Marcos Pivetta
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
Applied physics
Van Dyck – false or authentic?
Physicists try to discover whether painting is by Van Dyck
Ethology
Sofia’s world
Mongrel uses keys to communicate with humans
By Revisor, Marcos Pivetta and Redação
Archeology
Luzia’s cousins
Skulls reinforce theory that different populations colonized the Americas
Interview
Elliot Kitajima: Images for Brazilian science
MIGUEL BOYAYANAn esthete against plant pathogens. This is how, perhaps in a reductionist way, one could describe the work of São Paulo researcher Elliot Kitajima, who for over four decades has dedicated himself to recording images in electron microscopy of agents that attack plants, in particular viruses. Born 69 years ago, from Japanese parents, in... View Article
Interview
Miguel Nicolelis: The man of multiple connections
A worldwide point of reference in neuroscience, restless Miguel Nicolelis, a citizen of São Paulo who has been living for over 15 years in the United States, is getting ready to enjoy his first sabbatical year. It will be quite a year. And the program for the next few months is now ready. He is... View Article