Maria Guimarães
ZOOLOGY
The foxes of the Americas
Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes
infectology
A villain with many faces
Fighting dengue requires a combination of old and new strategies
By Maria Guimarães and Pablo Nogueira
Thomas Lovejoy
Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon
Groundbreaking project that has helped to define forest conservation areas
MEDICINE
Diabetes surgery
New guidelines recommend gastric bypass surgery to fight metabolic diseases
Yara Schaeffer Novelli
Yara Schaeffer Novelli: Knee-deep in the mangroves
Researcher moves from ecology to public policy to education
NEUROSCIENCE
Movement for the brain
Exercise in childhood has long-lasting effects on intellectual performance
IMMUNOLOGY
One way to contain parasites
Newly discovered mechanism destroys causative agents of Chagas disease
Biogeography
When the ocean was forest
The Atlantic Forest may have occupied the continental shelf in the Ice Age
Memory
The legend of an invisible monk
Gregor Mendel’s experiments with pea plants gave birth to genetics
ENVIRONMENT
Damage hidden in the mud
Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce
Memory
Where art and science intersect
Publication highlights the importance of scientific illustration
Cover
A villain with many faces
Fighting dengue requires a combination of strategies
By Pablo Nogueira and Maria Guimarães
Thomas Lovejoy
Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon
Groundbreaking project has helped define the forest conservation areas
Microbiology
For people and plants
Expectorant medicine may prove effective in controlling orange disease
Year of Chemistry
Science, a (not very) feminine word
Marie Curie is still one of the few women on the list of laureates in the area
Year of Chemistry
Reinforcements for medicine
Substances and molecular analyses innovate in treatment and diagnoses
International Year of Chemistry
From theory to practice
Two-way streets link research and industry