Issue # 203 _ January 2013
S&T Policy
Education

The New Scientists
Fair awards student projects in São Paulo and attracts public-school students to research
By Bruno de Pierro and Fabrício MarquesDissemination

Biota goes to school
Conferences will take knowledge about biodiversity to high school students and teachers
By Fabrício MarquesOCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Pioneering voyage
Alpha-Crucis brings together researchers from three countries to gather data on heat variation in the South Atlantic
By Carlos FioravantiDevelopment

Protecting science from bureaucracy
A growing number of universities and institutions are establishing offices that support researchers
By Fabrício MarquesGeosciences

The essence of rocks
USP starts using new electronic microprobe to analyze chemical elements in minerals
By Marcos de OliveiraScience
GEOLOGY

Dance of the river basins
Over the past 1.3 million years, the São Francisco River Basin has lost area to the Doce River Basin, which, in turn, has lost area to the Paraíba do Sul River Basin
By Evanildo da SilveiraAstronomy

Stars that the wind blew out
Gas expelled by stellar explosions interrupted the growth of dwarf galaxies
By Igor ZolnerkevicECOLOGY

More uniform forests
Proliferation of native species resistant to environmental disturbances reduces biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest
By Claudio AngeloZoology

Why are the whales dying?
Study identifies bone abnormalities commonly found in humpback whales on the Brazilian coast
By RedaçãoTechnology
Natural Resources

Açaí: From the Ground to the Snack Bar
An increase in consumption is intensifying competition, causing a price crisis, and exposing the difficulties of moving from extractivism to agribusiness
By Carlos Fioravantinatural resources

Luzeia: The Superguaraná
Researchers plan to increase productivity with new varieties and adjustments in planting techniques
By Carlos FioravantiBiochemistry

Relief during pregnancy
Brazilian scientists develop a pioneer drug for treating hypertension, which affects up to 7% of pregnant women in Brazil
By Yuri VasconcelosBusiness research

Global reference
Innovations in women’s health care products and sunscreens at Johnson & Johnson are exported to the rest of the world
By Dinorah Ereno