Animals alter their sexual behavior when there is a drop in atmospheric pressure, a common phenomenon before rain and strong winds, reports a study conducted in Brazil.
Specialists highlight this need during a workshop on hydric resources and agriculture, held as part of the activities surrounding the 2013 Bunge Foundation Award.
For researcher Daniel Janies of UNC Charlotte, one of the organizers of FAPESP Week North Carolina, now is a good time to expand scientific cooperation with Brazil.
Model that includes orientation through educational materials, face-to-face care and telephone follow-up is being tested by researchers at the USP Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing.
Recent changes, public opinion, disparities and the importance of expanding knowledge in relations between the countries are highlighted at FAPESP Week.
The work of the Physiology Laboratory at the Bauru Center has gained visibility and importance in the last decade thanks to collaboration with the University of North Carolina.
Brazilian researchers study roughly 40 children from 0 to 13 months old and find that they are capable of interacting and expressing themselves in culturally appropriate ways.
The Optics and Photonics Research Center at the State University of Campinas has taken a leadership role in studies related to Fiber Optic Parametric Amplifier technology.
With the right public policies and investment in new technologies that allow for the better exploration of biomass, biofuel production could strengthen both economic development and food and energy security.
Investigating how advancing age and certain habits affect gene expression is the objective of projects being conducted by Brazilian and British researchers.
With research centered along three thematic lines – economic activities and the labor market, the State and its policies, and the sociability of its citizens – the Center for Metropolitan Studies tracks the major problems and dynamic potential of Brazil’s metropolitan regions.
More than 50% of the biome’s greenhouse gas emissions are caused by demand from the rest of Brazil and abroad for inputs produced in the region, finds study.
Brazilian research teams evaluated blood samples from 51 HIV+ children and adolescents and found an unexpected rate of recombinant subtypes of the virus that causes AIDS.
The Center for Research in Cell Therapy focuses on advanced and applied research on stem cell biology. Processes will be developed for the large-scale production under good manufacturing practice conditions.
The discovery of a key enzyme in animal evolution that emits lights, similar to fireflies, paved the way for the unprecedented feat. The study was published in the journal Biochemistry.
For use in odontology, the laser scanner will allow Brazil to explore new radiology technology that has been mastered by few countries, says project team.
Nature Reviews Cancer publishes an article by Brazilian researchers mapping the distribution of pollution around the world and showing that the countries with the worst air quality also have the fewest scientific production on the subject.
More heat, less rain in the country’s north and northeast and more rain in the south and southeast are some of the projections of the National Assessment Report of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change.
Georgina Mace, of Diversitas and University College London, talks about the importance of joint research between scientists from the United Kingdom and Brazil for knowledge and conservation of biodiversity.
The mechanisms created by FAPESP to enable collaboration between scientists from São Paulo and other countries were highlighted by Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, FAPESP scientific director.
A panel at FAPESP Week London stresses the importance of this relationship in conducting research and explains the differences between the UK and Brazil.
David Willetts praises cooperative agreements between FAPESP and agencies in the United Kingdom to develop science and technology in the two countries.
Cooperation with the Universities of Manchester, Imperial College London and Cambridge expand opportunities for cooperative research between Brazilian and British scientists.