Issue # 84 _ February 2003
S&T Policy
scientific magazines
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Free access at no charge
Scientists found virtual publishing house and plan to launch two electronic titles this year
funding
Investments in the forest
The Bank of Amazonia invests R$ 19 million into research for expanding the regional market
genetic resources
Fruit of contention
Japanese company registers trademark and patents process for producing "cupulate"
By Claudia IziqueScience
Medicine
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Modulated defense
Advances against leishmaniasis involve controlling the immune response and the transmitting insect
Botany
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Long life for pernambuco wood
Seeds of the plant are preserved for a year and a half, six times more than used to be thought
By Marcos Pivettabiodiversity
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New seafood
Biologists discover 52 species of animals that live on the bottom of the ocean
Geology
Ten tremors a day
Study reveals intense movement of the crust in the central region of the country
Technology
sanitation
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Cleansing reactors
Researchers from USP and the Mauá Institute prepare new equipment for the treatment of effluents
veterinary medicine
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Thick shell
Vaccine protects birds from bacteria that causes fragility in their eggs
By Dinorah Ereno