Issue # 212 _ October 2013

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The first steps of a new species
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S&T Policy

Gender

Female Bailiwicks

Research shows that women are publishing more articles, but progress is slow in certain fields and in winning prestigious positions

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Rankings

An elite platoon

New indicator shows the countries and institutions that most frequently publish in journals produced by the Nature group

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CLIMATE

A warmer world

IPCC report reflects greater confidence in climate change assessment

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Internationalization

Quality Collaboration

FAPESP Week London demonstrates a maturation of cooperation between São Paulo science and that of the United Kingdom

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Science

PHYSIOLOGY

When eating increases hunger

High-fat diet reduces satiety

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GENETICS

Worm may help put the brakes on aging

Drug improves cell function in C. elegans

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PHARMACOLOGY

Aluminum in the veins

Metal present in glass contaminates drugs and may harm premature babies and kidney patients

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Ethology

Stranger in the nest

Alien queen bee invades orphan colony and assumes command of the workers

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VII

Invisible threat

Small-scale environmental changes could jeopardize conservation of the world’s largest tropical forest

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Geology

The last great rise of the Atlantic

Sea cliffs indicate that the ocean rose some 60 meters in the Brazilian North and Northeast between 25 and 16 million years ago

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Statistics

Why upset victories are common in the Brazilian soccer championship

Model proposed by physicists shows that randomness is important in championships based on total points accrued

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Technology

Entrepreneurship

The Future – NOW

Brazilian junior companies have revenues of R$8.5 million from more than 2,000 projects

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Corporate Research

From missiles to radar

Omnisys invests 20% of revenues in R&D to develop weapon, satellite and radar components

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Chemistry

Fighting hospital infection

Microscopic silver filaments fight bacteria and fungi

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Engineering

Laser Mining

A light beam can be used to drill rocks to search for minerals and oil

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Humanities

PAINTING BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS

Intercontinental modernity

Cornerstone collection of MAC USP reveals the importance of Italian modern art in Brazil

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