Biochemistry
Restoration
Bacterial ink for works of art
Method for 3D printing with an ink containing calcium carbonate–producing bacteria could be used in art restoration
By Redação
Health
High rates of vitamin D insufficiency
Even people who sunbathe regularly may have lower than recommended blood vitamin D levels
By Redação
Health
Immune cells increase pain from nerve damage
Immune cells increase chronic pain from nerve damage
By Redação
Acknowledgment
UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
By Redação
AGRONOMY
Strategies aim to reduce external dependence on fertilizer feedstock
Techniques to help farmers use fertilizers more efficiently, inserting microorganisms into seeds, and identifying new feedstock sources have the potential to reduce the need for imports
By Tiago Jokura
COVID-19
Anti-coronavirus semiconductors
Nanotechnological materials emerge as promising alternatives in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 and future pandemics
By Suzel Tunes
photolab
Light sensors
In the lab, zebrafish larvae become covered in green glowing dots when exposed to certain drugs or pollutants
By Redação
Astronomy
Ceres may have formed beyond Saturn
Ceres's chemical composition suggests the dwarf planet formed beyond Jupiter's orbir
By Redação
biochemistry
Skyscrapers for bacteria communities
Under ideal conditions, Cyanobacteria convert more light to chemical energy
By Redação
Archaeology
233,000-year-old human fossils
The oldest fossils of modern humans ever found are at least 233,000 years old
By Redação
Health
Focus on the bacillus
Fast, portable, and sensitive, a new test could be a useful tool for preventing leprosy and helping with early diagnosis.
By Tiago Jokura
Photolab
Fertility clock
Genetic alterations to the biological clock could be linked to fertility disorders
By Redação
Video
The plant biological clock benefits agriculture
Understanding the plant circadian rhythms, and learning how to manipulate them, may widen cultivation options | 2'42
By Redação
Physics/Chemistry
Free passage through the skin
Simulations indicate that applying an electric field stimulates the formation of "blisters" that turn the epidermis into a gateway for drugs to enter the body
By Tiago Jokura
Photolab
Invisible message
When stimulated with ultraviolet light, the cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis sp.) becomes covered with bright red dots
By Redação
COVID-19
A mask that inactivates the virus
Hospital Regional da Asa Norte in Brasília began clinical trials of a mask that contains a biocompatible compound capable of inactivating the novel coronavirus
By Redação
Butantan – 120 Years
Constant metamorphosis
Scientific discoveries call attention to quality control in the production of serums and vaccines
Butantan – 120 years
Among venoms, not just from snakes
Researchers investigate the action and possible uses of toxins