Marcos Pivetta
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease under control
Electrical stimulation reduces symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rodents
Immunology
Expanded protection
Anti-HVP vaccine tests on men bring about debate on who should be vaccinated
Astrophysics
Mysterious noise in the cosmos
Nasa and Inpe experiment captures a strong microwave signal
biotechnology
A center for Brazil and for the world
Mohamed Hassan suggests creating international research center in Brazil
Meteorology
Lightning in the pampas
Positive rays of lightning are five times more frequently in Rio Grande do Sul
Evolution
The face of colonization
Asians that populated the Americas were of great biological diversity
Climate change
Forest in a bind
Cleaner air in the Northern Hemisphere may lead to droughts in the Amazon
Molecular biology
Guarana DNA
The guarana's genome provides information about its therapeutic properties
Interview
Francisco Salzano: A geneticist of polemic opinions
Francisco Salzano recalls his work with the Indians, speaks about the concept of race and defends research with transgenics and stem cells.
Interview
We and the monkeys
The Director of the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology researches what makes us different from the chimpanzee
Biodiversity
The rule of the closed field
Law obstructs the collection of biological samples and paralyzes research
Biodiversity
Bones of Contention
International meeting debates adoption of global laws on biological heritage
Astrophysics
Complex genesis
Two distinct but not excludent processes may originate elliptical galaxies