Genetics
INTERVIEW

Marcio de Castro: A boost for bold research
New scientific director shares his vision for science and the future of FAPESP and reflects on his career as a plant geneticist
By Fabrício Marques, Neldson Marcolin and Alexandra Ozorio de Almeida
Genetics

Same people, different origins
Genome analysis of 51 individuals of the Ashaninka indigenous people from the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon identifies two distinct groups
By Redação
Genetics

Risks of gene editing in babies
Using CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene-editing tools to create babies without genetic anomalies not yet on the horizon
By Redação
Biodiversity

The climate, a driver of diversification
Regional rainfall patterns can be a decisive factor in plant diversification
By Redação
Biotechnology

Company develops transgenic moth
New technology offers an alternative method to combat the biggest threat to maize crops
Health

Unique genetic varieties of malaria-carrying parasite in Brazil
Brazilian varieties of Plasmodium vivax are distinct from each other and from those found in other countries
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From the lab to the field
An encounter with a community in rural Goiás transformed biologist Carlos Menck’s perspective on genetics
Acknowledgment

End of year award
Pesquisa FAPESP received Synapsis and IMPA Journalism Awards in 2022
By Redação
NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
By Redação
The rise and fall of Tupi

The rise and fall of Tupi
Speakers of the language may have numbered 4 to 5 million a millennium ago but began declining sharply before Europeans arrived on the continent
HISTORY

Possible origin of the Black Death
Black Death may have originated in the region of Eurasia that is now Kyrgyzstan, west of China
By Redação
Genetics

Mutations raise schizophrenia risk
Studies show that mutations can increase the risk of schizophrenia
By Redação
Crispr-Cas9

Disputed Crispr patents
Patents related to CRISPR-Cas9 use to edit the genes of plant and animal cells belong to the Broad Institute
By Redação
INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A long-sought cure may be closer
Experimental treatment able to control HIV for six months after stopping antiretrovirals
Genetics

A connection between big and small
Dog breeds can have up to 40-fold size differences, determined by 25 genes
By Redação