Issue # 56 _ August 2000

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Cover

Surround it in the air, capture it on the ground
Observatory will decipher high energy particles that streak through the atmosphere

S&T Policy

PUBLIC SECTOR

The social control of privatization

A seminar organized by the São Paulo Legislative Assembly and FAPESP debates the regulating of public services

CANCER GENOME

Project reaps in more US$ 5 million

FAPESP and Ludwig publish results and widen their investment

SUGARCANE

Reinforcement in the genome research

The University of Pernambuco opens a genetics laboratory

NEW GENOMES

Two more bacteria in the sights of ONSA

Researchers are going to decipher genes of the Xylella of the grapevine and of Leifsonia

Science

FUNCTIONAL GENOME

The Xylella gives up and lets guests in

The yellowing bacterium incorporates a DNA fragment that could change the original functions of its genome

BIOCHEMISTRY

Antibiotic extracted from the spider

Peptide found in tarantula exercises strong anti-microbe action

BIOCHEMISTRY

The secret of mature fruits

By studying the metabolism of fruit after collection, a team has unmasked the biochemical processes that make them sweet and soft. The research opens up the doorway for changes that will slow down ripening

AIR QUALITY

Buildings’ health under examination

The concentration of harmful gases creates “sick” buildings in cities

Technology

INCUBATORS

From the laboratory to the market

Researchers build a bridge between research and the business world

AGRONOMY

Tuned to the weather

An apparatus controls humidity and permits the correct use of fungicides

Humanities

ECONOMY

An industry that had a cure

National pharmaceutical sector was born strong and had State support

FINE ARTS

What history is this?

Research intends to bring shape to a critical history of Brazilian art