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There are no technical barriers to biofuel production, but there are many opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and diversify them, says Chris Somerville of the University of California at Berkeley

Researchers uncover the mechanism by which cytokine controls replication of bacteria in the Mycobacterium avium complex inside host cells

A series of research projects begun in 1994, which received FAPESP funding, has managed significant advances against Chagas Disease, culminating in an unprecedented cure in highly susceptible mice through a technology of DNA vaccines.

A study published in Science magazine with Brazilian participation refutes research indicating a decline in the capacity of forests to sequester carbon and attributes the phenomenon to increasing droughts

For Lee Lynd of Dartmouth College, Brazil is a good example of how it is possible to combine agricultural production for food and energy.

The objective is to stimulate the establishment of collaborative activities between researchers in the United States and in the State of São Paulo.

Study performed at USP’s Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences shows that the Universe’s rate of expansion may be diminishing.

Winners of the Nobel Prize participating in the Unicamp school, Ei-ichi Negishi and Kurt Wüthrich speak about the importance of FAPESP’s program for the development of Chemistry in Brazil.

Specialists affirm that Brazilian ethanol is an example of how industrialized nations can substitute part of their energy grids with renewable energy.

Less polluting alternatives for aircraft fuel need to maintain thermal stability and good fluidity at high altitudes, says Guilherme Freire, from Embraer.

Matthias Kleiner, president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (left) and Celso Lafer, president of FAPESP, signed the renewal of a collaboration agreement between the two foundations.

The Universidade de São Paulo promotes a cycle of annual conferences covering many areas of knowledge.

São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Anisotropic Conductors and Semiconductors brings together more than 60 post-graduate and post-doctoral students to dialogue with some of the top specialists in the area.

The São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences in Chemistry was held from August 14-18, 2011 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), under the auspices of the FAPESP’s São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences (ESPCA) funding line.

José Goldemberg opens International Bioenergy Conference, which gathers more than 200 researchers from Brazil and abroad in Campos do Jordão to debate sector perspectives

Proposals in synthetic biology for biofuels and bio-derived chemicals and sustainability are welcome until October 17, 2011. The total amount of resources available for the selected proposals is US$ 2 million

Two projects involving laser therapy developed in the USP Dentistry Department’s Basic Research Laboratory with FAPESP funding win prizes at international congresses

Early attempts at deliberate clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells without a full understanding of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of these cells has resulted in a certain degree of disillusionment regarding the efficacy of their use for treatment of autoimmune illnesses.

Scientists discuss construction of a radio telescope that would enable Brazilian and Argentine researchers to gain access to the largest astronomical project in existence.

Book asserts that technological innovation is key for the sector to become sustainable.

Scientists dialogue with education and extension, producing new approaches to university teaching and orienting high school students for chemistry Olympics.

Brazilian researchers perform studies on Pluto system that may contribute to the voyage of NASA’s New Horizons space probe to the planet in 2015.

The result of coupling optics and medicine, photonic therapies have become a reality in Brazil thanks to research conducted in the past decade by the São Carlos Optics and Photonics Research Center (Cepof).

Ricardo Renzo Brentani, FAPESP’s executive president, receives Octavio Frias de Oliveira Award for "Outstanding Personality".

Scientists develop minimally invasive method to gauge intercranial pressure. System receives the support of World Health Organization for dissemination in Latin America.

Museum collects works of Latin American and Eastern European artists through postal network established when countries faced dictatorships.

Annual edition of JCR has 1,075 scientific publications that received a impact factor rating for the first time, 35 of which are Brazilian.

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.