Issue # 236 _ October 2015

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The roots of resistance
Distance from the historical pattern of white, European immigrants and a limited job market are some of the reasons for hostility towards current migratory flows By

S&T Policy

Public Management

With the help of science

International experiences inspired the government of São Paulo to create the position of scientist-in-chief in state government departments

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Bibliometrics

Watch out for the tide

Report proposes limits on use of indicators to evaluate science in Great Britain

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Science education

Clouded visions

A recent study says that young Brazilians look to cultural and religious sources to explain the evolution of human beings because they are poorly educated on the subject

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Science

ORNITHOLOGY

The origin of the seedeaters

Studies capture the process through which 11 species of a South American bird group emerged

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Parasitology

Inseparable partners

Symbiotic associations between protozoa and bacteria help elucidate the origin of cellular organelles

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Allies for an antidotal serum

Medicinal plants may reduce local lesions caused by a jararaca snakebite

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GEOLOGY

The fault that started it all

Research studies identify how a large fault in Brazil’s crustal framework influenced the formation of the sedimentary basins of the Paraná and Parnaíba Rivers

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Physics

Light’s secrets

An experiment shows that quantum information transmitted by photons is resistant to air turbulence effects

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ASTROPHYSICS

Alternative route

The discovery of a two-star, high-mass system undergoing fusion indicates that they underwent a different evolutionary path

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Technology

Biotechnology

Transgenic goats

Animals receiving human genes produce proteins in milk that can treat diseases

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AGRICULTURE

Winged production

Companies develop methods for breeding insects for pollination and pest control

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ENERGY

Versatile power plants

Water reuse in a hydroelectric system would increase the supply of electricity to São Paulo and the Baixada Santista metro area of São Paulo State

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Corporate Research

Advanced Testing

Spectra designs and builds flight simulators for Brazilian military aircraft and testing laboratories for the automobile industry

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Humanities

Society

Violence, fear and stigma

Researchers from several fields are using historical surveys and DNA tests to bring families separated by Hansen’s disease back together

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Cinema

China’s eyes and ears

Films by director Jia Zhang-ke gain a global audience with their critical view of China

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Communication

Changing times

Glut of online news is reorganizing the spaces and roles of science journalism

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