Issue # 149 _ July 2008
S&T Policy
Development

Engineers sought
Industry associations propose doubling the number of professionals to help Brazil grow
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Health

Loss saving
Stomach reduction surgery controls obesity, diabetes, and apparently protects us from cancer
By Maria GuimarãesMedical genetics

Tormented bodies
The mutation that stiffens muscles and changes posture has been identified
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Carlos FioravantiChemistry

Almost like a red
Technique developed by Embrapa increases fourfold the levels of antioxidant compounds in white wine
By Marcos PivettaEvolution

The face of colonization
Asians that populated the Americas 18 thousand years ago were of great biological diversity
By Marcos PivettaZoology

Life in the deep sea
Coral provides clues on the evolution of marine biodiversity over the last 65 million years
By Ricardo ZorzettoAstrophysics

To see further
Brazilians get organized to take part in major global research projects
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
Biochemistry

Green petrochemicals
Left over glycerin from biodiesel production will be used polypropylene production
By Marcos de OliveiraMedicine

Bathed in light
Electronic device monitors radiation dose used to treat physiologic jaundice in newborn babies
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
Media

The story of those who tell the story
Brazilian press bicentennial calls for broad reflection
By Carlos HaagFine Arts

Napoleon's second defeat
French mission of the Enlightenment suffered on linking royalty and slavery
By Carlos Haag