Biology

Research itineraries

Biologist helps transform family farming in Mato Grosso do Sul

Mara Mussury conducts outreach projects in Itamarati, one of the largest land reform settlements in Latin America

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Biotechnology

Gene editing accelerates cattle improvement

Calves with shorter hair represent the first uses of CRISPR in animal breeding

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Paleontology

Hell ant found in the Brazilian Northeast is the oldest in the world

Insect lived 113 million years ago and had a vertical jaw, unlike current species

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Interview

Regina Macedo: Biologist reformulates view on bird behavior

São Paulo native from UnB who helped revise concepts about sexual selection in the tropics and cooperative breeding has dedicated herself to another passion since last year: painting

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Public health

Genome diversity could help SUS

Brazil’s national health system (SUS) could treat diseases more efficiently by making use of databases on ancestry and the wide variety embedded in Brazilian DNA

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Photolab

Short flight

Photo shows newly described insect species with a lifespan shorter than 24 hours

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Biodiversity

Study lists 409 edible species of wild mushrooms

Study lists 409 edible species of wild mushrooms

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Genetics

How cancer cells reach the brain

Chemical communication allows tumors from other organs to spread among neurons

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Ecology

Lionfish taking over the Brazilian coastline

Thousands of lionfish taking over the Brazilian coastline

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Behavior

How babies and other primates use touch

Human and chimpanzee babies both touch adult faces as a way of creating emotional bonds

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ECOLOGY

Research identifies priority areas for restoring native vegetation in Brazil

Regenerating 30% of the 76 million hectares mapped across six biomes could increase habitat availability for more than 11,000 animal and plant species, as well as helping to mitigate climate change

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photolab

Queen of the Amazon

Water sample viewed under a microscope resembles a crown

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ORNITHOLOGY

Hotter dry season reduces survival rate of Amazonian birds by 63%

Impact of 1 °C increase in average temperature was observed on 29 species living in a preserved area of the rainforest

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EVOLUTION

The ultra-black wasps of the Caatinga

Newly identified species exhibit rare evolutionary mechanism that allows them to maintain a body temperature lower than the surrounding environment

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Zoology

Climate caused megafauna extinction

Lack of rain accelerated extinction of megafauna in Northeast Brazil

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

Biological clock of cyanobacteria, which live for one day, predicts the arrival of winter

Result surprises scientists, leading them to rethink the mechanisms and evolutionary importance of adjusting to natural rhythms

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Agriculture

Greater exports, lower biodiversity

Increase in exports to major consumer markets contributes to biodiversity loss

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Animal behavior

Social isolation leads to disorders

Chimpanzees raised in isolation face challenges in social interaction

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Infectious diseases

Exchanging ideas… and microbes

Social interaction facilitates exchange of microorganisms between people

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Ecology

Helping Charlotte swim

Sea turtle given weighted harness to correct syndrome that caused swimming problems

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ENVIRONMENT

Aquifer depletion threatens forests and rivers

Over-exploitation and climate change are damaging environments that depend on underground water reserves

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Interview

Ruy Caldas: From Grande sertão to plant biochemistry

At 84, the agronomist who cultivated research teams and programs across Brazilian universities looks back on his career

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Research itineraries

With a Biology degree, William Coelho chose music

Heading the Osesp chorus, he now splits his activities between concert halls and academia

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Paleontology

When and where were the first animals in South America?

Western Mato Grosso do Sul, eastern Santa Catarina, and northern Minas Gerais were home to complex organisms between 575 million and 530 million years ago

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Oceanography

Ocean acidification on the rise

Ocean acidification nears critical threshold, threatening marine life

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Evolution

The first farmers

Tens of millions of years before the agricultural revolution, ants were already farming fungi

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Botany

Discreet and voracious

New species of carnivorous plant typical of the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes discovered in the Amazon

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Genetics

Centre for Genomics of Emerging Diseases in Nigeria

New genomics center for emerging diseases set to open in Nigeria

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Environment

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

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Crop Science

New cultivation techniques seek to curb the spread of citrus disease

Greening was one of the main causes of a 25% drop in yield in the last harvest

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