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Mechanisms used by sugarcane plants to resist invasion by microorganisms and enzymatic hydrolysis are identified. Discovery paves the way for production of second-generation ethanol.

Brazilian group obtains structure from crystalline silicon with self-organized nickel nanoparticles on the surface; fabrication process was presented at FAPESP Week Beijing.

Group discovers electricity derived from humidity and unveils mechanisms for producing energy through friction.

Group led by Hongwei Guo, of Peking University, obtains important results in a study of the functioning of phytohormones, which regulate fruit maturation and defend against pathogens.

Researchers at Peking University estimate global emissions from 1960 to 2030 and carcinogenic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Our knowledge of efficient methods of producing this material of great interest to the microelectronics, optics and other industries is still insufficient, says professor at China’s Tsinghua University.

Researcher Paulo Nobre highlights the importance of creating models suited to Brazil’s particular features, and of stimulating a new generation of climate scientists.

Peking University and FAPESP open symposium to broaden the exchange of research between the two countries.

Brazilian researchers are developing a technique to mathematically analyze dream reports to help identify symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The importance of bees to food production and threats of extinction as a result of climate change were topics of a Biota-FAPESP Education Conference Cycle lecture.

A Brazilian study evaluated 463 patients and found that the Pvull mutation, which increases the action of estrogen, was 75% more frequent in women with high breast density.

Early intervention may prevent problems in the motor and cognitive development of preterm infants and those with Down’s syndrome or neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or myelomeningocele.

While investigating plants of the Laurencia complex in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers confirmed one new genus and two new species.

A University of São Paulo study examined 131 patients and showed that the method helps in the early identification of invasive lesions.

Meeting in Beijing, Brazilians and Chinese will discuss studies in different fields to increase joint research between the two countries.

Electrochemical system could result in a device that quickly measures the levels of an amino acid essential to several biological functions in the body.

Insects are considered biomarkers of an ecosystem’s health; researchers conducted analyses in areas previously planted with eucalyptus trees.

The test has detected a degree of arterial obstruction in 42.2% of a sample of 90 patients with no history of cardiovascular disease.

Compounds made by combining an organic molecule with copper or zinc ions were tested in vitro against different types of tumors.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo and the Necker Hospital of Paris shed light on how nine different genetic defects can prevent the body’s immune system from fighting infections caused by mycobacteria.

Topic is discussed by experts from several countries in the book Torture in the Age of Human Rights.

An international group of researchers led by Brazil locates possible sources of asteroid fragments with basaltic crust.

Researchers from Brazil have almost completed the phylogeny of birds known as antbirds. The findings of the study were presented at an event in England.

Brazilian university researchers develop artificial chlorophyll molecules capable of using solar energy and water to generate hydrogen and oxygen; the study was presented at an event in England.

The GOAmazon Project will collect data for two years to understand how pollution can alter cloud characteristics and affect rainfall patterns.

Findings of the study were presented at the UK-Brazil-Chile Frontiers of Science conference held in the United Kingdom by the Royal Society, FAPESP and the Brazilian and Chilean Academies of Sciences.

For the fourth consecutive year, the electronic library leads the Top Portals category of the Ranking Web of World Repositories, which measures visibility and online impact.

This is the view of Brazilian researcher Dimitri Alexei Gadotti, member of the European Southern Observatory team of astronomers.

The GOAmazon project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, FAPESP and FAPEAM, will attempt to reveal how the process of urbanization in the capital affects the Amazon ecosystem.

Researchers estimate that up to 12% of the biome’s 431 amphibian species may become extinct in the coming decades.

Emilio Moran, from Michigan State University, will coordinate a FAPESP funded research about the effects of the construction of the dam on urban life, on agriculture and on the local population to be resettled.

Study compares the divergent policies of Brazilian and Argentine organizations during the crisis of the 1990s and early 2000s.

This assessment was made by Jan-Michael Rost, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute, in a roundtable discussion about complex systems and sustainability.

Brazilian university research compared the genetically modified variety most produced in Brazil with a natural equivalent and found higher levels of iron, copper and cobalt.

Just as a vaccine against the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is about to be tested, a Brazilian hospital team demonstrates that the compound may also have therapeutic potential.

Researchers will meet to discuss the viability of sustainable energy production in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.

Findings from a study conducted in France were presented at the Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo workshop.

The radio telescope in Chile receives the last of its 66 high-precision radio antennas. The antennas are expected to operate in synchronized fashion as if they were a single telescope 16 kilometers in diameter.

In experiments using mice, silencing the E2F2 gene significantly inhibited the formation of teratomas without diminishing pluripotency.

Researchers from Brazil and the US try to understand the evolutionary, geological, climatic and genetic processes behind current patterns of biodiversity.

The event will bring together plant biotechnology researchers, the pharmaceutical industry and editors of the journals Nature Chemical Biology and Nature Biotechnology.

Research shows that analysis of the levels of the renal protein angiotensinogen in urine can provide an earlier indication of the appearance of kidney damage in diabetics.

Institutional conservatism makes it difficult to change undergraduate course offerings in Brazil, say experts.

Study recently published in the online edition of Nature included significant input by Brazilians.

The equipment will serve as a scientific research tool for a variety of fields such as agriculture, petroleum, materials science and medicine.

At the opening session of the FAPESP event held to discuss the directions of higher education, speakers say that Brazil needs a plan to support and encourage certain universities to achieve international excellence in research.

Institutions face challenges due to the absence of a culture of educational philanthropy and a lack of laws that provide tax incentives for donations, says the president of the Technological Institute of Aeronautics.

Shown in the image is a simulation of mathematical calculations with a metamaterial; the results of this international study were published in Science.

According to research, when the capybara reaches sexual maturity, one of the main arteries that vascularize its brain closes.

Researchers develop methods to make product suggestions by e-commerce stores more precise and efficient.