Maria Guimarães

CHEMISTRY

Natural lighting

The chemical process underlying the bioluminescence of mushrooms is recyclable and flexible

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Epidemiology

Breaking boundaries

Real-time genome sequencing reconstructs the trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas

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ECOLOGY

Between water and land

The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region

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INTERVIEW

Benedito Braga: A fundamental right

World Water Council President Benedito Braga discusses his expectations for this month's World Water Forum in Brasília

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EVOLUTION

Male or female? The mystery unfolds

Amazonian frog species has more sex chromosomes than any other vertebrate

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ECOLOGY

The gears of the forest

The loss of more than 60% of native vegetation within a region leads to profound changes in how it operates

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INTERVIEW

Peter Lees Pearson: From micro to macro, a finder of solutions

Chromosome expert proposes ways to improve Brazilian universities

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COVER

Taking cities out of the emergency room

Transforming urban areas into healthy environments requires progress

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

A clock that works in the dark

Researchers come together to reveal the circadian rhythms of tuco-tucos

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PALEOBIOLOGY

More than met the eye

Fossilized burrows suggest complex organisms arose before the Cambrian

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Ana Maria Giulietti

Ana Maria Giulietti Harley: From flower to flower

Botanist seeks new initiatives to solidify research groups

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Ethology

Primate culture

Traditions dictate the use of tools among the monkeys of Piauí

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Geology

Pleasant refuges in a world of volcanoes

Life on Earth may have emerged on land 4 billion years ago

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COVER

Unlikely allies

Genetically engineered microorganisms help fight diseases

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Epidemiology

Breaking boundaries

Real-time analyses reveal trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas

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Chemistry

Natural lighting

Bioluminescent fungi recycle molecule that allows them to emit light

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Neuroscience

A changing sense of smell

The sense of smell changes in response to a lifetime of environmental stimuli

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Zoology

Retroactive epidemiology

Study of tadpoles preserved identifies fungus responsible for die-off

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ARCHEOECOLOGY

An immense orchard

The impact of pre-Columbian human populations in the Amazon Forest

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Archaeology

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites in Minas Gerais reveal a succession of customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Geogenomics

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort to explain the biological diversity of Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, biologists and geologists have created the new field of geogenomics

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Zoology

A tree with unusual branches

Genetic analysis reveals unusual kinships between spiny rats

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Virology

Microcephaly in vitro

Zika virus replicates inside neural stem cells, disrupting brain development

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FIELD WORK

Scenes from an archeological site

Archeological excavations at an ancient burial site

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Lux Boelitz Vidal

Lux Boelitz Vidal: Collector of cultures

Anthropologist has contributed to the demarcation of indigenous lands

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OBITUARY

A life devoted to anatomy

Berta Lange de Morretes devoted 75 years to the study and teaching of botany 

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FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Battle against the disappearances

Researchers work to identify persons who disappeared during the dictatorship

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NEUROSCIENCE

Constant song

Neural mechanisms explain the vocal stability of songbirds

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BIODIVERSITY 

Appearances are deceiving

Integrated genetic and ecological studies reveal evolutionary processes

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Thomas Lewinsohn

Thomas Lewinsohn: Amplitude to think

Ecologist integrates evolution and physical and mathematical models

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