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Research reveals new functions of two proteins for cell function and renewal

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Led by scientists from the University of São Paulo, the studies help clarify the roles of STIP1 and Maspin in vital cell processes and pave the way for advances related to cancer and applications in regenerative medicine.

Journal: Communications Biology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction under climate change

Pensoft Publishers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of Colombian botanists has issued an urgent wake-up call after discovering a remarkable new orchid species, only to project its likely extinction within decades due to climate change.

Journal: PhytoKeys

Internet-enabled agriculture: a new pathway for reducing postharvest maize loss in China

Higher Education Press

Global food security is facing multiple challenges from population growth, resource constraints, and climate change. UN data shows that over one-third of global food is lost or wasted during production, circulation, and consumption, exacerbating food supply shortages while causing enormous consumption of resources such as land, water, and energy.

Journal: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering

New global satellite dataset for humanitarian routing and tracking infrastructure change

Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology
Business Announcement

A new global dataset released by the HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) makes it possible to distinguish between paved and unpaved roads worldwide with unprecedented consistency. Derived from high-resolution satellite imagery, the data enable more reliable routing, accessibility mapping, and tracking of infrastructure change over time, particularly in regions where on-the-ground information is scarce. Building on HeiGIT’s earlier dataset based on Mapillary and OpenStreetMap, the new release offers a systematic view of infrastructure change that is independent of local data availability.

Funder: Klaus Tschira Stiftung

National Cancer Institute grants support efforts to understand how fluid flow drives deadly brain cancer

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers are investigating how fluid moving around brain tumors drives glioblastoma’s spread and to develop more precise, patient-specific treatment strategies using advanced imaging, modeling, and focused ultrasound.

Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

Group creates ‘chocolate-flavored’ honey using cocoa bean shells

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the State University of Campinas used a product from native stingless bees to extract bioactive compounds, such as caffeine, from chocolate manufacturing waste. This process adds nutritional and commercial value to an ingredient that is usually discarded.

Journal: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

New EU Handbook of Tools, Online Database and Recommender App support cities planning and monitoring urban greening strategies and nature plans

Pensoft Publishers
Reports and Proceedings

This handbook and its accompanying database of 59 urban planning tools for urban greening and online tool recommender app are the response to a policy request submitted to the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) and prepared through BioAgora.

Funder: Horizon Europe