Issue # 285 _ November 2019
Cover
- The rainforest
- The Amazon carries water to other regions of Brazil and even other continents By Marcos Pivetta
- Two Amazons
- The dry season is getting longer in the southern Amazon, where most deforestation occurs, while the northwest remains wet By Marcos Pivetta
- Growth without destruction
- Sustainable development of the Amazon will require changes in traditional agricultural methods and improvements to agroforestry resource extraction By Ricardo Zorzetto
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Early inoculants
The first products made with nitrogen-fixing bacteria for soybean crops date back to the 1960s
By Frances JonesPesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Deconstructing myths
Pesquisa FAPESP followed the development of pioneering research on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government in Brazil
By Glenda MezarobbaS&T Policy
Innovation

Benefits from collaboration
Long-term collaboration with industry makes research groups 20% more productive, study finds
By Fabrício MarquesInterview

Richard Sever: Speeding up scientific communication
Biochemist suggests all researchers should be required to publish draft manuscripts on public repositories
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeDevelopment

Midlife crisis
The FNDCT, the main federal funding body for research, is going through a period of recession and uncertainty
By Fabrício MarquesEducation

Creating clean water
Team learning and the search for sustainable solutions highlight science competition at UNICAMP
By Sarah SchmidtScience
Genetics

Jacobina controversy
Authors divided over article on the spread of DNA from transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes used in an experiment in Bahia
By Diego FreirePublic health

The challenge of diagnosing Zika
There is no scientific consensus that any of the 48 approved laboratory tests can differentiate between Zika and the dengue virus
By Carlos FioravantiImmunology

Clues about the origin of type 1 diabetes
Changes in intestinal microbiota may be associated with onset of the disease
By Carlos FioravantiAstronomy

Cosmic pretzel
Image shows system formed of two young stars entwined within discs of gas and dust filaments
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradePhysics

Cooling with a twist
Cooling systems based on twisting and untwisting fibers can reduce water temperature by 7 °C
By Marcos PivettaTechnology
Electric Mobility

Lithium batteries made in Brazil
New initiatives set to propel Brazil into the growing market for automotive energy storage systems
By Domingos ZaparolliAgriculture

Plant-microbial collaboration
EMBRAPA launches first Brazilian-made product formulated with microorganisms that enhance phosphorus nutrition
By Frances Jones