News

  • Achilles Tendon

    2011-05-18
    FAPESP researcher at Unesp develops an alternative therapy to treat tendonitis in athlete horses with mesenchymal stem cells
  • Learning from the enemy

    2011-05-11
    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
  • Plans for cooperation

    2011-05-11
    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
  • Long-term interaction

    2011-05-11
    Research on new therapies for treatment of leishmaniosis show how successful scientific cooperation between Brazil and the United Kingdom can be
  • Epigenetic enigma

    2011-05-11
    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
  • Well-kept specimens

    2011-05-11
    Instituto Butantan begins construction of a new facility to store all of its collections. Building will have a modern fire prevention system
  • Climate from a Brazilian viewpoint

    2011-05-04
    Scientist from FAPESP’s Research Program on Global Climate Change and other institutions are developing the Brazilian Model of the Global Climate System
  • In search of a unified theory

    2011-05-04
    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
  • Study will evaluate international impact on Amazon

    2011-05-04
    “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
  • Exterminating protein

    2011-05-04
    A team of Brazilian scientists discovered the molecular mechanism that controls expression of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in chronic mylegenous leukemia
  • The microbes of forests

    2011-05-04
    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%