Genetics
SOCIAL SCIENCES
International pregnancy
Demand for assisted reproduction increases foreign genetic material in Brazil
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Genes in silence
Molecular tool based on the interfering RNA technique may aid in combating agricultural pests
Genetic
Improving dairy cattle
A genetic test designed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation could help to more quickly improve the Girolando dairy herd
By Redação
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Zika against cancer
The Zika virus is being tested as a tool for treating aggressive tumors of the central nervous system
Biodiversity
The isolated jaguars of Espírito Santo State
Researchers tries to to learn more about the largest feline on the continent, the jaguar
By Redação
Biotechnology
More resistant sugarcane fields
A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting
By Redação
Genetics
A superfamily of 13 million people
Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed
By Redação
Twins Study
Effects of a long space journey
A long stay in space causes changes to the body that can last for months, even after returning to Earth
By Redação
Genetics
The origins of malaria in South America
The main parasite that transmits malaria in Brazil and other South American countries, may have arrived on the continent between 25,000 and 10,000 years ago
By Redação
Genetics
Rhino DNA puts poachers in jail
DNA has been used as criminal evidence, enabling authorities to hand down more severe penalties in countries where poaching is banned
By Redação
Art
This is not a fried egg
Sun coral has a great ability to regenerate and a varied reproductive repertoire. These characteristics have enabled Tubastraea coccinea, a species that originated in the Indo-Pacific, to spread along the Brazilian coast, damaging native coral populations. Oceanographer Bruna Luz is studying the species from a genetic perspective, uncovering knowledge that may help us understand the... View Article
By Redação
LIVESTOCK
Cattle genes
Knowledge of bovine genetics could help farmers select Nelore cattle with tender meat
By Redação
Cover
The mechanisms of aging
Studies of living cells and organisms identify genetic and molecular phenomena associated with physical and mental decline
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
ONCOLOGY
Cancer diagnosis innovation
Startups adopt new screening methods and biotechnology techniques
Genetics
Chinese researchers clone monkeys using the same technique that created Dolly the sheep
Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, of the cynomolgus species, are genetically identical
By Redação
Botany
Colonization via water
Group of carnivorous plants recognized for being aquatic species originated in Brazil, indicates phylogenetic study
By Suzel Tunes
Health
Another possible cause of autism
Inflammation reduces connections in neurons generated in the lab using cells from the teeth of children with the neurological disorder
By Diego Freire
Genetics
Gene therapy reverses genetic deafness in mice
A DNA editing experiment has enabled mice with a genetic alteration that causes progressive deafness to maintain their hearing
By Redação
Environment
Genomics applied to climate change
The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted
By Redação
Genetics
The baby girl from ancient Beringia
According to analyses, the baby was part of a population that probably comprised a few thousand individuals
By Redação