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The authoritarian bias of the Brazilian mindset is one of the concerns of the USP Center for the Study of Violence
A lizard from the Amazon region studied by Vanzolini reinforces a German geologist’s position on forest refuges
Lizards from the sand dunes of the São Francisco River – some resembling snakes – express their own evolutionary histories
Skunks and other Brazilian marsupials came before Australian kangaroos on the evolutionary scale
Ants help seeds to germinate in the Atlantic Forest and cerrado regions
The toucan’s beak, nearly the size of its entire body, is an efficient heat sink
Teams from São Paulo and Pará collaborate to prepare new researchers and studies on the poisonous species of the north
Researchers from various disciplines, from the natural sciences to the humanities, are joining together to advance knowledge of global change
Analysis of the origin and identity of highest-energy particles moves forward and poses further difficult questions
A handful of gold and silver particles can form intriguing nanometric jewels
Pioneering laboratory helps reconstruct the geological history of South America by determining the age of rocks
Brazil's pioneering foray into genomics unveiled its capacity for scientific production and is generating knowledge to this day
The Genome Project paved the way for the development of new varieties of the plant
Genes identified by a method created in Brazil are promising targets for new drugs against schistosomiasis
Sensor detects gene lesions caused by solar radiation
Network brought together 20 groups that defined the structure and function of 200 molecules that are essential to organisms
Crystallography facilitates drug development
Cellular prion protein, the healthy version of the molecule that causes mad cow disease, controls the entry of chemical commands into neurons
Research group in São Paulo identifies new genes and new forms of neuromuscular disease in Brazil
Normal cells like fibroblasts can facilitate tumor growth and hamper treatment
The Center for Metropolitan Studies discovers the many faces of São Paulo
The Rurbano Project shows that following the model of developed societies, Brazil is reducing the historical gap between the countryside and cities
Memories of tenant farmers shed light on the final days of the sugar plantation settlements
Analyses of US policies regarding South America show that they are more reactive than proactive
The legislative power of the executive branch serves to assuage the image of a government marked by clientelism and corruption
The legislature’s involvement in the future of the Armed Forces is still marginal
Excavations at Lagoa Santa reinforce an alternative theory of the peopling of the continent
An analysis of the ethnographies produced by Salesian missionaries dismantles the notion of anthropologists as translators
The process of transforming alchemy into chemistry was longer and smoother than is commonly thought
Studies about Monteiro Lobato reintroduce the complexity of the writer in all his contradictions
Researchers count on the development of an effective Brazilian drug to combat Chagas disease in the medium term
Incor teams reduce from 2,000 to 80 the number of DNA fragments capable of explaining the origin of hypertension.
We now have a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of sepsis, a deadly inflammatory reaction caused by the immune system
Over the course of twenty years, project unravels the link between diet and insulin resistance in the body
More than 300 genetic and functional alterations are now associated with schizophrenia
The Bioen Program helps to promote knowledge about sugarcane and biofuels
Universities and Embraer are creating a knowledge base to improve commercial and military aircraft
Plastic made from sugarcane breaks down in the environment in one year, thanks to the action of the bacteria used in its production
Very thin layers of ferroelectric film may replace ferromagnetic films in computers
Using controlled crystallization, a team from the city of São Carlos develops glass-ceramics for telescopes, computers and ear bones.
Synthetic diamonds are used in dental drills, drilling for offshore oil and as a bactericide
Studies of platform and pipe dynamics facilitate advances in oil exploration on the high seas
Program that can process data in sequence using several computers helps improve refinery production
FAPESP collaborative projects enable new uses for computer science in energy, health, design, anthropology and other fields
Physicists develop optical fibers that will be able to connect circuits in the computers of the future
Tools compatible with current versions of the Office Suite are licensed by Techno to Microsoft.
Identification of cellular reprogramming error in Penta the heifer redirects animal reproduction studies
Breeding, management and molecular biology get cattle ready for slaughter in 15 months
Insect is used to eliminate transmitter of greening, one of the worst diseases of citrus
