Issue # 146 _ April 2008
S&T Policy
Research Funding
New frontier
Expansion of Brazil's ethanol production depends on investment in basic and applied science
By Claudia IziqueBio-security
In waiting mode?
Minister from Federal Supreme Court, in historical vote, supports research on embryonic stem cells
By Revisor and RedaçãoScience
Civil engineering
Green concrete
Agricultural waste can reduce the use of cement and CO2 emissions
By Marcos de OliveiraPharmacology
War in the cells
Discoveries show how to help the immune system fight generalized infections
By Maria GuimarãesCell Biology
The deconstruction of Proteins
Compartments that deconstruct proteins identified in the cell nucleus
By Carlos FioravantiGenetics
Kidnapping the mailman
By interrupting cell communication, artificial RNA kills the parasite that causes schistosomiasis
By Ricardo ZorzettoZoology
Unexpected vessels
Mysteries of the Portuguese man-of-war challenge physicians and biologists
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Nanotechnology
Well-grounded Beauty
Group of researchers and companies prepare nanocosmetics with a variety of uses
By Dinorah ErenoPhysics
Seeing what is invisible
Carbon nanotube increases the microscope's resolution
By Ricardo ZorzettoChemical Engineering
Clean lighting
Company develops system for recycling components in fluorescent lights
By Yuri VasconcelosMetallurgy
Better quality
Unicamp and steel mill partnership design plasma torch to improve steel quality
By Fabrício Marques