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As the technology available on the market was developed for the conventional model of agriculture, organic producers try to adapt tools and equipment to increase the productivity of their labor.

In an article published in Molecular Cancer magazine, researchers show that altered expression of non-coding genes could be related to tumor aggressiveness.

Plants and Bioenergy is the fruit of an eponymous event that was held in São Pedro, São Paulo, in 2010.

Brazilian researchers warn that the biome only has 250 adult animals distributed across eight isolated populations, and only 50 are reproducing.

The meat, shown here prepared for analysis, was enriched with vitamin E, canola oil and selenium and contains less cholesterol.

Research uncovers the mechanism that made it possible for the Santo Oficio Court to establish vast networks of agents in the territory.

Technology could contribute to genetic improvement and the development of new, more productive varieties of the plant.

Study evaluates inflammatory markers in blood samples obtained from pregnant women and reveals changes in the levels of peptides secreted through adipose tissue associated with body mass index.

Study published in the cover of Nature calculates the carbon balance in the Amazon Basin from 2010 to 2011.

New scale evaluates pain profiles and identifies which athletes are likely to put their bodies to the test.

The new professional is young, writes for multiple platforms, and has a market-based view of journalism.

Study shows lasting benefits for systemic arterial pressure reduction.

Extract of Pfaffia glomerata, Brazilian ginseng (photo). The research group seeks to utilize the plant as a source of biofuel and bioelectricity.

Larger volumes of saltier and warmer water from the Indian Ocean could alter the composition of the South Atlantic Ocean and eventually have an impact on the North Atlantic, according to new study.

USP and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have been studying the autoimmune condition for more than 25 years.

Method will be tested in strawberry fields – one of the 30 crops that benefit from pollination by these insects.

“They changed the center of gravity in the revolutionary process,” says the researcher.

At book launch, a Brazilian researcher presents the parameters and methodologies to establish standard expiration dates for chemical products for the industrial sector.

Brazilian researcher spotlights the variety of animal species and the high proportion of the remaining São Paulo forests occurring on farmland.

Industries adopt predictive microbiology tool to avoid the contamination of products.

Global climate change and the need for clear rules regarding price formation in the global market are stumbling blocks, say specialists.

Results from a USP and North Carolina State University study could help treat genetic diseases, such as muscular dystrophy.

Country’s astronomy community ponders participation in two megatelescope projects with construction beginning in 2014.

Sossina Haile, of Caltech, has developed a solar reactor supplied by cerium oxide plus zirconium.

Brazilian experiments show that consumption of five times the recommended dosage of iodine is sufficient to reprogram gene expression in offspring.

The results of this study were presented during FAPESP Week in North Carolina and published in Science.

A model that combines orientation with didactic material, doctor visits and telephone follow-ups is being tested by Brazilian researchers.

Oswaldo Alves (pictured), of the Chemistry Institute at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, is one of the authors of the book written by 54 researchers.

The publication of very few articles in English or in collaboration with foreign institutions affects the visibility of national periodicals, say specialists at a SciELO conference.

One of the possible applications of this material is the production of TV screens capable of emitting more light and consuming less energy. A Brazilian researcher participated in the research project conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

In an event held at FAPESP headquarters, researchers defended the use of the Brazilian refinery park to co-process raw materials of fossil and biomass origin.

A project coordinated by researcher Felix Guillermo Reyes Reyes is conducted under the auspices of an agreement between FAPESP and Agilent Technologies.

Harry Tuller, of MIT, was one of the keynote speakers in João Pessoa, Brazil.

The Sleep Institute, funded by FAPESP from 2000 to 2013, conducts research on sleep deprivation and its effects on body and brain functions.

The current study is part of a Brazilian project focused on understanding the diseases that affect red blood cells and seeking new forms of treatment.

Percentage of English-language texts jumped from 38% in 2007 to 52% in 2012.

2013 BIOTA-FAPESP Education Cycle of Conferences discusses coastal and marine biodiversity.

The executive summary of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change was released in Rio de Janeiro.

The A.C. Camargo Cancer Center biorepository maintains tumor samples from more than 30,000 people. Each sample is correlated to patient data and individual disease history.

Research group studies the regulatory role of a non-coding gene in a region containing a tumor-suppressor gene, but on the opposite strand of the DNA.

Project was selected in a call launched by FAPESP and Peugeot Citröen.

Antiviral substance found in insects of the Megalopygidae family (such as Megalopyge lanata) also acts against picornavirus, which belongs to the family of viruses that cause poliomyelitis.

2012 Activity Report shows a 10% increase in outlays compared to 2011; health is the field that received the most resources.

Enforcing law and order and protecting human rights are fundamental themes of the Center for the Study of Violence (NEV), and the main challenge is to understand why democracy in Brazil has not translated into the safeguarding to the citizens.

According to research, in addition to agronomic research and development, industrial biofuel production systems are largely responsible for making sugarcane efficient for bioenergy production.

The objective was to identify the structural alterations of neurons that can be a target for new more efficient medicines against dependence.

Once rare or inexistent, these diseases are now increasing in prevalence at alarming rates among the Khisêdjê people.

With articles by Brazilian and Portuguese researchers, a new book shows how the genre makes it possible for thousands of immigrants throughout the diaspora to see themselves as Portuguese.

The Human Genome and Stem-Cell Research Center has identified more than a dozen genes responsible for diseases, have been developed tests for 45 of them, and through the use of genetic counseling, families can plan their child-bearing.

Brazilian scientists studied the interaction of macrophages with a flagellin protein found in pathogenic bacteria and discovered a new pathway for the regulation of the immune response.