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Biblioteca Mindlin’s publication of the 1827 document entitled Statistics from the Imperial Province of São Paulo describes the state’s natural and human heritage in the 19th century

Research financed by FAPESP hopes to shed light on the mechanisms of a disease that has drastically affected Brazilian cocoa production for two decades

Study shows that application of low-level vibratory noise to a surface amplifies tactile signals, improving postural stability in blind subjects

The prize was granted for a study on the application of the antidepressant in odontology by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) at its annual congress in San Diego, California

Brazilian researchers in partnership with German scientists transform red light to blue with a chemical reaction

In analyzing specific properties of the Portuguese spoken in Brazil, FAPESP Thematic Project researchers make discoveries that could change current linguistic analysis models

Experiments performed on bovine subjects lead Brazilian researchers to propose a biotech tool for recovering ovule development in infertile women

Investments in research, which made the HIV virus the most well-understood by science, must continue so that the three main challenges related to AIDS can be reined in, according to INCT-iii's Esper Kallás

A study on theater in São Paulo from 1940-1968 and its connections to the intellectual scene, universities and gender issues are explored in the book Interpreters of the Metropolis

Unesp researchers supported by FAPESP discover a new class of asteroids in Solar System

The São Paulo School on Ecological Networks will be held in September. Involving intense field work, the school will be attended by renowned international specialists

For British researcher Steve Oliver, the complete DNA sequencing of the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria initiative, supported by FAPESP, did not only mean the introduction of biocomputing in Brazil, but it also revolutionized the country’s cooperative scientific culture

Some 42% of the applications for funding submitted to FAPESP in 2010 were made by women researchers

A research project supported by a call for proposals launched by FAPESP intends to determine restoration actions for one of Brazil's most biodiverse and endemic environments: rupestrian fields

FAPESP researcher at Unesp develops an alternative therapy to treat tendonitis in athlete horses with mesenchymal stem cells

Understanding the natural interaction of two proteins to inhibit bacteria cell division – and in this manner, possibly preventing bacterial proliferation - is the topic of a proposal approved in the RFP launched by the FAPESP–SMOLBnet 2.0

In a workshop on tropical medicine organized by FAPESP, Brazilian and British scientists identify common interests and discuss ways to achieve financing for more collaborative studies

Research on new therapies for treatment of leishmaniosis show how successful scientific cooperation between Brazil and the United Kingdom can be

Research conducted in the United States with Brazilian participation shows how epigenetic information propagates during cellular division and how, in cancer cells, this process is subverted

Instituto Butantan begins construction of a new facility to store all of its collections. Building will have a modern fire prevention system

Scientist from FAPESP’s Research Program on Global Climate Change and other institutions are developing the Brazilian Model of the Global Climate System

The most efficient solution to date for unifying gravitation and quantum mechanics is the superstrings theory, which is currently being formed by researchers as the ones linked to a FAPESP Thematic Project

“The Amazon is on the agricultural frontier and the international community’s growing demand for natural resources is partly responsible for the deforestation,” says Brazilian researcher

A team of Brazilian scientists discovered the molecular mechanism that controls expression of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in chronic mylegenous leukemia

According to a FAPESP's Thematic Project, the substitution of a forest area for an area of cultivated plants could reduce the diversity of the bacteria associated with the surface of leaves by more than 99%