News

Women make up 43% of all scientists in São Paulo
2011-05-18
Some 42% of the applications for funding submitted to FAPESP in 2010 were made by women researchers
Collaboration and convergence
2011-05-18
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%
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
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
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
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
Agência FAPESP’s Copyright and Republication Policy
2003-04-03