Issue # 100 _ June 2004
S&T Policy
popularization
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In Samba rhythm
Researchers make use of new language to take science to the general public
By Claudia IziqueScience
zoology
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Witnesses of the primitive earth
Fixed jellyfishes form a new class of marine animals
By Francisco BicudoMedicine
Imaginary Remedies
Expectation and conditioning explain why a placebo sometimes works
By Ricardo ZorzettoEpidemiology
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Ahead of the tropical challenges
Brazil keeps ahead in the research and prevention in diseases typical of poor countries
By Fabrício MarquesTechnology
microelectronics
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Race for the chip
Brazil experiments new ways for reducing its dependence on abroad in the semiconductor area
By Yuri VasconcelosAgronomy
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Small and powerful
Researchers verify protective effects of a Brazilian mushroom
By Dinorah Erenopatents
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Passing on knowledge
Projects funded by Fapemig reach industry and make a financial return possible for the institution
By Samuel Antenormarine engineering
Deep Stability
Researchers from USP develop an unprecedented project for a platform to extract oil on the high seas
By Eduardo GeraqueHumanities
Education
No time for the enchanted prince
Refined schooling of D. Pedro II's daughters was pioneering for a time when women did not study
By Germana Barata and Renata Saraiva