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The Brazilian hospital should have the first training centre in the area in Latin America. The institution is a pioneer in the use of the Da Vinci robot, operated by the surgeon from a distance, and the intention is to train 450 professionals by the end of the year.
The Brazilian germplasm bank should increase from 107,000 to 150,000 samples by the end of the year. This will elevate the country from the seventh to the fourth position in preservation of genetic material from plant species. The bank is kept by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and should receive samples from the United States.
The minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Martin Rima, signed last week a protocol of intention for the installation of an Aero Vodochody factory in Rio Grande do Norte (NE Brazil). The company has been in operation for 88 years and is one of the most traditional in military aviation in Europe.
This is the objective of the Pierre Auger Observatory, built in Argentina by institutions in 17 countries, among them Brazil, which played an important part in the intellectual industrial and financing areas. The complex studies the origin of cosmic rays that reach Earth carrying impressive volumes of energy.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – In January 2008, more than 150 technical schools will start being implemented in Brazil. Also forecasted for the coming months is the inauguration of 25 other schools, already under construction. The data were supplied by the Ministry of Education and were disclosed by the press office at the organisation.
Yesterday (23), São Paulo became the first city on the continent to have the vehicle launched. The objective of the project, executed by the University of São Paulo, is to reduce the emission of polluting gases, providing incentives to the use of alcohol instead of diesel in public transportation.
The hospital, in partnership with the Paulista University, is gong to establish a laboratory to help in the identification of the main extracts removed from plants from the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. The objective is to detect antitumoural, antibacterial and antioxidant substances. It is estimated that Brazil has 20% of the global biodiversity.
The French Theolia group, a generator of renewable energy, has established company Theolia Emerging Markets, headquartered in the Arab country. The Moroccan subsidiary is gong to control the construction and operation of wind farms in emerging markets, including Brazil.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Today (18) will see the launch of the Chinese-Brazilian Terrestrial Resources Satellite CBERS-2B, from the Satellite Launch Centre in Taiwan, China. The two countries have been jointly developing the programme since 1988. According to the press office at the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, images from CBERS satellites are used
In around four years, farmers from all around the world should be able to plant Brazilian genetically modified soy. The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Basf are working to place the seeds, which should generate plants resistant to imidazolinone herbicides and promise to end the Monsanto dominion in the area.
The Syrian-Lebanese Hospital will allocate the funds to equipment, infrastructure, and services. New features include the Centre for Health Follow-Up and Check-Up, which will have examination rooms, medical offices, and specialists. The institution will also have a new 20-storey building.
