Biology

Zoology

The moon and bat hunger

Bat specie reduces insect demand due to moonlight

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PHOTOLAB

Refined palate

Refined palate

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PISCICULTURE

Tilapia’s turn

Studies on tilapia have resulted in a new variety, a vaccine and probiotics

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Biochemistry

Before the first bite

Giant spider releases enzyme-rich juice on its prey to initiate digestion

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Biology

Frog equipped with ant-repellant

A substance allows young to develop inside anthills

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Evolution

Why snakes don’t have legs

Missing sequence of 17 base-pairs meant snakes grew no legs

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Photolab

Leaf invaders

Leaf invaders

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ECOLOGY

Aquatic America

Habitat degradation could threaten the stability of the largest fish diversity

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BIODIVERSITY 

Appearances are deceiving

Integrated genetic and ecological studies reveal evolutionary processes

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ZOOLOGY

Obama crosses the Atlantic

A flatworm named after a U.S. president is now spreading across Europe

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BIOINFORMATICS

Programs for an integrated biology

New software examines the role of gene networks in triggering diseases

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Ambystoma mexicanum

Regenerating salamander

Salamander can completely regenerate parts of its body

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CAREERS

Researcher fights for citrus

Biologist opens a company that makes fertilizer to fight field pests

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Memory

Genetics’ roots in Brazil

Mendelism teaching in agronomy schools of São Paulo began in 1910

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ZOOLOGY

The foxes of the Americas

Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes

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Bioengineering

Ready to compete

Student club prepares teams to take part in international competition

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COVER

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites reveal customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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3D printer

A cell in the palm of the hand

Researchers produced 3D digital models of blood cells

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Biology

A taller world

According to a survey, human populations are getting taller

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Fregata minor

Napping on the wing

Hemispheres of the brain of birds would sleep during trips that last for days

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PHOTOLAB

Worms that light up

Worms that light up

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anthropology

Disappearance and struggle

The attempt to identify missing persons from remains from a clandestine grave

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Bioengineering

Made-to-measure prostheses

Institute produces titanium implants for people who have lost skull or face bones

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infectology

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of old and new strategies

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project that has helped to define forest conservation areas

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Citriculture

Boldness rewarded

The Xylella fastidiosa has reduced its presence in the orange trees of São Paulo

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Evolution

A parasite with multiple identities

A variety of Plasmodium vivax is different from African and Asian strains

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prostate cancer

Testing with urine proteins

Unique combinations of urine proteins could help physicians diagnose disease

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Biology

Tears of a bird

A butterfly feeds on secretions from the eyes of a Ringed Kingfisher

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Nelore cattle

Genes for lean meat

The variation in the DNA could have influence on the quality of the meat

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