Issue # 122 _ April 2006
S&T Policy
Biodiversity

Bones of Contention
International meeting debates adoption of global laws on biological heritage
By Marcos PivettaPublic Health

Plan of war against the virus
Brazil is getting ready to face bird flu, while science is still trying to foresee the spectrum of the pandemic
By Fabrício MarquesPopularization

Insights from the North and Northeast
Eight Faps join up to publish a quarterly magazine that reflects the diversity of their production
By Mariluce MouraPopularization

Dinosaurs and other animals
Exhibition tells the history of the planet in the last 700 million years
By Ricardo ZorzettoPostgraduate studies

Production on the web
Capes is going to disclose on the Internet the 50 thousand theses and dissertations defended in 2006
Human Resources

Vigorous seed
For the first time, Embrapa is hiring masters and doctors to invest in new technologies
By RevisorScience
Epidemiology

Confessions from the alcove
Erectile dysfunction may be the first sign of coronary diseases
By Carlos FioravantiHematology

Needle in a haystack
Unicamp team identifies the genetic mutation that produces a rare blood syndrome
By Fabrício MarquesPhysiology

The channels of the heart
A UNIFESP team identifies the interaction between heartbeats and cardiac contraction, mediated by calcium
By Fabrício MarquesGenetics

High risk crossbreeding
The marine species of the manatee crossbreeds with the Amazonian one and generates sterile hybrids
By Francisco BicudoGeology

The Brazilian Himalayas
Some 630 million years ago a chain of high mountains dominated the landscape that today is flat in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais
By Ricardo ZorzettoPhysics
Carbon Hives
Five centuries after its discovery, graphite is surprising physicists with its uncommon electrical and magnetic properties
By Ricardo ZorzettoTechnology
Chemistry

A fine mixture
A protective film reduces the evaporation of fresh water in reservoirs
By Dinorah ErenoNanobiotechnology

Invisible weave
Nanoparticles of silver obtained using vegetable fungus form the basis of new tissues and medicines
By Dinorah ErenoNew materials

A more colorful mouth
Dental support device in the colors of blue, pink and red, is made with a ceramic and pigments
By RevisorHumanities
Sociology

License to breed
A project to increase maternity leave sheds light on the question of women job market
By Carlos Haag