Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade and Maria Guimarães

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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ZOOLOGY

The foxes of the Americas

Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes

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COVER

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites reveal customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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infectology

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of old and new strategies

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project that has helped to define forest conservation areas

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MEDICINE

Diabetes surgery

New guidelines recommend gastric bypass surgery to fight metabolic diseases

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Yara Schaeffer Novelli

Yara Schaeffer Novelli: Knee-deep in the mangroves

Researcher moves from ecology to public policy to education

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NEUROSCIENCE

Movement for the brain

Exercise in childhood has long-lasting effects on intellectual performance

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COVER

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort, biologists and geologists have created geogenomics

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IMMUNOLOGY

One way to contain parasites

Newly discovered mechanism destroys causative agents of Chagas disease

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ZOOLOGY

The voyages of sea turtles

Genetics help delineate populations of endangered species

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Biogeography

When the ocean was forest

The Atlantic Forest may have occupied the continental shelf in the Ice Age

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GENETICS

A tool to edit DNA

A system to edit DNA raises ethical concerns

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Memory

The legend of an invisible monk

Gregor Mendel’s experiments with pea plants gave birth to genetics

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ENVIRONMENT

Damage hidden in the mud

Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce

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Memory

Where art and science intersect

Publication highlights the importance of scientific illustration

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COVER

Amazonia threatened by drought

Experiment reveals tree collapse and parched soil

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ECOLOGY

A new chance for the Atlantic Forest

Studies identify ways to restore the Atlantic Forest

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Cover

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of strategies

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project has helped define the forest conservation areas

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HEALTH

Running is good!

Aerobic exercise fights inflammation and stiffening of the lungs

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Cover

Underground life

Adaptation to dark environments gives rise to odd-looking fauna

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Genomics

For every taste

Research reveals origin and genetic diversity of citrus

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ECOLOGY

Protection net

Mangroves gain importance in the face of climate change

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Microbiology

For people and plants

Expectorant medicine may prove effective in controlling orange disease

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Thought

Contemporaneity of Ancient Greece

Greek texts reveals the origins of contemporary scientific concepts

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Living together

Conflict in the nest

Guira cuckoos live in polygamous groups of related males

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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

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