Issue # 57 _ September 2000
S&T Policy
Cellular Therapy
The use of cells in the treatment of illnesses
Center for Research of Cellular Therapy brings the relationship with the public sector closer together
Sleep disturbances
For a better quality of sleep
Center for Sleep Studies will invest In the development of new technologies
GENOME CANCER
Partnership Brazil-USA moves ahead
Joint work with the Americans enters a more ambitious phase
Science
ecology
A treasure on the banks of São Francisco River
Recent discoveries confirm the dunes of the São Francisco River as a unique area for the study of the formation of new species in Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiBIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Natural insect bank
Collection of fungi, viruses and bacteria help combat agricultural pests
BIOCHEMISTRY
An advance in the study of peptides
Work of Brazilian group is internationally recognized
BIOELETRIONICS
Skin pigmentation in batteries
Compounded with melanin increases the useful life of electronic devices
Technology
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Controlled by factory noise
Company develops sensors to control industrial machines
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Leadership in luminous signals
New multiplexer leads equipment industry to dominate 60% of the market