Science

BIOPHYSICS

Cancer’s hunger

A model explains how tumors mobilize the blood vessels that nourish them

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NEUROLOGY

Adjusting the theory of pain

Adaptations lead to new insights into phantom pain

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HEALTH

Zika: The virus that took Brazil by surprise

Laboratories in São Paulo have joined together to investigate the Zika virus

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Physics

Irreversible disorder in the world of atoms

A team measures the increase in entropy in carbon nuclei for the first time

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ASTROPHYSICS

Cannibalistic stars

Group explains how a class of pulsars consumes other celestial objects

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PALEONTOLOGY

The golden age of the cynodonts

Cynodonts lived during the peak of diversity of mammal precursors

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BOTANY

A recipe for cellulose

A code would regulates the formation of plant cell walls

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Biology

The fate of cells

Size and shape of mitochondria affect cell maturation

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MEDICINE

Exercises to restore the heart

Aerobic and strength training reverse the damage caused by heart failure

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ASTRONOMY

The source of solar flares

International team maps the energy released in unstable regions of the Sun

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ECOLOGY

A new chance for the Atlantic Forest

Studies identify ways to restore the Atlantic Forest

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PHYSICS

The metrics of urban growth

Groups in Brazil and abroad use new metrics to identify trends in city growth

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NEUROLOGY

The brain and the ravages of time

Aging leads to changes in the brain’s organization and function

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Health

Race against malaria

Doctors monitor parasite's resistance to currently used drugs

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ASTROPHYSICS

Alternative route

A discovery indicates a different evolutionary path to the stars

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Physics

Light’s secrets

Quantum information transmitted by photons is resistant to air turbulence

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GEOLOGY

The fault that started it all

Study identify the influency of large fault in Brazil’s crustal framework

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Allies for an antidotal serum

Medicinal plants may reduce local lesions caused by a jararaca snakebite

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Parasitology

Inseparable partners

Symbiotic between protozoa and bacteria help elucidate the origin of organelles

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ORNITHOLOGY

The origin of the seedeaters

Studies capture the process of a South American bird group emerged

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Physics

Spins engines

Brazilians discover how to measure energy variations in atomic nuclei

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ASTRONOMY

Perturbed atmosphere

Meteorologists want to know why the wind is so strong on Venus and Titan

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GEOLOGY

Echos of separation

Blocks of rock combined to form the margins of the South Atlantic

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OBITUARY

The tropical disease scientist

Hildebrando was one of the most respected parasitology experts in the world

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Pre-History 

New pieces of the puzzle

Teeth suggests that humans were present in Piauí over 20,000 years ago

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BIOCHEMISTRY

Further danger from the sun

Visible light, in addition to ultraviolet radiation, may also cause skin cancer

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Botany

Forests in transformation

Remodeling the Amazon Region and the Atlantic Forest

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BOTANY

Rescuing a species

Ways to conserve the tree that has become a symbol of Minas Gerais endurance

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ZOOLOGY

Dogs working in the forest

Dogs help identify deer habitat areas by tracking the scent of droppings

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Molecular biology

The mathematical structure of DNA

Equations show similarities between the genetic code and digital systems

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