Issue # 82 _ December 2002
S&T Policy
conjuncture
Crises, virtues and opportunities
Equipment and input importation has raised the cost of research in Brazil
By Claudia IziqueGenomics

Science and business
Alellyx hires a twenty five more doctors and promises a product in two years
Mega Science

Network of life
Software permits the integration of data banks with information on plants,animals and microorganisms
By Ricardo ZorzettoScience
Medicine

From obesity to diabetes
The raising of the levels of a protein explains weight gain that generally precedes excess of glucose in the blood
By Marcos Pivettahematology

Transplant made to measure
Study shows how genetic mutations help to select donors of bone marrow
Genetics
Welding the DNA
Team from USP corrects genetic defects of a rare kind of cancer
By Carlos FioravantiTechnology
biomechanics

Details of movement
System assesses athletes and people with motor deficiency
By Yuri VasconcelosForested Engineering

Tropicalized Christmas
Selection of coniferous species from Japan results in a more attractive tree
By Dinorah ErenoComputing
Changes in sight
Hafnium oxide is a candidate for replacing silicon oxide in the production of chips