Science

USP 70

Factory of inventions

USP’s Polytechnic School helped to modernize the country

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Physics

The secrets of the Lençóis Maranhenses

Wind and rain guarantee the beauty of the dunes and ponds of National Park

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A GATHERING OF NOTABLES

Five Nobel Laureates at a Single Symposium

Event honors American physicist and brings together a quintet of Laureates

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Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt: The dark energy enigma

New methods are needed to measure the composition of the Universe

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Paleontology

The tapeworm and the shark

Fossilized feces of fish 270 million years old contain tapeworm eggs

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION I

Amid challenges, ideas and threats

Biologists give an overview of the effects of fragmented ecosystems

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Ecology

Amazonia in three dimensions

Maps show details of forest structure and native vegetation

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Optics

In tune with light

Physicists use lasers to synchronize microscopic oscillators

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GEOLOGY

Evidence of a catastrophe

Sediments tell the story of a climate change that occurred 8,200 years ago

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Neuroscience

Today’s superstars

Neighboring cells help neurons establish connections with one another

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Science Medicine

Remarkable letter carriers

Synthetic particles augment the action of drugs against cancer

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Zoology

Why are the whales dying?

Study identifies bone abnormalities commonly found in humpback whales

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ECOLOGY

More uniform forests

Species resistant to environmental disturbances reduces biodiversity

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Astronomy

Stars that the wind blew out

Gas expelled by stellar explosions interrupted the growth of dwarf galaxies

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GEOLOGY

Dance of the river basins

The São Francisco River Basin has lost area to the Doce River Basin

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HUMAN EVOLUTION

Traces of miscegenation

Human virus reflects migrations between ethnic groups in the state of Pará

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Biochemistry

Reinforced toxicity

More neurons are killed by using crack than by using cocaine

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Chemistry

The brightly colored umbrellas of plants

A study proves that natural color protects leaves from excessive light

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Paleontology

Hard of hearing, but a good head

African dinosaur had agile skull movement for self defense

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Climate

A Heat Island in the Amazon

The urban area of the city of Manaus is 3ºC warmer than the forest

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muscular dystrophy

Joint treatment

Joint treatment

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Mental Diseases

Storms of the body and soul

Storms of the body and soul

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Complex Networks 

The effects of simultaneity

Eliminating synchronism in networks can help to control epilepsy

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Fluid Dynamics 

Tension Under Control

Pressure at the interface between oil and water could facilitate oil extraction

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Biophysics

Molecular cleansing

Study reveals the structure of proteins that eliminate excess hemoglobin

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NEUROLOGY

Memory’s gatekeeper

Special neuron controls the information to the brain’s memory center

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ONCOLOGY

Antitumor protein

A molecule found in the salivary gland of the star tick fights cancer cells

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Oncology

Striking a Blow Against Cancer

Trapping the calcium in the cell makes tumor vulnerable to radiation therapy

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Paleontology

Nest of a “flamingrebe”

Fossilized nest support relationship between flamingos and grebes

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

The health of the bay

Project maps sources of pollutants and marine currents in Todos os Santos Bay

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