Issue # 184 _ June 2011

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The brain in autism
Changes in temporal cortex may damage perception of important information for social interaction By

S&T Policy

Collaboration

Complex hierarchy

Study shows how difficult it is to understand each author

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Innovation

Mutual benefits

Director of Swedish agency bets on partnership with Brazilians

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Bioenergy

Original calculation

An article by Bioen Program researchers forecasts multiplication of sugarcane productivity

FAPESP History I

A laboratory at an orange plantation

From the pioneering studies of citrus canker to the genome of citrus variegated chlorosis, FAPESP has invested in the research that has made Brazilian citriculture competitive

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History of FAPESP

FAPESP 50 years

On the way to its fiftieth anniversary

Promotion

More time for research

Universities institute support services to cut red tape in researchers' routine

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climate changes

A climate of dialogue

IPCC improves scientific accuracy and communication strategies

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Science

Geology

The fragile crust of the Northeast

Thickness of surface explains constant earth tremors in the region

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Pediatrics

Ineffective medication

Corticoids do not treat the respiratory problems of late preterm babies

International Year of Chemistry

Small tools for major uses

Lectures show prospects for the increasing use of new nanomaterials

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Physics

Graphene in the new electronics

Material might form the basis of a hypothetical quantum nanotransistor

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Astronomy

Solar shocks

Study details the relation between explosions in the Sun and magnetic storms on Earth

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Technology

Health

The mapping of cataracts

Mobile phone technology enables ophthalmologic problem to be detected

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Food

Fruit recreated

New combinations fit for the most refined palate

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Energy

Electricity from the Sun

Brazil turns to a more wide-ranging use of solar panels

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Humanities

Sociology

The arts of Roger Bastide

Articles on Brazil were fundamental for his concepts

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Demography

The mobile metropolis

The profile of migration from São Paulo is underscored by comings and goings and by internationalization

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Literature

The future of the present in the past

Brazilian science fiction and the country's relationship with science and technology

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