Issue # 128 _ October 2006
S&T Policy
Intellectual Property
To disseminate knowledge
FAPESP gives up being owner of the patents generated by research projects
Environment
Buffer Zone
Study that proposed a protection zone for the Cantareira Park inspires a bill
By Fabrício MarquesTechnological parks
Flight plan
Support from the municipal government and from Embraer speeds up project in São José dos Campos
Science
Agriculture
The broom swept
Simple techniques show how to recover the cacao plantations
By Carlos FioravantiBiochemistry
Like a dagger
Poison from the sting of a river stingray causes pain, swelling and necrosis
By Iracema CorsoGenetics
Fleeting recollections
Mice with a genetic alteration suffer from loss of memory similar to that with Alzheimer's
By Ricardo ZorzettoPhysics
Echoes of gravity
The Brazilian gravitational wave detector begins to function
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Alcoholic drink
Cachaça revealed
Studies increase knowledge about the drink and contribute to its quality
By Marcos de OliveiraImmunotherapy
Exaggerated reaction
An innovative diagnostic kit monitors the evolution of respiratory allergy
By Dinorah ErenoPharmacology
Biotechnology hopes
A company prepares immunotherapy for cancer treatment and a vaccine against ticks
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
Ethics
Between Virtue and Fortune
How to analyze political ethics without getting lost in moralism
By Carlos Haag