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Brazilian brain coral retains high levels of carbon, research finds
Publicado em 06 de agosto de 2025
Researchers have found that brain coral in the Alcatrazes Archipelago produces around 170 tonnes of calcium carbonate annually, representing the retention of approximately 20 tonnes of carbon in mineral form.
The amount of carbon that brain coral produces and retains is equivalent to the carbon emissions from burning 324,000 litres of gasoline.
The authors analysed specimens of brain coral that have a skeleton composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3).
Using computed tomography [...]
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Plant genomic selection models to be created by Artificial Intelligence
Publicado em 20 outubro 2022A new report details how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to create efficient models for genomic selection of sugarcane and forage grass varieties, while also predicting their field performance on the basis of their DNA. This is the first time a highly efficient genomic selection method based on machine learning has been proposed for polyploid plants – in which cells have more than two complete sets of chromosomes. The methodology, published in Scientific Reports, improved [...]ver notícia -
Innovative film made from bacterial cellulose scraps could replace plastic in food packaging
Publicado em 16 dezembro 2020Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, have developed a film, made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bacterial cellulose scraps, that can replace plastic in food packaging. The product outperforms film made of HPMC alone. Márcia Regina de Moura Aouada, a co-author of the team’s article, published in the journal Applied Material & Interfaces, said: “We set out to fill the HMPC matrix with bacterial cellulose nanocrystals in order to [...]ver notícia