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Formed by the epidermis and the exoskeleton, the integument of insects is largely responsible for the evolutionary success and mega-diversity of this group of organisms.

Biodiversity is still an endless source of new molecular architecture for the development of medicines, cosmetics and agrichemicals, say researchers.

WHO report on depression brings together population studies in 18 countries and shows a relationship between the disorder and social conditions.

Software makes analysis of matrimonial practices among indigenous South American peoples possible.

Study with 1,116 subjects shows that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is over 35% and is directly associated with educational level.

Over the 250 years of taxonomic science, researchers have discovered some 1.7 million species of living beings. But according to Professor Cláudio Oliveira of the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) in Botucatu’s Institute of Biosciences, it is estimated that around 87% of all existing species are still completely unknown.

FAPESP and Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario will support the exchange of researchers.

Scientists discuss recent advances and the challenges of molecular mechanisms related to pain and analgesia.

A group of researchers is concentrating its efforts, until 2015, on explaining the main causes of metabolic diversity of angiosperms.

Researchers and scholars on the life and works of Lina Bo and Pietro Maria Bardi will soon have easier access to the archives of the architects.

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), one of the Research Councils UK (RCUK), released a new call for proposals for international research funding for NERC researchers in partnership with scientists from other countries.

The 7th Evaluation Meeting of the BIOTA-FAPESP Program and the Evaluation Meeting of BIOprospecTA were concluded on July 11, 2011 at FAPESP’s headquarters in São Paulo.

Another potential alternative could lie in genetic improvement of the microorganisms utilized in the conventional industrial production process for the biofuel through fermentation.

The São Paulo Research Foundation and the Danish Council for Strategic Research will provide up to US$ 4 million for research in food science.

A study conducted by Brazilian researchers shows that Trypanosoma cruzi utilizes the main membrane repair mechanism of the host cell to invade it.

The aim of this award is to provide short term pump-priming to new collaborations between research groups in São Paulo State and BBSRC funded research groups in the UK (BBSRC)

Technology developed by USP researchers uses computer vision to evaluate images of leaves, allowing for nutrient deficiencies in corn crops to be detected mathematically

Brazilian researchers shed light on structural molecular properties of the protein whose functional behavior plays an important role in the development of Autosomal Dominant Polycistic Kidney Disease

Edition, which contains scientific articles and coverage of biofuels from different perspectives, is sponsored by FAPESP

Brazilian researchers identify the coherent structures that make up the “skeleton” of turbulent flow. Articles were published in Astrophysical Journal Letters

Global climate change and varying uses of the land are related and can alter the geographic reach of certain infectious diseases. A group of Brazilian researchers is studying alterations in the epidemiological map of two emerging infectious diseases in the Western Amazon.

BIOTA-FAPESP Thematic Project studies ten-footed crustaceans on the São Paulo State coast to put together a catalog with DNA barcoding

Research project studies the internal structure of storms in Brazil with the goal of collecting data to help predict extreme phenomena as far ahead as possible

A study published in Science magazine with Brazilian participation shows how plants exploit a specific combination of soil bacteria to protect themselves from pathogens. The study identified 33,000 microorganisms

Thanks to the limited iron found in the host liver, infection by the malaria parasite prevents the occurrence of a second, more severe infection, according to a study published in Nature Medicine

The São Paulo Advanced School on Chemistry – Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Synthesis Integrated Solutions for Tomorrow’s World (ESPCA-Chemistry) will be held from August 14-18 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

FAPESP approves purchase of around 250 pieces of multiuser equipment for laboratories in São Paulo State, placing them on par with the world’s most modern

International study with Brazilian participation shows that nitric oxide present in an organism can alter the action of cells involved in inflammation in autoimmune illnesses

New call will support proposals for exchange of researchers from institutions in São Paulo State and MIT

An article published in Nature with the participation of a Brazilian researcher reveals the double function of BID molecules in treating gastrointestinal illnesses

The United Kingdom’s Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir John Beddington, visited the headquarters of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Royal Society releases a publication with the results of UK-Brazil Frontiers of Science Meeting that brought together 70 Brazilian and British researchers.

Researchers are developing a new method for studying a rare genetic disease that could serve as model and facilitate research on other problems affecting stem cells.

FAPESP and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem launch call for proposals for scientific cooperation. Interested parties have until August 15 to apply.

Brazilian researchers discover one the “switches” that can make some enzymes used in the biomedical and biotech fields become luminescent.

Representatives of the scientific community and academics from Brazil and Canada participated in the workshop “Promoting excellence in strategic collaboration with Brazil,” held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 14.

By combining experimental studies and clinical investigation, researchers contribute to international efforts to understand the physiopathological mechanisms of sepsis

In a letter published in Nature, biologists defend institutionalization of biological collections. With the support of FAPESP to organize archives, they are developing a project for the New Museum of Biodiversity

Scientists reproduce oral mucous membrane tissue from epithelial stem cells in a selected research project at FAPESP-King’s College London

At a workshop in Leipzig, German and BIOTA-FAPESP scientists discuss challenges to research on biodiversity and the importance of international studies

A study conducted by scientists linked to the FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) confirmed for the first time in commercial sugarcane crops that the genes associated with sucrose levels present alterations according to the plant’s biomass potential.

International group including Brazilians observes and measures anti-helium 4 nuclei for the first time. It is the heaviest anti-matter ever detected in a laboratory. The study was published in Nature.

Book brings together essays on the Faust legend, as central myth dealing with modernity, conquest, colonization and development of the New World.

The use of solar chimneys to increase ventilation in environments can reduce electric bills, bring thermal comfort and help preserve the environment, says research funded by FAPESP.

Brazilian researcher performs philological study on fragments of ancient Greece’s first lyrical poet.

In 1865, an expedition led by Swiss natural scientist Louis Agassiz of Harvard University travelled around Brazil for 15 months to study the country.

Recovery of arm movement is the objective of a research project supported by FAPESP on robotic exoskeletons

Preparation of bodies in funeral rites was practiced in other regions of South America outside the Andes, study reveals

Gigantic rings formed by the North Brazil Current, which transport nutrients from the Amazon River to the Northern Hemisphere, are more intense than expected

Brazilian researchers are developing a new generation of plastics from natural fibers extracted from agroindustrial residues. The project is attracting the interest of the automobile industry