Issue # 132 _ February 2007
S&T Policy
Public health
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Breathing spell for the vaccine
Specialists declare 2007 the year of the fight against pneumococcal disease
By Maria GuimarãesHuman resources
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Women wanted
Award granted to researcher from Unicamp calls attention to the fall of women interest in computing
By Fabrício MarquesEvaluation
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What are we good at?
Studies indicate 11 areas of knowledge in which Brazilian research shines in the world
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Zoology
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The mother of all jararacas
The ancestor of the snakes that cause most accidents in Brazil was small and had a varied diet.
By Carlos FioravantiPhysics
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Below zero
Computer simulations explain the electrical properties of ice.
By Ricardo ZorzettoBiochemistry
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Poison in vitro
A Butantan team develops a recipe to cultivate jararaca glands in the laboratory.
By Maria GuimarãesEpidemiology
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Bacillus in the tribe
Tuberculosis is 20 times more common amongst Indians than in the rest of the population.
By Maria GuimarãesPlastination
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Anatomy Lesson
"Bodies... the exhibition" shows a fascinating and painstaking spectacle of the human anatomy
By Mariluce MouraTechnology
Materials Engineering
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Vegetable Styrofoam
Biodegradable foam could substitute various types of plastic
By Dinorah ErenoElectronic engineering
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Clinical eye
Safety sensors with optical filters identify the contours of people and animals.
By Dinorah ErenoInsects
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In small doses
Unesp researchers develop a less toxic and slow acting bait for the control of ants.
By Yuri Vasconcelos