Issue # 179 _ January 2011
S&T Policy
Internationalization
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Interest in diversity
Group from Unesp in Rio Claro is a reference for foreign biologists
By Fabrício MarquesCancun Conference
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Multilateral arm wrestling
Climate change issues move forward in Mexico but a more global agreement is suspended
By Maria GuimarãesScience
Immunology
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Microscopic torch
Marking cells allows us to know how the selection of more effective antibodies occurs
By Cristina CaldasEvolution
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G'day, kangaroos
The oldest relatives of the Australian marsupials may have lived in South America
By Carlos FioravantiHealth
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Suffocating heart
Responsible for cardiac alterations there may be a blood diagnosis test for apnea
By Maria GuimarãesAstrophysics
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On a safe course
Simulation explains why the Earth did not collide with the Sun
By Marcos PivettaGeology
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Islands in the Savannah
"Blotches" in the cerrado emerged in ancient riverbeds in the Amazon
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
Mechanical Engineering
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Clean air
Company develops system to purify and humidify the environment
By Yuri VasconcelosNew Materials
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Vegetable plastics
Packaging and products for agricultural use made from corn, cassava and fibers
By Dinorah ErenoBiotechnology
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Genetic Tool
Molecular markers identify tender meat in Nelore cattle
By Evanildo da SilveiraPhysics
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Electrons at high speed
Particle accelerator designed and built at the USP Physics Institute
By Marcos de Oliveira