Science
Obituary
Fascinated with regeneration
A liver cancer expert, Nelson Fausto was good at making friends
Oncological therapy
Another solution
Combined treatment may avoid radical surgery for rectal cancer
Granular materials
The mysteries of sand
Movement of grains may improve the manufacture of materials
Evolution of the Universe
The birth of supermassive black holes
These enormous black holes that thrive at the center of galaxies
Diagnosis by computer
The languages of psychosis
The differences between the discourse of maniacs and schizophrenics
Interview
The enigma of pluripotency
Controlling the differentiation process of human embryonic stem cells
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Interrupted communication
Blocking of chemical signal could result in Alzheimer’s disease treatment
Life in the semi-arid
Backcountry strategies
The only mammal that lives in the dunes along the São Francisco River
Landscape in transformation
The ancient Amazonia in the Espirito Santo state
Remnants of the Amazon Region from 7.8 thousand years ago
topological insulating materials
Superficial magic
Brazilians begin investigating a new promising material
Computational Modeling
The defeat of the highlanders
Growing old can be an adaptive advantage
Primate life
The matriarchs of the forest
Coexistence with the mother increases the reproductive success of muriquis
Cardiac hypertrophy
The heart’s sensor
An enzyme makes cells expand and opens the way to cardiac insufficiency
Obesity and cancer
A more selective attack
New drugs may be a selective way of treating tumors
Year of Chemistry
Science, a (not very) feminine word
Marie Curie is still one of the few women on the list of laureates in the area
Year of Chemistry
Reinforcements for medicine
Substances and molecular analyses innovate in treatment and diagnoses
biochemistry
The great oxygenation event
Oxygen only started accumulating in the atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago
Center of the galaxy
An X-ray lamp
Gas disk around a black hole lights up every seven days
Solar system
Why Uranus spins sideways
Crashing into large objects has tilted the rotation axis by 98°
International Year of Chemistry
From theory to practice
Two-way streets link research and industry
International Year of Chemistry
Seeking creativity
Education, science, technology and innovation should be integrated
