Science

paleontology

Living records of time

Marine invertebrates help to understand the evolution of the oceans

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Genetics

Feathered history

Study associates the evolution of birds with transformations in the planet

biophysics

Like the sea waves

Researchers unveil movements to fight parasites on the surface of cells

Epidemiology

The tones of the difference

There may be more than one transmitter of visceral leishmaniasis

Medicine

Danger at the table

Bracken consumed in Minas Gerais favors reproduction of tumor- linked virus

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Neurology

Connection reactivated

Electrical stimuli help the recovery of patients with spiral cord injuries

Chemistry

Light abysses

Synthesis of molecules should facilitate the production of optical devices

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astrophysics

Explosion of energy

Combination of techniques allow to identify weaker sources of gamma rays

Astrophysics

Where stars are born

Unprecedented mapping detects 150 nurseries in the Southern Hemisphere

Chemistry

The triumph of the left-handed

Study explains how aminoacids organize themselves to form proteins

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Medicine

Heart attack – What causes or prevents it

In Brazil, the risk of a heart attack is five times greater amongst smokers, and falls by almost half with moderate consumption of alcohol

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Physiology

Losing beat

Failure in terminals of neurons keep the heart speeded up

Genetics

Fine sieve

Fiocruz test detects slight infections of schistosomiasis

cattle raising

Liquid solution

Use of hydrating agent and diuretic fights intoxication by ammonia in cattle

toxicology

Altered functions

Experiments explain changes in sexual behavior during gestation

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evolution

When snakes had paws

serpents shows how organisms can acquire or lose characteristics

environment

In the oven’s mouth

Burning eucalyptus releases irritating and cancerous substances

BIOLOGY

Cleaning up the bottom of the sea

Team from Unicamp reveals the way of life of the cleaner-fish

Ecology

Wealth in danger

Diversity of species in may reduce in regenerating forests

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Phytotherapy

Beating naturally

Compound of medicinal plants stops arrhythmia

Genetics

Virus-based medicines

Production of vectors makes gene therapy advance

Epidemiology

State of alert

More aggressive subtypes of Aids virus advance in Brazil

BIOLOGY

Penta, the champion clone

Researchers from Unesp make a copy of an adult animal

paleontology

Torturous routes

Hominid fossil suggests that our historical evolution is more complex

speleology

Technology in caving

Visits to the Bonito region with the minimal of environmental impact

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cosmology

Taming black holes

Experiment can help to review the basic laws of the universe

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astrophysics

Sidereal clock

Physicist shows how to use the brightness from pulsating white dwarf stars

Paleontology

The origin of the mammals

Fossils of small species discovered in Rio Grande do Sul could be the closest ancestors to the larger animals of today

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Genomics

Expanded territory

Harvest of concluded genomes includes new manners of combat

Biology

Under the yoke of Chronos

Team verifies the variety of rhythms that organize life in animals

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