Reinaldo José Lopes

Physiology

Weight across generations

Among rats, the effects of excessive or insufficient feeding can be transmitted to children and grandchildren

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Cover

Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent

Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world

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Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas

Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: The master of crystals

Physicist studied molecular structures using X-ray diffraction in the 1960s

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Robert Tesh

Robert Tesh: Arbovirus hunter

Expert talks about Brazil’s performance during the Zika epidemic

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PHYSIOLOGY

Weight across generations

Among rats, tendency towards weight gain can be transmitted to children

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MEDICINE

Reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies

Long-term contraceptives can reduce risks of abortion and mortality

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BASIC RESEARCH

The formation of a school

Biomedical science groups are now in the forefront

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GEOLOGY

Transcontinental mountain range

A chain of mountains may have triggered the evolution of life on Earth

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Cosmology

Cosmic magnifying lenses

Researchers studies the distribution of matter and energy in the Universe

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ECOLOGY

Forests without animals

Decline of animal populations poses as serious a problem as deforestation

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Condensed matter

How to detect an elusive particle

Brazilians propose strategy for verifying fermion existence

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Geophysics

Electrifying bacteria

The origin of the electricity found in contaminated soil

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Physiology

Tropical solution

Lizards and squirrels deal with oxygen variations in different ways

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Meteorology

The rain that comes from the Sahara

Dust from Saara feeds clouds that are responsible for rainfall in the Amazon

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Physics

The oscillation of particles

Essential electrons for the creation of quantum computers are understood

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Botany

Through leaves and roots

Teams identify tree-based strategies to guarantee water supply

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Physics

Black or white

Computer simulations explain how different opinions spread among the population

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Chemistry

Sea of mercury

High concentrations of mercury in the River Negro basin

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Archeology

The origin of Zuzu

Distinct human groups occupied South America ten thousand years ago

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patent

An appeal for flexibility

Rules for intellectual property step up debate between countries

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