Issue # 175 _ September 2010
S&T Policy
Assessment

Networks in the spotlight
Symposium will analyze the first results of the 122 National Institutes of Science and Technology
By Fabrício Marquesinternationalization
Combined efforts
FAPESP resorts to a set of initiatives to make São Paulo research more competitive abroad
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Astrophysics

The Sun and its sisters
Brazilians identify stars similar to the one that warms and lights up the Earth
By Ricardo ZorzettoPhysics

The spinning of light
A simple technique measures the property of a beam of light that is useful for quantum computing
By Salvador NogueiraMedicine

Family histories
Specialists track genetic syndrome in parents that might cause successive cancers
By Carlos FioravantiMedicine

Long before the cancer
Infections and the excessive consumption of red meat may facilitate the emergence of tumors
By Carlos FioravantiParasitology

Hidden aggressiveness
Team from Unicamp overturns the idea that there is a mild form of malaria
Nutrigenomics

Health at the table
International committee gives body to research into the relation between genes and nutrition
By Maria GuimarãesZoology

The work of a lifetime
Book is a compilation of the studies of Vanzolini, who proposed the theory of refugees
By Francisco BicudoTechnology
Alberto de Castro

Mister IPT
Alberto de Castro, an expert on technological development, was very important for the Institute
Chemical Engineering

Advanced plastic
Material gains impact-related resistance and lower combustion properties
By Dinorah ErenoForestry engineering

Flexible anatomy
Bamboo, which grows very fast, has new forms and uses in Brazil
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
History

The secret photos of professor Agassiz
Exhibition and book shed light on the controversial images made by a rival of Darwin
By Carlos Haag