Issue # 64 _ May 2001
S&T Policy
commemoration

CNPq: 50 years of science
inauguration
One step forward
Unesp creates the first storage and distribution bank for the genes of sugar cane bacteria
investment

Investigation network
Selected laboratories will receive US$ 8 million to sequence four viruses
infrastructure
Growing Research
The Federal government creates regional networks to map bacteria and fungi
informatics
The new old Recife
Pernambuco begins to invest R$ 33 million in the construction of its Digital Port
Science
Epidemiology

Mosquitoes: the danger advances
Specialists predict that urban yellow fever and malaria will once more attack the South East
By Suzel Tunesmaterials
Superconductor at room temperature
A pyrolytic graphite appears to behave as a superconductor in temperatures as hot as 27°C
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
Mineral

Change of status
Brazil starts to produce manganese of high purity for the electronic industry
Investment

Place your bets
With a gathering of companies based on technology and investors of venturecapital, the 3rd Venture Forum opened up new paths for the development of innovating products
By Marcos de Oliveira and João Paulo Nucciinvestment

Good ideas on display
The novelties and the companies' intentions
By João Paulo Nucci and Marcos de Oliveira