Issue # 119 _ January 2006

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Cover

It killed Liberty and went to the cinema
Website reveals documents on how the dictatorship censored Brazilian filmmakers

S&T Policy

Education

Support for growing

Balance of 40 years shows strategic role of postgraduate studies in the country

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Public Health

Ethical standards under suspicion

National Health Council suspends research in malaria in the state of Amapá

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Public Policy

Along the milky way

Guidance from health agents triples level of exclusive breastfeeding of babies

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Science

Ethology

Sofia's world

Mongrel differentiates phrases with two terms and uses keys to communicate with humans

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Pneumology

Fighting the shortage of air

Chemical messenger of the defense system regulates associated allergic reactions

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Neurology

Of mice and men

Human embryonic cells incorporate themselves into rodents' brains

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Archeology

Luzia's cousins

Skulls reinforce theory that peoples with a different biology colonized the Americas

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Ecology

Why forests are different?

Biologists identify mechanisms that fuel the competition amongst trees and differentiate the forests of São Paulo

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Astrophysics

The star of the moment

White dwarf behaves like the most precise optical clock known

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Technology

Innovation

Textures and flavors

From an electronic tongue to a coffee powder analyzer, new pieces of equipment are licensed by Embrapa

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Materials Engineering

A waterproof glue

Sealant with high adhesive power has various applications in civil construction and in consumption

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Ergonomics

Perfect fit

New kind of mouse provides more comfort and prevents muscular pains

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Metallurgy

Union sealed

Unprecedented technique makes it possible to solder alloys of titanium and steel for use in the aeronautical industry

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Humanities

Political science

Revolution à la cubaine

Studies analyze influence of Fidel's island on the Brazilian left and the armed struggle

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anthropology

Love for sale

Theses analyze the figure of man in the universe of female prostitution and help towards an understanding of sexual tourism

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