Issue # 133 _ March 2007
S&T Policy
Energy

The resumption of Angra 3
Government wants to expand share of nuclear power in the Brazilian energy matrix
By Claudia IziqueEnergy

Cellulose alcohol
Bagasse and sugarcane straw are quoted to increase the production of ethanol
By Dinorah ErenoCooperation

Science's new geography
Scientists from seven countries want to encourage partnerships in Latin America
By Claudia IziqueNeuroscience

Science with a social mission
A plan for the implantation of 11 institutions along similar lines follows the inauguration of the Natal Neuroscience Institute
By Mariluce MouraState government

Shared responsibility
Secretary for Development plans to create a development agency to support innovation in São Paulo
By Claudia IziqueScience
Genetics

From slave to master
RNA molecule takes over the place of DNA as a promise for fighting diseases
By Maria GuimarãesBiochemistry

The apothecary from the Caatinga
Frog produces secretion rich in compounds capable of eliminate bacteria and bring blood pressure down
By Iracema CorsoClimate

The day after tomorrow
Researchers unite to investigate the effects of global warning on Brazil
By Fabrício MarquesPhysics

The alphabet of vision
Brazilian team identifies pattern of the electrical signals that conduct the information from the eyes to the brain of flies
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Production Engineering

Innovative cooperation
Millennium Factory Institute draws together research institutions and manufacturing industries
By Yuri VasconcelosPublications

Science in companies
Papers from private companies collaborate towards disseminating scientific and technological knowledge
By Marcos de OliveiraBiotechnology

Sweet genetics
Functional map of sugarcane genes is going to help to form more productive varieties
By Marcos de OliveiraFruit Growing

Biofactory in the backlands
Sterile males combat fruit flies, which cause exporters serious losses
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Sociology

The stone in the middle of the path
Or how adolescence "swallows" the planet's adults
By Carlos Haag