Issue # 99 _ May 2004
S&T Policy
industrial policy
Bloody ways
Federal and São Paulo governments plan the installation of a factory of blood byproducts
public policy
In defense of the forest
Nogueira Neto, at the age of 82, is studying environmental handling and management
By Marili Ribeirofomentation
In search of the ideal partner
Uniemp Institute creates agency to speed up the production of new drugs
industrial policy
Once again, in the front line
Support for innovation redeems the role of Finep and of the BNDES
By Claudia IziqueScience
Physics
At the heart of the atom
Experiments deepen knowledge about the structure of matter
By Francisco Bicudoagriculture
The legs of the viruses
Aphids may spread the possible causal agent of citrus sudden death
biochemistry
Extra work
Crusher of molecules inside the cells also creates proteins that reduce the efficiency of vaccines
By Revisor and RedaçãoTechnology
pharmacy
Healing papaya
Latex from fruit found in Chile contains healing substances for different kinds of skin wounds
By Liliane Nogueira
New materials
Molecular precision
Sensors on a nanometric scale detect and differentiate tastes, smells, and pollutants
By Yuri Vasconceloshusbandry
The frog's leap
New strains ensure greater productivity and alleviate environmental impacts
By Samuel AntenorHumanities
Literature
For books never formerly published
Rio de Janeiro publisher uses creativity to recover works forgotten in the past
personality
Passion and rigor in equal doses
This is how one can define the work of Octavio Ianni, who died last month
Culture
The practical reason of criticism
Study brings an archeology of the origin of the debate about the arts in Brazil
By Renata Saraiva