Paulo Rebêlo 25 August 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] Inspectors from Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture have destroyed twelve specimens of marine rays that had been borrowed from an institute in Spain,… Continue reading
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GM cow milk ‘could provide treatment for blood disease’
Paulo Rebêlo 15 July 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] Researchers in Brazil are attempting to create genetically modified cows whose milk could be used to produce drugs to treat blood disorders… Continue reading
Brazil eases rules on scientific imports
Paulo Rebêlo 25 June 2004 Source: SciDev.Net Brazil has announced a programme that is intended to make it easier to import scientific equipment and materials into the country. Called ‘easy… Continue reading
Brazil launches DNA bank for endangered plants
Paulo Rebêlo 16 June 2004 Source: SciDev.Net Brazil has opened a DNA bank to preserve genetic material of its endangered plant life. Its goal is to help protect rare plants… Continue reading
More emerges about Brazilian hacking hacker
INQ unravels the truth By Paulo Rebêlo in Brazil The Inquirer, Friday 21 May 2004, 15:12 A SUPPOSED group of international hackers declares digital war against the United States directly… Continue reading
Chile seeks to cross digital divide
Paulo Rebêlo 5 May 2004 Source: SciDev.Net Chile’s government has launched a wide-ranging programme to increase the use of computers and boost the role of information technology (IT) in the… Continue reading
Red tape on imports ‘is stifling Brazilian research’
Paulo Rebêlo 20 February 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] Brazilian scientists are campaigning to reduce the bureaucracy involved in bringing scientific equipment into the country. In a declaration to be presented… Continue reading
Brazilians love to share
Top bloggers become top photo exhibitionists By Paulo Rebêlo in Brazil The Inquirer, Tuesday 17 February 2004, 10:15 ALL YOU NEED TO DO is open Fotolog’s web site in order… Continue reading
Brazil secures cheaper access to scientific journals
Paulo Rebêlo and Katie Mantell 30 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] The Brazilian government has negotiated a US$5 million reduction in the fees it pays to allow many of the… Continue reading
Brazil’s young scientists face job shortages
Paulo Rebêlo 14 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] A failure by the Brazilian government to provide much-needed new teaching and research posts in universities is preventing many researchers with doctoral… Continue reading
Brazil opts for anti-spam ethics code
Action not inaction, as government dithers By Paulo Rebêlo in Brazil The Inquirer, Monday 01 December 2003, 10:54 MANY INTERNATIONAL servers block IPs from Brazilian ISPs because of a heavy… Continue reading
Brazil may create its own digital TV system
[RECIFE] Brazil may develop its own system of digital television technology rather than importing such a system from abroad (as several of its Latin American neighbours have already done), if… Continue reading