Issue # 158 _ April 2009

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Cover

The seeds of discord
Studies discuss the impact of the smuggling of rubber tree seeds by the English By
A pastoral American scene
Henry Ford tried unsuccessfully to produce rubber and utopia in the Amazon Region By

S&T Policy

Cooperation

Heading to Southern Africa

United Nations center makes room for cancer and infectious disease researchers from Brazil

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Collaboration

Joining forces to fight cancer

Tumor research groups form national network

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Biodiversity

International Challenge

Biota-FAPESP to enter new phase and seek greater participation abroad

Exchange

Youngsters that are all go

Students turn out to be a surprise in international exchanges promoted by FAPESP and by the National Science Foundation

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Remote sensing

Advance in orbit

New generation of satellites promise to drive research and keep watch over the Amazon Region

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Science

Pneumology

Breathless

Pulmonary hypertension more common than previously imagined

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Chemistry and physics

Electricity - In the air, in the water, everywhere

Electric charge model developed at Unicamp indicates there are no neutral materials

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Geology

A carpet on the sand

As a result of humid weather, vegetation is covering the Rio Grande do Sul dunes

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Bioenergy

The superplant project

Experts discuss how to improve sugarcane

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Meteorology

A river that flows through the air

Winds from the North increase moisture in Brazil's Southeast and South

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Genetics

Arm wrestling

Study looks for genes that avoid the symptoms of a type of muscular dystrophy

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Epidemiology

Restless nights

Underscored by brief interruptions of breathing, apnea impairs the sleep of millions of people in the city of São Paulo

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Neuroscience

Parkinson's disease under control

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord reduces symptoms of the disease in rodents

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Mental health

On the brink

More care and a few phone calls cut new suicide attempts by a factor of ten

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Technology

Dentistry

Dental innovation

Academic groups create three companies producing dentistry material

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Health

Adhesive poison

Enzyme replaces traditional sutures with no scarring

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Energy

Eclectic Resource

Gas used in aerosols is recommended as a diesel oil and LPG substitute

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Crop and Livestock Farming

Pastures to fight global warming

Suitable cattle feed could help cut greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

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Humanities

Poetry

The flight of Patativa do Assaré

The great popular poet from the Northeast, whose centennial is being celebrated this year, becomes a PhD thesis

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