Biology

ZOOLOGY

Dogs working in the forest

Dogs help identify deer habitat areas by tracking the scent of droppings

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Molecular biology

The mathematical structure of DNA

Equations show similarities between the genetic code and digital systems

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BIOENGINEERING

Made-to-measure prostheses

Titanium implants for patients who lost skull or face bones

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Lactobacillus

Bacteria in cheese curds

New lactic acid starter can be used for production of queijo coalho

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Microbiology

United they are strong

How Xylella fastidiosa bacteria assemble into biofilms

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GENOMICS

An orderly swarm

DNA sequencing of bees helps to decipher how these insects develop

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Photolab

Undersea glitter

Undersea glitter

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ZOOLOGY

A zoo among the feathers

Birds are hosts to a wide variety of mites, most of them unknown

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TISSUE ENGINEERING

Made-to-measure organs

Stem cells aid in producing trachea and blood vessels

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Cover

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of strategies

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Nanuza Luiza de Menezes

Nanuza Luiza de Menezes: A passion for plants

Botanist helped establishing plant anatomy as a study field in Brazil

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Profile

Following through on a decision

Biologist is scientific advisor in a company and in assistance organizations

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Photolab

The unobtrusive orchid

The unobtrusive orchid

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project has helped define the forest conservation areas

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biomechanics

The precise jump of a praying mantis

Immature forms of praying mantises have a technique for accurate jump

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Evolution

Theory under construction

Natural selection creates groups of traits that vary in unison

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Photolab

Together until the end

Together until the end

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Biophysics

Two in one

Device uses ultrasound and laser to rehabilitate arthritis patients

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ECOLOGY

Living in freedom

Agoutis raised in captivity are adapting to forest life and breeding

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Memory

Pleasurable descriptions

Eurico Santos spent years communicating about Brazilian nature

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EVOLUTION

A secret of paternity

Paternal care more common among monkeys with altered oxytocin

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Back to sea

New oceanographic vessel advances research along the Brazilian coast

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Botany

Among the algae and lianas

Researchers study the processes of species diversification

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Zoology

Evolutionary history in progress

Studies aim to understand the processes of species diversification

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Biology / Genetics

A deep-rooted lineage

The institutionalization of human genetics shapes excellent teams

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Physics and Chemistry

Familiarity with materials

Teams work with clean energy generated via nuclear fusion

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Agriculture

Natural Fertilizer

Leguminous plant used as fertilizer can increase sugarcane production

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Nanotechnology

Fatal interactions

Carbon nanotubes combined with pesticides increase toxic effects on fish

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Multiplying targets

Company develops system for more rapid identification of bacteria

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ZOOLOGY

Vegetarian vampire

Mite transmits a virus that causes disease in orange trees

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