment at a low temperature
By Samuel AntenorHumanities
theater
The enchanting soul of the stages
Thesis revisits the theatrical militancy of João do Rio and his "reports from the aisles"
By Carlos Haag