News from Latin America

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23-Apr-2024

Light-activated materials perform well in treatment of textile effluent

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Investigators affiliated with two FAPESP-supported research centers conducted an experiment using actual effluent from the textile industry. The results are detailed in the journal Chemosphere.

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Chemosphere

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22-Apr-2024

Without proper management, Cerrado becomes disfigured and less resilient to climate change

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study conducted over a period of 14 years in the Brazilian savanna-like biome shows its typical vegetation rapidly becoming ‘cerradão’ – a biodiversity-poor forest formation – while resistance to drought and wildfires weakens.

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Forest Ecology and Management

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19-Apr-2024

Registration of biological pest control products exceeds that of agrochemicals in Brazil

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Reports and Proceedings

Around 90% of the sugarcane area in Brazil now uses natural enemies to combat agricultural pests; data were presented during FAPESP Week Illinois.

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18-Apr-2024

DNA vaccine against zika performs well in tests on mice

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The vaccine is being developed by researchers in Brazil. The results of preclinical trials are published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.

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Frontiers in Immunology

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18-Apr-2024

Heifer International and Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT agree to strengthen collaboration, empower smallholder farmers

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Business Announcement

Heifer International and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have agreed to further their shared goals of empowering rural communities, alleviating hunger and poverty, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

17-Apr-2024

International group runs simulations capable of describing South America's climate with unprecedented accuracy

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Meeting Announcement

A consortium made up of researchers from more than ten countries, including Brazil, the United States and some European nations, is running simulations of the past and future climate in South America with unprecedented resolution.

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17-Apr-2024

Arboviruses, mosquitoes and potential hosts tracked in real time in São Paulo city

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The technology used to sequence the first infections by SARS-CoV-2 at record speed has been successfully tested as a technique to monitor viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, such as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.

Journal

Microbial Genomics

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17-Apr-2024

Consortium including Brazilians sequences the reference genome of Arabica coffee

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The work makes it possible to tell the story of the fusion of genomes that gave rise to the world’s most consumed species, as well as identifying genes responsible for resistance to rust and other diseases.

Journal

Nature Genetics

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15-Apr-2024

Study uses thermodynamics to describe expansion of the Universe

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The shift from a decelerating expansion regime (in the radiation- and matter-dominated era) to an accelerating expansion regime (in the dark energy-dominated era) resembles a thermodynamic phase transition, according to an article in Results in Physics by scientists affiliated with São Paulo State University.

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Results in Physics

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15-Apr-2024

Hydrogen recombination found to be most plausible explanation for high levels of energy in stellar superflares

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study investigated 42 superflares and concluded that this model is more consistent from the physical standpoint. Despite differences between stellar and solar flares, studies of the latter provide a foundation for analysis of superflares in stars.

Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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