Biology

PALEONTOLOGY

The ice age in the brazilian pampas

Fossils such as a tibia of a giant sloth, which can measure 60 centimeters, catch the eye amongst the shells on Concheiros beach in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

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MEMORY

The grande dame of botany

An advisor to students even before she studied biology, Graziela Barroso described 132 new species of plants

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COVID-19

Setbacks in coronavirus drug development

Health agencies are suspending the use of drugs that have lost efficacy against circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2

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ZOOLOGY

Zoonomia project compares genomes in search of answers about evolution and health

Analysis of an unprecedented volume of data could provide insights into human diseases

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Biology

Giant viruses released from thawing ground

Viruses come back to life after lying dormant in the icy ground for millennia

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INTERVIEW

Luiz Eugênio Mello: Intense times

Neuroscientist revisits his three years as FAPESP's Scientific Director

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Microbiology

Viruses that infect insects increase the ability of Aedes aegypti to transmit diseases to humans

Mosquitoes infected with both PCLV and HTV are three times more likely to carry the dengue virus

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From physics to the environment

Marco Aurélio Nalon talks about the use of data geoprocessing to map native vegetation in the state of São Paulo

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Computer science

Synthetic DNA could be used to store digital data

Device inspired by the molecule that stores our genetic code will lead to the miniaturization of storage media and ensure data integrity for a much longer time

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Biology

The clock that regulates sunflowers

Circadian clock controls maturation of the hundreds of tiny flowers that form concentric circles on the heads of adult sunflowers

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Oceanography

A new kind of marine environment

New type of reef found off the coast of Espírito Santo was named coral hills

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BIOLOGY

First expedition to the Imeri Mountains

Researchers have identified animals and plants isolated by the altitude, which may help explain relationships between species from high areas in the north of South America

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ECOLOGY

Amphibian populations in the Atlantic Forest have declined over the last 130 years

The number of individuals of 106 species in the biome fell at some point between the end of the nineteenth century and the year 2020

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INTERVIEW

Mercedes Bustamante: Before the water runs out

Biologist from the University of Brasília warns that deforestation in the Cerrado also harms other regions

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PHOTOLAB

On top of Brazil

Serra do Imeri could be the birthplace of many animal and plant lineages from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From the lab to the field

An encounter with a community in rural Goiás transformed biologist Carlos Menck’s perspective on genetics

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RETROSPECT

The science rebel

Credited with discovering bradykinin, Maurício Oscar da Rocha e Silva fought to overcome the narrow-mindedness within scientific institutions before his death 40 years ago

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INTERVIEW

Chi Van Dang: An optimistic view of oncology

Scientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research talks about the challenges and perspectives of the field

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BIOECONOMY

Female entrepreneurs create new products in the Amazon

Companies combine research, technology, and innovation to gain market share and make advances in the region

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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Biology

Bees dying before their time

Western honey bees live half as long today as they did 50 years ago

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Video

New kind of coral reef surprise researchers

Far from the coast, coraline Hills harbor a large diversity of fish that only exist there | 4'58

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photolab

Roots of life

Hormone treatment for superovulation in cattle induces proliferation of blood vessels

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Research itineraries

The scientific method outside academia

Biologist Pedro Ferreira Develey continues his research by observing birds

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Ecology

“Talking” turtles suggest acoustic communication arose more than 400 million years ago

The sending of messages by sound originated in a common ancestor of terrestrial vertebrates and fish with lungs

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Biology

Fire – and microbe-proof curtains

New hospital curtain material kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as being fire retardant

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Zoology

How octopuses resolve arguments

Octopuses observed throwing shells, algae, and silt at each other

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Botany

Anti-fungus radiation in herbariums

Lonizing radiation used to eliminate fungi and insects from botanical samples

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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions

Satire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category

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NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners

Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year

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