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Brazilian and Dutch researchers use single-cell algae to try to solve the problem of managing the waste generated by sewage treatment.

A study conducted in Brazil monitored 13 women with confirmed Zika diagnosis and tested their urine for up to seven months, but viral load was detected only intermittently.

Research shows that five fruit species native to Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest biome have bioactive properties as outstanding as those of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries and strawberries.

Supplier of devices that integrate telecommunications networks capable of handling up to 1 terabyte per second is one of the world’s six best startups in which to invest.

Discovery by researchers participating in the Pierre Auger Collaboration is described in an article in Science. Researchers from São Paulo State, Brazil, participate with support from FAPESP.

Potent carcinogen and mutagen is present in cigarette smoke, automotive exhaust, burnt wood fumes and barbecued meat.

Researchers use enzymes to enhance baking properties of cassava flour. The studies were performed as part of the project "Bread and meat for the future", supported by FAPESP and Innovation Fund Denmark.

Tests showed that particles from forest and crop fires in the Amazon induced inflammation, oxidative stress and genetic damage in human lung cells.

Researchers at the National Bioethanol Science & Technology Laboratory, in Brazil, have developed a microorganism that reduces glucose and fructose in "supercane" and crystallizes sucrose.

Agricultural, industrial and technological challenges must be overcome first, says Brazilian researcher. 2G biofuels are among the subjects being discussed at the 2017 BBEST conference.

Researchers discover that populations of Plasmodium vivax on the continent are as genetically diverse as in Southeast Asia, where malaria transmission is more frequent.

Company specializing in boiler process optimization has customers in 25 industries. Use of solution by Coca-Cola plant saves 100,000 PET bottles per year.

Brazilian researchers found that addicts who began using cocaine before and after the age of 18 showed differences in sustained attention and working memory, among other brain functions.

Glass is a non-equilibrium, non-crystalline state of matter that appears solid on a short time scale but relaxes toward the liquid state. New definition was published in the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids.

Researchers find that different types of inflammasomes – protein complexes responsible for initiating an inflammatory response in macrophages – can regulate each other to amplify signals of infection.

Applications range from logos on consumer goods to barcodes for quality control in high-volume production lines.

An experimental drug that stimulates a specific type of nicotinic receptor in immune cells reversed chronic and acute lung inflammation in mice.

Portfolio of startup XMobots includes unmanned aerial vehicles capable of flying for up to ten hours nonstop and monitoring planted areas of less than 1,000 hectares.

Taking into account the performance of every piece of equipment involved in producing sugar, ethanol and power, a simulator predicts final output and helps the industry calculate product mix.

To engage the Brazilian scientific community in this major challenge, the founder of the Earth BioGenome Project participated in a Biodiversity & Biobank Workshop held at FAPESP.

Virus is mutating very fast in Brazilian patients. Appearance of new serotypes could hinder development of vaccines and efficacy of diagnostic tests, according to virologist Edison Durigon at the University of São Paulo.

Methodology developed in Brazil combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy.

The map produced by the Dark Energy Survey covers about 1/30th of the sky and shows the distribution of dark matter in this region.

Study shows patients with chronic migraine are three times as likely to suffer from severe temporomandibular disorder.

Study led by scientists at Brazil’s National Space Research Institute and published in PLOS ONE shows that increased insolation is the key driver of Amazon forest greening.

EnterUp develops recommender engine that personalizes online search by suggesting items aligned with customers' interests.

Article published in Scientific Reports shows parasite's penetration of host cells increases expression of certain microRNAs capable of inhibiting action of immune system.

Researchers at São Paulo State University have completed the first mtDNA sequencing of one of Brazil’s more than 120 species of carnivorous plants.

Using GPS data from smartphones, new tool promises to identify disease hotspots and help stop transmission.

Projects conducted by researchers from Brazil and the United States were presented during FAPESP Week Nebraska-Texas, held on September 18-22.

Collaborations between scientists from the State of São Paulo and Texas Tech University are advancing knowledge in fields such as health, the environment and engineering.

The results of a study conducted in Brazil were presented in the city of Lubbock, United States, during FAPESP Week Nebraska-Texas.

Researchers are investigating how to improve the quality of beef produced in Brazil, which could increase industry revenue without expanding breeding area.

Research funded by FAPESP and Texas Tech is studying high energy physics and structural defects in systems that use graphene and attempting to discover new pathways in quantum mechanics.

Nilson Dias Vieira Junior talks about the role the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute had in developing and popularizing the use of lasers in a wide variety of fields in Brazil.

Research group is investigating alternatives for addressing problems such as acidosis, a serious disease that affects feedlot cattle.

At Texas Tech University, FAPESP scientific director talks about the Foundation's funding lines to promote collaborative research between universities and companies.

Representatives from Texas Tech University and FAPESP highlight the importance of mechanisms such as SPRINT in the globalization of science.

In experiments with mice, a Brazilian research group showed that a diet rich in saturated fats damages the system of the brain that controls hunger well before it alters the profile of intestinal bacteria.

On the first day of FAPESP Week Nebraska-Texas, researchers from Brazil and the United States presented studies focused on making agricultural production more sustainable.

According to Helen Raikes, a researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recurrent bacterial infections early in life may permanently alter the intestines’ ability to absorb nutrients.

The method that allows observation of the chemical bonds between atoms on a scale of one millionth of one billionth of a second has applications in a wide variety of fields.

Developed at the University of Nebraska with the aid of researchers from dozens of countries, the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas is a platform to help farmers and governments improve agricultural yield.

Scientists from the University of Nebraska and the State of São Paulo kick-off the symposium, emphasizing the importance of international collaboration for the worldwide development of science.

A study using the city of Santos, in Brazil, as an example, considered only the damage to buildings. Researchers predict far higher losses in other areas, including health and education, if nothing is done.

In a presentation to the 8th Workshop on Melanoma Models, British scientist Colin Goding spoke about how a lack of nutrients can make tumor cells stop proliferating and acquire an invasive phenotype.

Tests will identify genetic alterations that can be used to measure meat quality, characteristics of seedlings and plants, or pesticide resistance of disease-transmitting mosquitoes.

Researchers from five countries analyze remnants trapped in crater sediment to determine how vegetation in a biome responded to climate change.

A new method for analyzing chemical compositions is tested in Andean plants and shows how they became geographically distributed, leading to an understanding of their evolutionary history.

Study collected five years of data on 3,000 men in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. Precancerous lesions took two years to appear in some cases.