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International study with Brazilian participation shows that nitric oxide present in an organism can alter the action of cells involved in inflammation in autoimmune illnesses

FAPESP approves purchase of around 250 pieces of multiuser equipment for laboratories in São Paulo State, placing them on par with the world’s most modern

The São Paulo Advanced School on Chemistry – Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Synthesis Integrated Solutions for Tomorrow’s World (ESPCA-Chemistry) will be held from August 14-18 at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

Brazilian researchers discover one the “switches” that can make some enzymes used in the biomedical and biotech fields become luminescent.

FAPESP and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem launch call for proposals for scientific cooperation. Interested parties have until August 15 to apply.

Researchers are developing a new method for studying a rare genetic disease that could serve as model and facilitate research on other problems affecting stem cells.

Royal Society releases a publication with the results of UK-Brazil Frontiers of Science Meeting that brought together 70 Brazilian and British researchers.

The United Kingdom’s Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir John Beddington, visited the headquarters of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

At a workshop in Leipzig, German and BIOTA-FAPESP scientists discuss challenges to research on biodiversity and the importance of international studies

Scientists reproduce oral mucous membrane tissue from epithelial stem cells in a selected research project at FAPESP-King’s College London

In a letter published in Nature, biologists defend institutionalization of biological collections. With the support of FAPESP to organize archives, they are developing a project for the New Museum of Biodiversity

By combining experimental studies and clinical investigation, researchers contribute to international efforts to understand the physiopathological mechanisms of sepsis

Representatives of the scientific community and academics from Brazil and Canada participated in the workshop “Promoting excellence in strategic collaboration with Brazil,” held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 14.

Brazilian researcher performs philological study on fragments of ancient Greece’s first lyrical poet.

The use of solar chimneys to increase ventilation in environments can reduce electric bills, bring thermal comfort and help preserve the environment, says research funded by FAPESP.

Book brings together essays on the Faust legend, as central myth dealing with modernity, conquest, colonization and development of the New World.

International group including Brazilians observes and measures anti-helium 4 nuclei for the first time. It is the heaviest anti-matter ever detected in a laboratory. The study was published in Nature.

A study conducted by scientists linked to the FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) confirmed for the first time in commercial sugarcane crops that the genes associated with sucrose levels present alterations according to the plant’s biomass potential.

Brazilian researchers are developing a new generation of plastics from natural fibers extracted from agroindustrial residues. The project is attracting the interest of the automobile industry

Preparation of bodies in funeral rites was practiced in other regions of South America outside the Andes, study reveals

Recovery of arm movement is the objective of a research project supported by FAPESP on robotic exoskeletons

Gigantic rings formed by the North Brazil Current, which transport nutrients from the Amazon River to the Northern Hemisphere, are more intense than expected

In 1865, an expedition led by Swiss natural scientist Louis Agassiz of Harvard University travelled around Brazil for 15 months to study the country.

Brazilian researchers in partnership with German scientists transform red light to blue with a chemical reaction

The prize was granted for a study on the application of the antidepressant in odontology by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) at its annual congress in San Diego, California

Study shows that application of low-level vibratory noise to a surface amplifies tactile signals, improving postural stability in blind subjects

Research financed by FAPESP hopes to shed light on the mechanisms of a disease that has drastically affected Brazilian cocoa production for two decades

Biblioteca Mindlin’s publication of the 1827 document entitled Statistics from the Imperial Province of São Paulo describes the state’s natural and human heritage in the 19th century

Unesp researchers supported by FAPESP discover a new class of asteroids in Solar System

A study on theater in São Paulo from 1940-1968 and its connections to the intellectual scene, universities and gender issues are explored in the book Interpreters of the Metropolis

Investments in research, which made the HIV virus the most well-understood by science, must continue so that the three main challenges related to AIDS can be reined in, according to INCT-iii's Esper Kallás

Experiments performed on bovine subjects lead Brazilian researchers to propose a biotech tool for recovering ovule development in infertile women

In analyzing specific properties of the Portuguese spoken in Brazil, FAPESP Thematic Project researchers make discoveries that could change current linguistic analysis models

FAPESP researcher at Unesp develops an alternative therapy to treat tendonitis in athlete horses with mesenchymal stem cells

The São Paulo School on Ecological Networks will be held in September. Involving intense field work, the school will be attended by renowned international specialists

A research project supported by a call for proposals launched by FAPESP intends to determine restoration actions for one of Brazil's most biodiverse and endemic environments: rupestrian fields

Some 42% of the applications for funding submitted to FAPESP in 2010 were made by women researchers

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

Instituto Butantan begins construction of a new facility to store all of its collections. Building will have a modern fire prevention system

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

Research on new therapies for treatment of leishmaniosis show how successful scientific cooperation between Brazil and the United Kingdom can be

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

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

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%

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 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

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

Scientist from FAPESP’s Research Program on Global Climate Change and other institutions are developing the Brazilian Model of the Global Climate System