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Therapy used against grade four glioblastoma multiforme combines a photoactive molecule and a chemotherapeutic agent – both encapsulated in protein-lipid nanoparticles; work was presented by Antônio Claudio Tedesco during FAPESP Week France.

The initiative, inspired in the same lines as IPCC’s, was presented on FAPESP Week France; its goals are to provide support for the formulation of public policies and to promote a less ideological discussion about the European migration crisis.

A Brazilian team at FAPESP-supported Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases identified the strategy used by immune cells to combat the pathogen Mayaro virus, which causes symptoms similar to those of chikungunya fever. These results pave the way for the development of drugs.

In a search for more sustainable alternatives for agriculture, researchers at UNESP are developing systems to encapsulate synthetic pesticides as well as compounds of botanical, fungal, and bacterial origin; results were presented at FAPESP Week France.

In a lecture given at FAPESP Week France, Brazilian scientist Francisco Fraga da Silva spoke about developing a low-cost diagnostic alternative based on electroencephalography data.

With FAPESP’s support, researchers have succeeded in mapping 99.1% of the plant’s genes, providing knowledge that will help improve its resistance to disease and increase its biomass yield for fuel or sugar production.

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, scientific director of FAPESP, and François Pellegrino, manager of the IdexLyon program, speak at the symposium about strategies for supporting scientific development.

Technologies that enable light to be used to transmit information in quantum systems are presented by scientists from Lyon and São Paulo at FAPESP Week France.

During a lecture at FAPESP Week France, Brazilian researcher who created a tool capable of automating parasite detection in stool analyses stressed that including experts from various areas in machine learning projects is essential for increasing the precision of results.

A researcher from USP, Nina Hirata spoke during FAPESP Week France about deep learning techniques that make the machine training process more autonomous and open the way for applications of artificial intelligence in areas such as public safety, medicine, astronomy, and marine biology.

Research internationalization strategies was the topic of a roundtable at FAPESP Week France, in Lyon; representatives from USP, UNESP, UNICAMP, and French universities took part in the debate.

Brazilian researchers participate in theoretical study that could have practical applications in nanoscale machine optimization.

Alberto Ribeiro Gonçalves de Barros (FFLCH-USP) highlights the importance that English republicanism has assumed in the revival of republican thought in recent years, presenting itself as an alternative to the different forms of liberalism.

A study developed in Brazil and presented during FAPESP Week France aims at elucidating the behavior of the so-called aerosols, which have an important influence over climate, agriculture, and human health.

From the origins of public university in São Paulo to current works on republicanism and Machiavelli, French collaboration has always been present in the study of Philosophy in Brazil, says Sérgio Cardoso (FFLCH-USP) at FAPESP Week France.

Brazilian researcher reports during his lecture at FAPESP Week France that socioterritorial movements are creating alternatives to agribusiness based on sustainable development and healthy food.

Partnership formalized during symposium organized in Paris widens collaborative research opportunities between scientists from France and São Paulo.

Collaborative platform forms part of a research project being carried out in São Paulo since 2012 that monitors and analyzes removals in the city with the aim of creating solutions for housing and urban development issues.

A joint project between Brazilian and French scientists attempts to reconstruct the stages of evolution based on geological sediments analysis; that and other initiatives that look at the challenges of the period known as the Anthropocene were presented at FAPESP Week France.

Presidents of FAPESP and of the Université de Paris highlight at FAPESP Week France the importance of academic and scientific collaborations between Brazilians and the French. Collaboration agreement to reinforce the partnership will soon be signed.

Intestinal microbiota of mosquito that transmits dengue and of bugs resistant to insecticides is the focus of studies developed at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and presented at FAPESP Week France.

Fabrice Bardet, of Université de Lyon, highlights during FAPESP Week France that the real estate sector has gained relevance in the structural transformation of contemporary capitalism; Bardet carries out collaborative research that aims to understand the historical perspective on this process in France and Brazil.

Retractable telescopic mast coupled to autonomous trans-stacker developed by startup Automni will read barcodes on pallet labels.

According to an article published in Scientific Reports, positively charged cloud-to-ground lightning strokes can trigger upward flashes from the tops of tall structures such as skyscrapers or wind turbines.

International collaboration results in largest-ever inventory of Amazon fish fauna. Data will help estimate the risk of impacts related to the construction of dams and waterways as well as deforestation, mining and climate change.

Brazilian researchers found that early biochemical interactions between the embryo and uterus may be fundamental for avoiding miscarriages in cattle.

An experiment in rats performed in Brazil shows that this “wellbeing hormone” helps modulate the immune system, induces anti-inflammatory effects, and prevents complications such as a sharp drop in body temperature and blood pressure.

Product developed with FAPESP’s support has been licensed by Brazil’s public health surveillance agency after trials involving more than 3,000 women. The method can detect old infections, even in patients who have had dengue or yellow fever.

Presidents of FAPESP and of the University of Lyon highlight during the opening of FAPESP Week France the importance of research collaboration between scientists from the French region and the State of São Paulo.

Research that will be presented today at FAPESP Week France suggests that bacteria present in the intestine of the Anhopheles darlingi mosquito influence the development of the parasite that causes the disease in the insect’s body and the chances of transmission to humans.