Issue # 167 _ January 2010
S&T Policy
Cooperation

Embracing partnerships
FAPESP and Vale sign agreement to invest R$40 million in projects in several field of knowledge
By Fabrício MarquesBiodiversity

More than a catalog
DNA barcodes identify new species and aid ecology and evolution studies
By Maria GuimarãesScience
Geophysics

Electrifying bacteria
Microorganisms may explain the origin of the electricity found in contaminated soil
By Reinaldo José LopesPublic Health

Difficult progress
Persistent poverty expands uncertainties around research into TB drugs and treatments
By Carlos FioravantiAnatomy

The hunger toll
Diet lacking in zinc reduces size and number of neurons in the digestive system
By Ricardo ZorzettoGenetics

On the shark trail
Fin fragment analysis maps genetic structure of the hammerhead shark
By Alex Sander Alcântara, da Agência FAPESPBotany

Flowers from the past
Re-edition of a 1949 book brings back orchids and where they grew
By Carlos FioravantiTribute

Talent and energy
An experimental physics pioneer in Brazil, Marcello Damy set up the country's first nuclear reactor
By Neldson MarcolinTechnology
Energy

Stellar source
House that runs on solar power takes part in international competition
By Marcos de OliveiraAgricultural Engineering

Quality Bagasse
Researchers at Unicamp develop equipment that makes it easier to obtain ethanol cellulose
By Fabio ReynolBiotechnology

Protected skin
Nanoparticles involve active substances in sunscreen developed by UFRGS and Biolab
By Dinorah ErenoPharmacy

Smaller and more efficient
New formulation of drug against AIDS may facilitate treatment for children and the elderly
By Yuri VasconcelosBiomedical engineering

Versatile rubber
Latex is a raw material used in the control of obesity and in products used by diabetics
By Dinorah ErenoHumanities
Political Science

The rat robbed the robe of the Regent of Rome
Corruption, a practice as old as humankind
By Carlos Haag