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IMMUNOLOGY

Inner battle

Altered gene triggers autoimmune disease in unborn babies

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PROJECTS

Recent thematic and young investigator projects

Projects contracted in March and April 2015

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Biofuel

For a more balanced future

Committee suggests bioenergy expansion without environmental damage

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bovine embryo

Global benchmark in production

In Vitro Brasil produced 45% of the 2013 global bovine embryo production

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ink-jettable

Flexible connectors

New method contributes to the production of flexible electrical conductors

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Russian dandelion

Dandelion rubber

Rustic plant produces proteins used to make natural rubber

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Astronomy

Dying galaxies

Massive galaxies may not be so dead after all

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Drugs

Dopey money

Currency bills in Rio de Janeiro may have traces of cocaine

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Microscope in your phone

Microscope in your phone

Smartphones can be used to scan DNA

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Moringa oleifera

Biodiesel from moringa

Seed oil can be used in biodiesel production

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Hylodes japi

The riverhead frog

New tree frog species found in Japi Mountain's creeks

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Eletronic device

Controlled healing

Skin healing process may be analyzed by printed circuit board

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obesity

The cost of obesity

Obesity takes a high toll on people's health and governments alike

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deficit hyperactivity disorder

Exercise and concentration

Physical exercise improves children and adolescents' ability to focus

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Trees

Amazonian champions

Amazon stores 17% of the carbon stored by land vegetation

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Energy and Materials

New Director for the CNPEM

Carlos Américo Pacheco takes over as general director of the CNPEM

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Europe

Brain Program Mired in Crisis

The Executive Committee of the Human Brain Project (HBP) was dissolved

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Ebola

Agency to Combat Ebola

The African Union will act no later than July 2015 to combat the virus

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Fapesp Week

Dialogue in Buenos Aires

Researchers from São Paulo and Argentina met to discuss new partnerships

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GOOD PRACTICES

Restriction of Disputed Articles

Restriction of Disputed Articles

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GOOD PRACTICES

Misconduct early in an academic career

Misconduct early in an academic career

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Photolab

The unobtrusive orchid

The unobtrusive orchid

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Good Practices

Inappropriate peer review

Inappropriate peer review

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Good Practices

A guide to handling accusations

A guide to handling accusations

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PROJECTS

Recent thematic and young investigator projects

Projects contracted in February and March 2015

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antimatter

The dark interior of the sun

Astrophysicists has proposed the existence of a new type of dark matter

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biomechanics

The precise jump of a praying mantis

Immature forms of praying mantises have a technique for accurate jump

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BAEPENDI, MG

Waking and sleeping like in the old days

Despite the eletricity, rural area prefer the natural sleep cycle

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HydroNode

Probe monitors the water

UFMG developed a probe that can monitor the water in reservoirs

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pollution

Lead in South America

Samples from a glacier allowed researchers to measure lead concentrations

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