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Platform developed by Pebay with FAPESP’s support aggregates financial performance metrics and other data on private equity/venture capital funds.

Water shortages and disputes will tend to hinder irrigation during dry season, according to study by Brazilian researchers.

Study performed at one of FAPESP’s research centers elucidates action mechanism of visible light on skin and questions typical use of sunscreen.

Representatives of the world’s major research funding agencies held a plenary meeting at FAPESP to select themes for forthcoming calls and discuss how to extend multinational cooperation in the Americas.

Survey of more than 6,000 teenagers reinforces protective function of rule-keeping. Findings also show that well-off school students drink most.

The idea arose from research with a completely different goal: to develop a simplified model for quantum black holes.

Alterations caused by fine particles can limit fetal nutrition and growth, according to study by Brazilian researchers.

System developed by CFlex uses several algorithms to improve traffic management in rail networks. The solution will be tested in Australia by mining giant Rio Tinto.

This estimate comes from an international study with Brazilian participation, whose results were published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Physicist publishes paper in General Relativity and Gravitation proposing to eliminate need for cosmological spacetime singularity and arguing that the current expansion phase was preceded by contraction.

According to a study performed in Brazil, components of biological fluids, such as peptides and sugars, similar to those in blood can form a nanoparticle surface coating and affect the action of nanodrugs.

Study of compound present in plastics also evaluated effects of exposure to the glyphosate-based herbicide most widely used in Brazil.

Brazilian scientists show that molecules capable of inhibiting a cell receptor known as TLR4 can prevent placental inflammation and fetal growth restriction.

Developed by Deoxi Biotecnologia, “double-muscled” Nelore cattle have a mutation in a gene that controls production of muscle cells in the embryonic phase.

An article by researchers in Brazil and elsewhere that was published in Nature combines evolutionary and network theory to calculate how species coevolve in large-scale mutualistic networks.

Survey by innovation agency at one of São Paulo State’s largest public universities identifies 485 active startups with aggregate annual revenue of more than R$3 billion.

Collaborations linked to 60 observatories involving scientists from different countries, including Brazil, observed the first electromagnetic counterpart of a binary neutron star merger that produced gravitational waves.

Researchers seek genetic markers as a basis for increasing oleic acid content of soybean oil via genomic selection; development is beneficial to human health and biodiesel production.

CVDVale, a Brazilian company based in São Paulo State, produces high-strength synthetic diamonds and diamond-like carbon coatings for use in the oil, mining and automotive industries, and in medical and dental equipment.

Results obtained by Brazilian and Dutch researchers show that separate applications of vinasse and nitrogen fertilizers 30 days apart significantly reduce emissions of nitrous oxide.

Brazil urgently needs to implement an integrated pest management plan to prevent the problem from becoming uncontrolled, researchers say.

Objects scattered to the inner region of the Solar System by Jupiter’s growth brought most of the water now found on Earth, study shows.

A collaborative project conducted by researchers at the Universities of Campinas (Brazil) and Melbourne (Australia) applies complex adaptive systems methodology to urban planning, urban design and architecture.

Study presented at BBEST Conference shows that the transition from manual to mechanized harvesting and the production of second-generation ethanol reduce the size of the workforce but lead to increased pay and schooling.

MRI scans show that the prefrontal cortexes of elderly women who practice hatha yoga are thicker than those of non-practitioners.

Featuring 3D animation, statistics and team management, program tests tactical models in simulated situations and is used by 80% of Brazil’s first-division soccer clubs.

Discussion focused on directions in bioeconomy during the opening of the third Brazilian BioEnergy Science & Technology Conference (BBEST).

Group of scientists in Brazilian universities and research institutions observe star demoted to white dwarf status because of companion.

Polyphagous wasps that parasitize insect eggs are flagship product of Bug, a biological control startup that has grown 600% since it was recognized by major innovation rankings.

Brazilian professor at Yale University reveals mechanisms used by sensory cells in gastrointestinal tract to communicate with the brain and stimulate the desire to consume caloric food.

Brazilian academic project that won an award from Google will develop a system with an accelerometer to detect tendencies that could lead elderly people to fall.

New research quantifies effects of policies prohibiting use of fire as a land management method.

The parasite was introduced to the Americas from East Africa, via West Africa, according to international study led by researchers from the University of São Paulo.

A study shows that caloric restriction diet reduces body fat and increases fur production in mice. This research from the University of São Paulo, in Brazil, was published in Cell Reports.

Brazilian and French scientists show that inhibiting the interaction of two key proteins for cell wall elongation can be an effective strategy to kill bacteria of the bacillus type.

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.