International issue | December 2023

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Insufficient food
In addition to poverty, research on hunger is starting to examine bottlenecks in the journey that food takes from farm to fork By
Impact on food production
The way basic Brazilian ingredients are cultivated needs to be adapted to withstand the effects of the climate crisis By

 

OPEN ACCESS

The pain of exclusion

This study finds that discount and waiver policies for the publication of scientific articles with large publishers are limited and fail to consider the difficulties faced by authors from countries such as Brazil

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BIOECONOMY

Sustainability, female subject

Entrepreneurs from the Amazon use innovation and traditional knowledge to create new cosmetics and foods

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BIOLOGY

First expedition to the Imeri Mountains

Researchers have identified animals and plants isolated by altitude, which may help explain the relationships between species from high areas in northern South America

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ECOLOGY

How many cubs does a jaguar have?

Scientists use technology to measure the birth rate of jaguars in the Pantanal

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BIOFUEL

Liquid enhancement

Applying a single dose of natural compounds to sugarcane crops can boost the production of second-generation ethanol

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Materials engineering

Glass against cancer

Researchers have developed composite materials with the potential to kill carcinogenic cells and regenerate bone

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transgenic moths on the horizon

New technology developed to combat the main threat to maize crops

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Aedes for all

Genetically modified mosquito already on sale in Brazil

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AGRICULTURE

The seeds of modernity

Now reaching its 50-year mark, EMBRAPA seeks to reconcile different models of agricultural production and promote environmental preservation

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BIOCHEMISTRY

From water to hydrogen

Research project carried out at the Sirius synchrotron sheds light on breaking water molecules with a new biocatalyst

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SOCIETY

Through a new lens

Brazilianists in the twentieth century were concerned with explaining Brazil to foreign audiences; now their research places the country within the context of global issues

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Anthropology

Dreamed lives

Ethnographic studies shed light on how indigenous peoples such as the Yanomami interpret dreams

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