Prêmio CBMM

Ricardo Zorzetto

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Shaped by floods and fires

Water, and to a lesser extent, fire, influence flora distribution and diversity in the Pantanal

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Physics

Light-based circuits

New material made of gold nanoparticles can modify the properties of laser light and be used to make photon transistors

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Interview

Radovan Borojevic: The tamer of cells

The Croatian-born biologist and UFRJ professor emeritus speaks of the obstacles and encouraging perspectives for regenerative medicine

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Potential treatment

With no effective antiviral therapy, COVID-19 management for the time being consists of reducing inflammation and preventing blood clots

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The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

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Physics

How to create a skyrmion

Microscopic metal structures produced and controlled by short-lived magnetic pulses could be used to store data

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Neuroscience

Early deficit

People with Huntington's disease tend to produce fewer neurons since birth

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Natural guests

Abundant viruses contribute to the genetic diversity of life on Earth and may have emerged four times throughout the planet's history

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Astronomy

Windows on the Milky Way

Regions of space with less gas and dust allow astronomers to observe stars on the other side of the galaxy

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Interview

Michel Nussenzweig: Antibody hunter

Brazilian-born immunologist searches the plasma of patients who have survived COVID-19 for proteins capable of fighting the novel coronavirus

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A frightening disease

Reports suggest the novel coronavirus may indirectly affect other organs as well as the lungs

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Interview

Michael Boris Green: The tuner of strings

British physicist shares his role in the 1980s reformulation of a theory that aims to describe all that exists in the universe

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Stopping explosive spread

Early social distancing key to faster containment of the novel coronavirus

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Paleontology

The extinct manatee of Rondônia

Newly discovered species lived in the Madeira River region 45,000 years ago

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Geochemistry

Stardust found in meteorite

Meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969 contains material up to 7.5 billion years old—older than our solar system

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Population genetics

The last of the Tupiniquim

Indigenous people from Espírito Santo reached the Brazilian coastline 1,200 years ago and later met European colonizers during the Age of Discovery

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Interview

Graham Dellaire: Science with caution

Molecular biologist says ethical use of gene editing depends on broad consensus and a shift in scientific culture

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Gene scissors

Human tests attempt to determine whether DNA cutting and editing is a safe way to treat diseases

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Physics

The unexpected power of friction

Brazilian and German scientists explain the unexpected motion of the barrel in the explosive ping-pong ball experiment

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Legacies of the genome

Magazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments

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Physics

The first images

In its initial test, Sirius, Brazil's newest synchrotron light source, produces microtomographic images of a rock and a heart

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Interview

Anna Curtenius Roosevelt: The rainforest archaeologist

Excavations in South America helped the American researcher reinterpret how Amazonia was occupied before European colonization

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Immunology

Battle of the cells

Experimental therapy tested for the first time in Brazil uses a patient's own defense system to fight cancer

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Growth without destruction

Sustainable development of the Amazon will require changes in traditional agricultural methods and improvements to agroforestry resource extraction

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Legacies of the genome

Magazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments

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Archaeology

The water people

For 1,000 years, indigenous people in South America lived in stilt-house villages in the lowlands of present-day Maranhão

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Physics

Shapes in transition

Group captures real-time changes in the geometry and charge distribution of four molecules

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Physics

The unexpected power of friction

Brazilian and German scientists explain unexpected motion of barrel in explosive ping-pong ball experiment

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Soundscape

Environmental acoustics

Audio recordings are used to profile ecosystems and identify changes caused by humans

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Epidemiology

Fattening foods

New evidence links ultra-processed foods to weight gain

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