Genetics
Paleontology
The gregarious habits of an herbivorous reptile
Researchers from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul found an assemblage of fossils from at least six different Dinodontosaurus individuals
By Redação
Archaeology
The origin of chocolate and camouflaged fungus
Artifacts that belonged to native Americans between 5,300 and 2,100 years ago hold the earliest evidence of the domestication and use of cacao
By Redação
illegal capture
DNA helps track ivory traffickers
Genetic studies are helping to shape government policies against international ivory trafficking in the US and Africa
By Redação
Archaeology
Neanderthal mother, Denisovan father
A 13-year-old girl who lived 90,000 years ago in what is now southwestern Siberia is the first described case of a direct descendant of two distinct archaic human groups
By Redação
Genetics
The quest for a universal flu vaccine
Sections of DNA are equal across all strains of the virus, making them good candidates for a potential vaccine against all varieties of influenza
By Redação
Genetics
The limitations of a genome editing technique
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique is less accurate than previously thought
By Redação
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