Biology
Cosmetics testing
A factory for artificial skin
The production of artificial skin is nearing industrial scale
By Redação
Biochemistry
Transformed microalgae
Membrane used as filter for culture media makes it possible to select biomass
CAREER
Technological knowledge in practice
Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira establishes NGO to fight animal trafficking
By Redação
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIV
The elements in the forests
Changes in organic compound cycles could speed ecosystem deterioration
OCEANOGRAPHY
Creatures from the deep
Marine worms reveal strategies for adapting to the cold and dark waters
INFRASTRUCTURE
Shared Quality
Facilities ensure multiple users access to latest generation equipment
Bizarre creatures
New carnivorous sponges
Researchers discover four new species of carnivorous sponges
By Redação
Biological machines
Autonomous sensor
Engineers develop a robot smaller than a centimeter based on muscle cells
By Redação
Thalassemia
Reversing anemia
Most common and debilitating symptom of the disease under control
By Redação
Parasitoid
Tiny mummifiers
New Andes wasp species mummify caterpillars in which they lay eggs
By Redação
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIII
Seriguela and Brazilian chestnut in agriculture
Plant genes from Cerrado and semi-arid may contribute to crops
Cell biology
Dimensions of our sense of smell
Nuclear structures explain the genetic functioning of odorant neurons
Experimentation
Alternative methods
Effort to replace the use of animals in testing is beginning to pay off
biota-fapesp education VI
Atlantic Forest is the theme of the 6th Biota Education
Talks stress Atlantic Forest's exuberance and the threats it faces
By Redação
Canada
Hunters take aim at grizzly bears
Government increases the number of grizzly bears that hunters may kill
By Redação
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI
It’s more expensive without forests
Deforestation increases water treatment costs 100-fold
