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Opinion
Rio research and animal rights: compromise needed
The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro may soon vote to ban animal research — a move, says Marcelo ...14/07/06
News
Journal retracts Brazilian research on killer parasite
A journal's sudden retraction of a paper on Chagas disease by Brazilian researchers has shocked scientists.04/10/05
Opinion
Legitimising Brazil’s freeze of research funds
The Brazilian government's move to stop freezing research funds seems a good thing, says Marcelo Leite, but it would ...04/08/05
Opinion
Hope — not hype — should lead stem cell debate
Marcelo Leite says that those promoting stem cell research in Brazil have raised hopes that could backfire if promised ...23/03/05
Feature
Replacing quantity with quality in Brazil’s PhD system
With a focus on quality rather than quantity, Brazil's education ministry is changing the way it assesses PhD programmes, ...16/11/04
Feature
Fighting fire with fire in the Amazon
Marcelo Leite reports on a unique partnership between ecologists and farmers at the edge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that ...15/10/04
Opinion
Why we need a new forum for the public debate on biotechnology
Marcelo Leite argues that journalists should help create a solid framework in which controversial issues such as genetic modification ...12/07/04