Issue # 130 _ December 2006

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The pathways of change
The understanding that the emission of greenhouse effect gases is responsible for global warming is already hegemonic. Now countries are preparing themselves to confront scenarios until recently considered catastrophic. The COP 12 Meeting, in Nairobi, approved the creation of a fund to finance the adaptation of more vulnerable countries. In Brazil, the first regional climatic model indicates that the country will be subject to more severe droughts and floods over the next few decades. Pesquisa FAPESP shows in the following article how countries are mobilizing in order to confront the changes and the results of the first Brazilian climatic model. By and

S&T Policy

Development

A north star for the state of Amazonas

In only four years, the State sets up a state wide system of science and technology

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Partnership

The ethanol race

FAPESP and Oxiteno invite researchers to look for solutions that will reduce alcohol costs

Climate

A warmer Brazil

The first scenarios using regional climate models point towards more severe droughts and floods under temperatures that will be higher and humidity that will be lower, with impacts upon human health and food production

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Science

Botany

Open, Sesame!

Bacteria contend with plants to control the pores of the leaves

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Anthropology

The DNA from the caves

Genome of Neanderthal man brings clues about our origin

Diversity

Mammals to the surface

Biologists find an average of eight new species of mammals a year in South America

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Genetics

Secrets of Nobility

Biologists begin to understand how the genes act in order to differentiate queen bees from workers

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Pharmacology

The trails of coke

A compound inhibits the effect of cocaine and helps to elucidate its action on the brain

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Public Health

Behind the smoke screen

A study shows how to identify and treat high risk smokers

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Technology

Textile engineering

Functional fabrics

Santista launches products for workwear with nanotechnological properties

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Railroad

Track-cleaner

Spraying system eliminates weeds that hinder the locomotion of trains

Forest Engineering

Fortified eucalyptus

Partnership between USP and Suzano obtains wood that may result in better quality paper

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Space

Space conquests

Uniespaço project develops technological innovations for rocket and satellite projects

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Eletronic Engineering

Digital recognition

System developed by Griaule is amongst the best in the world

Electronic engineering

Constant innovation

Electronic voting machines with a digital identifier start being used in the 2008 municipal elections

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Humanities

Tecnoarte

Dance of the machine, body and mind

Doctoral thesis with DVD creates concept on quality of life in the virtual era

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Political science

Who will guard the guardians?

Crisis at the airports puts into the air the fragilities of the Ministry of Defense

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Economy

Eat me or drink me?

The dilemmas of Brazilian economic growth are far older and more complex than our vain philosophy supposes

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