Issue # 61 _ January 2001

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Cover

Matarazzos’ Big House and Slaves’ Quarters in the Rich Interior of São Paulo State.
Unesp study shows the semi-slavery of the daily life of sugarcane cutters at Amália, a plantation in the Ribeirão Preto region that was part of the old agricultural and industrial empire By

S&T Policy

Event

Reaping the benefits

Landmarks and new targets for scientific research are announced

Technological innovation

Community of interests

ConSITec will bring together researchers and companies in common projects

Internet 2

Brazil on the web

Agreement connects researchers to NSF at a high-speed

Environment

SinBiota will aid public policies

The system will foresee the impact of changes to biodiversity

Science

Ecology

A method for measuring shade

Survey looks into five species of tree planted in urban areas and points out which are the most appropriate to provide to the inhabitants

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Genomic

Orestes deciphers the drosophila (fruit fly)

Group in Ribeirão Preto discovers 91 genes of the model insect thanks to a Brazilian technique

Genetics

Mystery among rodents

Apparently identical species differ in the number of chromosomes

Epidemiology

Healthy Math

Simple mathematical tools and statistics help prevent and control epidemics

medicines

Bovine gene yields medications

Studies on the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) suggest therapeutic potential

biochemistry

Microscope maps channels on living cells

Device shows the way in and out of substances in organisms and paves the way for more efficient medications

Physics

On the Graviton wave

Brazil joins the race to capture gravitational waves from the Cosmos

Technology

purchasing policy

In the path to innovation

Brazilian industry develops new products for research projects

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POLLUTION CONTROL

We already have laser radar

Young Researcher Program Project presents the first equipment made by Brazilians to measure particles suspended in the air

Education

CD-ROM helps the disabled

Company taking part in the PIPE develops evaluating and teaching software

Foods

Charcoal reduces cholesterol in eggs

Hens get modified feed and produce healthier eggs

Humanities

Geography

Production in the interior of the state, management in the state capital

Study suggests that moving companies to the interior leads to a “deconcentration” of companies in the State, but decision-taking remains in the capital

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