Highlights
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
Cosmetics
Touched-up Beauty
Plant extracts and nano-encapsulated active are the trend among companies
Chemical Industry
Plastic House
Polymers substitute clay bricks and railway sleepers
Organic prototypes
Inspired on birds and elephants
The objective of the new machines is to save energy on all possible fronts
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