Issue # 262 _ December 2017
Cover
- Taking cities out of the emergency room
- Transforming urban areas into healthy environments requires progress from research to public policies By Maria Guimarães
- Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent
- Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world By Carlos Fioravanti and Reinaldo José Lopes
S&T Policy
INVESTMENT
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Collective support
Researchers use crowdfunding to fund research projects
By Bruno de PierroScience
GENETICS
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Fighting citrus diseases
Researchers produce first transgenic orange plant resistant to Xylella fastidiosa
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeTechnology
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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Water without salt
Group develops new desalination system that uses activated carbon obtained from polymer conductors
By Marcos de Oliveira