Issue # 101 _ July 2004
S&T Policy
Nuclear Energy

The challenge of competitiveness
The navy requests BNDES resources in order to improve its uranium enrichment technology
By Claudia IziqueScience
molecular biology
Filling in the gaps
Brazilians create a genomic research strategy and complete the sequencing of 211 human genes
Ecology
The faces of the Amazon
Dry ground forests and waterlogged stretches behave differently
By Alessandra PereiraTechnology
Biotechnology

Cellulose on the skin
Bacterium produces substance used for treating burns and in the coating of bulletproof vests
By Dinorah ErenoAgronomy
Naturally Decaffeinated
Brazilian researchers discover mutant coffee plants without any stimulating substance
telecommunications

Connection in the right measure
Company gains a market by developing components for transmissions via optical fiber
By Sylvia LeiteNew materials

Crystalline Light
Researchers develop prototype of a compact laser for wide commercial use
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
Culture
Vietnam was here
Brazilian press used wars in Asia to talk about internal conflicts
By Ruth Helena Bellinghini