Issue # 103 _ September 2004
S&T Policy
management

Flights of an entrepreneur
Scientific director will leave FAPESP to create a new project in the private sector
indicators
Benefits measured
Ibero-American partnership is going to assess the social impact of new technologies
Science
Agronomy

Of genes and dwarf plants
Genome of the bacterium provides clues on ratoon stunting disease in sugarcane
molecular biology
Encyclopedia of genomics
A 1,200 page work, written by a hundred scientists from Brazil, is a landmark on the theme
environment
Fire against fire
Controlled burning in the Amazon seeks to understand impact on fauna and flora
By Marcelo Leiteenvironment
Forest guard
Inpe tests new satellites for fighting burning in the Amazon
By Claudia IziqueTechnology
husbandry

Bull's eye for the ostrich
Breeding an African bird in Brazil gains a DNA test and software for managing the business
By Renata Paivabioinformatics

Structures without secrets
System developed by Embrapa helps to understand the functions of proteins
By Samuel AntenorEnergy

Electricity from hydrogen
Small company produces fuel cell to run household electronic equipment
By Marcos de OliveiraBiotechnology
Natural archives
Bank of extracts from Brazilian plants is going to help in the search for new medicines
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Urbanism
Floods: the waters find ways out
Projects for recovering green areas and the porosity of the soil alleviate the impact of the rains
By Carlos Fioravanti