Issue # 121 _ March 2006
S&T Policy
Environment
Vulnerable flanks
Indicator maps the impact of climatic changes on public health in all the states
By Fabrício MarquesFunding
Innovation shock
The BNDES launches lines of credit and the government creates a fund to boost companies' technological development
By Fabrício MarquesLegislation
Propitious ground
Technological parks and a bill encourage innovation in the state of São Paulo
Development
More personnel for science
Number of scholarships granted for 2006 increases and the amounts are readjusted
Science
Paleobotany
The grains of time
Pollen from a crater in the city of São Paulo bears witness to climatic and environmental changes over the last 100,000 years
By Carlos FioravantiGenomics

The genes of paper
Teams from five states identify the DNA sequencing that could turn the eucalyptus more resistant to drought and diseases
By Ricardo ZorzettoBotanics

Rigor and sensibility
The electronic version of the Flora brasiliensis widens access to knowledge about Brazil's plants
By Carlos FioravantiMedicine
United unto death
A study concerning 520,000 couples shows how intense the impact of an illnessor death of a partner can be
By Ricardo ZorzettoVirology

The tricks of HIV
Recombinant forms of the virus complicate the AIDS epidemic in Brazil
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Biomedical engineering

Precious details
Mammography image processing system detects cancerigenic lesions with greater precision and reduces the number of biopsies
By Dinorah ErenoGeology

A penetrating look
A new sensorial method using satellite images facilitates the identification of mineral deposits
By Marcos de OliveiraNew Materials

Self cleaning scalpel
Ceramic coating sterilizes medical and dental instruments
By Yuri VasconcelosChemistry

Without smell and less toxic
USP researchers develop a method for the production of paints almost without smell
By Yuri VasconcelosPetroleum
Deep investment
Petrobras Award reveals new systems and new professions for the petrochemical industry
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
History
President Juscelino Kubitschek
Academics point out historical excesses in romanticizing the ex-president
By Gonçalo Junior