News

  • 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%