Issue # 139 _ September 2007
S&T Policy
Indicators
A rocky path
Lack of information jeopardizes firms' investments in innovation
By Claudia IziqueBiodiversity
The age of reason
The fruit of Biota-FAPESP are shared among universities and become perennial
By Fabrício MarquesEnergy
The submarine that provides light
Program to receive R$ 1 billion for reactor, which will also be able to generate power
By Claudia IziqueScience
Climate Change
Green Winds
Stimulating production can be coupled with carbon credits, in order to avoid economic stagnation
By Carlos FioravantiPharmacology
The cellular postman
Protein from the rattlesnake's poison penetrates cells in the process of dividing and shows potential as a conveyor of medication and as an anti-tumoral agent
By Carlos FioravantiEntomology
Posthumous memoirs
Insects in cadavers contain information that helps to explain mysterious deaths
By Francisco BicudoEcology
The power of nymphs
Bromeliads are crucial to the functioning of the northeastern Mata Atlântica coastal rain forest and help to provide guidelines for its preservation
By Maria GuimarãesArcheology
The origin of Zuzu
Skull from Piauí strengthens the idea that physically distinct human groups occupied South America ten thousand years ago
By Reinaldo José LopesTechnology
Optical Technology
The LED revolution
Researchers from São Carlos are developing equipment using light-emitting diodes
By Yuri VasconcelosComputer Sciences
Experiments on the net
The Internet of the future is object of research studies
By Marcos de OliveiraBiotechnology
Climbing the ladder to success
After the anti-bacterial ointment for treating burns, Silvestre Labs makes biomaterial for bone replacement
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
The Economy
Who supervises the supervisors?
The TAM tragedy fuels the debate on regulatory agencies
By Carlos HaagSociology
The battle against consumption by children
Children have become a direct target for all kinds of products
By Gonçalo Júnior
