Issue # 56 _ August 2000
S&T Policy
CANCER GENOME
Project reaps in more US$ 5 million
FAPESP and Ludwig publish results and widen their investment
NEW GENOMES
Two more bacteria in the sights of ONSA
Researchers are going to decipher genes of the Xylella of the grapevine and of Leifsonia
Science
BIOCHEMISTRY
Antibiotic extracted from the spider
Peptide found in tarantula exercises strong anti-microbe action
AIR QUALITY
Buildings’ health under examination
The concentration of harmful gases creates “sick” buildings in cities
Technology
INCUBATORS
From the laboratory to the market
Researchers build a bridge between research and the business world
By Marcos de OliveiraAGRONOMY
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Tuned to the weather
An apparatus controls humidity and permits the correct use of fungicides