Issue # 221 _ July 2014
S&T Policy
Publication

Credit for all
Group proposes new method for classifying each author’s role in a scientific article
By Fabrício MarquesINFRASTRUCTURE

Shared Quality
Facilities ensure multiple users access to equipment of the latest generation, and the practice gains adherents in São Paulo State
By Bruno de PierroEducation

Research interns
Projects by public school students turn out to be among the best on display at science fairs
By Bruno de PierroInternet

Retweet or perish
According to one study, Twitter is the most widely used social network for disseminating scientific articles from Brazilian journals
By Fabrício MarquesScience
ASTRONOMY

Why Mars is so small
A theory proposed by Brazilian researchers explains the size of the Red Planet
By Igor ZolnerkevicAstrophysics

Nebula in 3D
Three-dimensional model highlights irregularities in the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the star Eta Carinae
By Marcos PivettaIMMUNOLOGY

Mutual gains
The virulence of Toxoplasma gondii protozoa have strengthened the defenses of their main host
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeOCEANOGRAPHY

Creatures from the deep
Marine worms reveal surprising strategies for adapting to the cold, dark waters off the Brazilian coast
By Carlos FioravantiECOLOGY

Vestiges of the Andes in Amazonia
Cold-climate trees were once common in northern Brazil
By Carlos FioravantiSPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIV

The elements in the forests
Changes in organic compound cycles could accelerate deterioration of ecosystems
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeTechnology
B IOPHYSICS

Monitoring bees
Microsensors help scientists understand the behavior of Apis mellifera exposed to pesticides and climate change
By Dinorah ErenoRemote sensing

Remote analysis
Software automates the evaluation, from satellite images, of sugarcane burning
By Marcos de OliveiraComputers

Electronic eye
App created by IBM in São Paulo allows blind to “read” the contents of signs and panels
By Yuri VasconcelosNUCLEAR MEDICINE

Radiation instrument
The Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor should be able to meet Brazil’s needs for radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat disease
By Evanildo da Silveira