Science

Biochemistry

Poison in vitro

Team develops a recipe to cultivate jararaca glands in the laboratory

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Zoology

The mother of all jararacas

The ancestor of the snakes was small and had a varied diet

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Botany

Textures of the forest

Genetic classification can guide the preservation of tropical rainforests

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Physics

Below zero

Computer simulations explain the electrical properties of ice.

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Medicine

Magnetism against depression

Technique shows itself to be efficient in the treatment of depression

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Nutrition

Bodies under pressure

Gymnasts and actresses suffer from the same dramas as models

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Epidemiology

Risky journey

Macho culture of truck drivers contributes towards disseminating Aids virus

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Physics

The dance of the metals

Alloy of gold and silver reveals unexpected behavior of the atoms

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Meteorology

The GDP from the clouds

Mathematical model analyzes the impacts of the climate changes

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Public Health

Behind the smoke screen

A study shows how to identify and treat high risk smokers

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Pharmacology

The trails of coke

Compound helps to elucidate cocaine's action on the brain

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Genetics

Secrets of Nobility

Biologists try to understand how the genes act in order to differentiate bees

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Diversity

Mammals to the surface

Biologists find an average of eight new species of mammals a year

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Botany

Open, Sesame!

Bacteria contend with plants to control the pores of the leaves

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Anthropology

The DNA from the caves

Genome of Neanderthal man brings clues about our origin

Pollution

Smoke screen

US$ 165 billion would be saved with better quality of the air

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Malaria

Master in disguises

Plasmodium dribbles past the defenses of the human organism

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Zoobotany

Imperiled sanctuaries

The analysis of pollens and tectonic movements question theory

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Theory

The forbidden city

Researchers try to gather the physics of the infinitely small to the large

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Experimental physics

Foot on the accelerator

Participation in future CERN experiments should benefit industry

Agriculture

The broom swept

Simple techniques show how to recover the cacao plantations

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Biochemistry

Like a dagger

Poison from the sting of a river stingray causes pain, swelling and necrosis

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Medicine

More attention to the female heart

Majority of physicians do not alert women to the risk of a heart attack

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Genetics

Fleeting recollections

Mice with a genetic alteration suffer from loss of memory

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Physics

Echoes of gravity

The Brazilian gravitational wave detector begins to function

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Physiology

Masking drunkenness

Energy drink conceals some effects of alcoholic drinks and amplifies others

Public health

Through the wall

Viruses and bacteria propagatefreely on the frontier between US and Mexico

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Domestic accidents

Living with the danger

Few mothers know how to avoid their children suffering accident at home

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Immunology

Against ascites (abdominal dropsy)

A team presents new prospects for a vaccine against schistosomiasis

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Cosmology

The daringness of challenging Einstein

Another way of explaining the expansion of the Universe

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