Issue # 82 _ December 2002
S&T Policy
conjuncture
Crises, virtues and opportunities
Equipment and input importation has raised the cost of research in Brazil
By Claudia IziqueMega Science
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Network of life
Software permits the integration of data banks with information on plants,animals and microorganisms
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenomics
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Science and business
Alellyx hires a twenty five more doctors and promises a product in two years
Science
hematology
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Transplant made to measure
Study shows how genetic mutations help to select donors of bone marrow
Genetics
Welding the DNA
Team from USP corrects genetic defects of a rare kind of cancer
By Carlos Fioravantimeteorology
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The enigmas of the storms
Experiment with weather balloons investigates luminous phenomenon similar to lightning
Physics
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Valuable impurity
Behavior of intruding atoms might mean new applications for semiconducting materials
Technology
foods
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From the freezing to the oven
New kind of frozen bread may be a novelty in supermarkets and convenience stores
Computing
Changes in sight
Hafnium oxide is a candidate for replacing silicon oxide in the production of chips
Forested Engineering
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Tropicalized Christmas
Selection of coniferous species from Japan results in a more attractive tree
By Dinorah Erenobiomechanics
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Details of movement
System assesses athletes and people with motor deficiency
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
thematic
Philosophizing in Portuguese
Four major projects from USP's Philosophy Department discuss from Aristotle to Habermas