Issue # 146 _ April 2008
S&T Policy
Research Funding
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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
Genetics
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Kidnapping the mailman
By interrupting cell communication, artificial RNA kills the parasite that causes schistosomiasis
By Ricardo ZorzettoCell Biology
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The deconstruction of Proteins
Compartments that deconstruct proteins identified in the cell nucleus
By Carlos FioravantiPharmacology
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War in the cells
Discoveries show how to help the immune system fight generalized infections
By Maria GuimarãesCivil engineering
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Green concrete
Agricultural waste can reduce the use of cement and CO2 emissions
By Marcos de OliveiraZoology
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Unexpected vessels
Mysteries of the Portuguese man-of-war challenge physicians and biologists
By Maria GuimarãesTechnology
Metallurgy
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Better quality
Unicamp and steel mill partnership design plasma torch to improve steel quality
By Fabrício MarquesChemical Engineering
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Clean lighting
Company develops system for recycling components in fluorescent lights
By Yuri VasconcelosPhysics
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Seeing what is invisible
Carbon nanotube increases the microscope's resolution
By Ricardo ZorzettoNanotechnology
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Well-grounded Beauty
Group of researchers and companies prepare nanocosmetics with a variety of uses
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Anthropology
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Motherland, feminine noun
Research questions the real reason for and the results of policies against the trafficking of women
By Carlos Haag