Genetics

Neuroscience

A changing sense of smell

The sense of smell changes in response to a lifetime of environmental stimuli

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PALEONTOLOGY

Reptile controversy

Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts

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Chronobiology

Chronobiology: rhythms and cycles

Physics, biology and technology unite to unravel a rodent's circadian rhytms

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Livestock

Cattle genes

Knowledge of bovine genetics can help farmers select cattle

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Cover

The mechanisms of aging

Studies identify phenomena associated with physical and mental decline

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Photolab

This is not a fried egg

This is not a fried egg

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Biotechnology

Genetic battle

Transgenic sugarcane is resistant to its main pest

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Epidemiology

Aztecs were plagued by gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis may have contributed to the decline of the Aztec empire

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Genetics

Mutation that facilitated adaptation to a fatty diet is found in Native Americans

Mutation that facilitated adaptation to a fatty diet is found in Native Americans

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Zoology

A tree with unusual branches

Genetic analysis reveals unusual kinships between spiny rats

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Virology

Microcephaly in vitro

Zika virus replicates inside neural stem cells, disrupting brain development

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PHYSIOLOGY

Weight across generations

Among rats, tendency towards weight gain can be transmitted to children

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Genetics

Boy or girl?

The challenges in diagnosing and treating genetic sexual disorders

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CAREERS

Boost for Brazilian science

The paths of researchers who sequenced the genome of Xylella

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ORNITHOLOGY

The birdcage that saves

Saved from extinction, the Alagoas Curassow will be reintroduced into the wild

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Ginkgo biloba

The Ginkgo biloba genome

Researchers complete the first version of its genome

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PISCICULTURE

Tilapia’s turn

Studies on tilapia have resulted in a new variety, a vaccine and probiotics

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Training

The branches and roots of science’s family tree

Projects set out to trace the academic genealogy of Brazilian researchers

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Evolution

Why snakes don’t have legs

Missing sequence of 17 base-pairs meant snakes grew no legs

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BIOINFORMATICS

Programs for an integrated biology

New software examines the role of gene networks in triggering diseases

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Ambystoma mexicanum

Regenerating salamander

Salamander can completely regenerate parts of its body

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CAREERS

Researcher fights for citrus

Biologist opens a company that makes fertilizer to fight field pests

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Memory

Genetics’ roots in Brazil

Mendelism teaching in agronomy schools of São Paulo began in 1910

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ZOOLOGY

The foxes of the Americas

Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes

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muscular dystrophy

Fighting muscular dystrophy

An experiment tries to use human stem cells to treat the disease

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Biology

A taller world

According to a survey, human populations are getting taller

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transgenics

A look into transgenics

Most Brazilians do not recognize how safe transgenic foods are

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infectology

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of old and new strategies

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Memory

In history’s shadow

Jessé Acioly identified the mechanism for inheriting sickle cell anemia

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Citriculture

Boldness rewarded

The Xylella fastidiosa has reduced its presence in the orange trees of São Paulo

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