Issue # 53 _ May 2000
S&T Policy
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALISM
The press between science and ethics
A congress debates the quality of publishing and broadcasting scientific work
By RedaçãoEVALUATION OF PROJECTS
FAPESP is looking for new advisors
Researchers with experience can register via the Internet
By RedaçãoScience
GEOLOGY
The restless earth
A discovery reinforces the idea that deep convection currents move the continents
By Ulisses CapozoliALGAE
A threat to the quality of water
Biologists find 20 species of algae which contaminate reservoirs
By RedaçãoCHAGAS DISEASE
The doors are still open for the reduviid bug
Wild species are not fought against, but they transmit the parasite
By RedaçãoETHICS
To save - a dramatic decision
The public and future administrators accept the selection of patients
By RedaçãoPUBLIC HEALTH
A war on osteoporosis
A study alerts about the risks of low consumption of calcium
By RedaçãoFUNCTIONAL GENOME
The progressive encircling of yellowing disease
Tobacco, proteins and gum are sources in the study of Xylella
By RedaçãoTechnology
SMALL BUSINESSES
The resources for innovation are increased
FAPESP increases by 50% the financial limit of PIPE
By RedaçãoCHEMISTRY
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Automatic and robotic analysis
A workstation accelerates chemical analysis of various substances
By RedaçãoELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Laser light for a mining train
Equipment from a small company controls the wagons of the Rio Doce
By RedaçãoHumanities
HISTORY
Images of a colonial past
The book by Nestor Goulart brings together views and plans of bygone Brazil
By Redação