Issue # 128 _ October 2006
S&T Policy
Technological parks

Flight plan
Support from the municipal government and from Embraer speeds up project in São José dos Campos
Environment

Buffer Zone
Study that proposed a protection zone for the Cantareira Park inspires a bill
By Fabrício MarquesIntellectual Property

To disseminate knowledge
FAPESP gives up being owner of the patents generated by research projects
Science
Physics

Echoes of gravity
The Brazilian gravitational wave detector begins to function
By Carlos FioravantiGenetics
Fleeting recollections
Mice with a genetic alteration suffer from loss of memory similar to that with Alzheimer's
By Ricardo ZorzettoBiochemistry

Like a dagger
Poison from the sting of a river stingray causes pain, swelling and necrosis
By Iracema CorsoAgriculture

The broom swept
Simple techniques show how to recover the cacao plantations
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Pharmacology

Biotechnology hopes
A company prepares immunotherapy for cancer treatment and a vaccine against ticks
By Yuri VasconcelosImmunotherapy

Exaggerated reaction
An innovative diagnostic kit monitors the evolution of respiratory allergy
By Dinorah ErenoAlcoholic drink

Cachaça revealed
Studies increase knowledge about the drink and contribute to its quality
By Marcos de OliveiraHumanities
Ethics
Between Virtue and Fortune
How to analyze political ethics without getting lost in moralism
By Carlos Haag