Issue # 226 _ December 2014

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Cover

Rain dance
The water shortage alarming Brazil is closely related to its forests By

S&T Policy

Open Innovation

Collective Creativity

Brazilian companies share risks and costs with multiple partners in research and development projects

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COLLABORATION

Trying not to be overlooked

Researchers discuss partnerships in search of drugs to treat neglited diseases that are of little interest to pharmaceutical companies

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Science

GEOLOGY

Transcontinental mountain range

A chain of mountains that formed 610 million years ago may have triggered the evolution of complex life on Earth

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Physics

Spin engines

Brazilians discover how to measure energy variations in atomic nuclei

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ECOLOGY

The protective effect of biodiversity

Experiment indicates that a greater number of amphibian species helps deter the transmission of a fatal fungal disease

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ZOOLOGY

Vegetarian vampire

Mite transmits a virus that causes disease in orange trees when it feeds on cell juice

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Obituary

Master of the scalpel

Adib Jatene was responsible for landmark achievements in experimental medicine and victories for public health

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Technology

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Artificial skin

Skin replacements could be used as grafts to treat burns and severe lesions

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Multiplying targets

Company develops system for more rapid identification of bacteria that cause hospital infections

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Nanotechnology

Fatal interactions

Carbon nanotubes combined with lead or pesticides increase toxic effects on fish

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Agriculture

Natural Fertilizer

Leguminous plant used as fertilizer can increase sugarcane production by 35%

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Humanities

HUMANITIES

Riding the globalization wave

America’s first scientific expedition to circumnavigate the globe showcases a young nation in search of its place in the world from the early 19th century

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PHILOSOPHY

Bigger and More Diversified

Graduate-degree programs award one master’s degree in philosophy every day and are including topics like neuroscience and climate change

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Anthropology

The mechanical man

Award-winning thesis suggests that prostheses for amputees and exoskeletons bring back the cyborg ideal

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