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A research team led by scientists at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, and funded by FAPESP, has completed the most extensive genetic sequencing of a jararaca viper to date. The focus of the study was the genome of the golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis), particularly its venom genes. Since the species shares most of its genes with the other 48 species in the genus, the data serve as a reference for broader studies on the evolution of jararaca vipers and their toxins. The [...]

The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing massive amounts of carbon in its trees and soils, helping regulate the global climate. Yet a paper published today in New Phytologist shows that one of South America's largest carbon-storing ecosystems exists in an often-overlooked grassy savanna: the Cerrado in Brazil. The study was led by Larissa Verona, a technician working with senior scientist Amy Zanne at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and a former graduate student [...]

Revolutionizing Mangrove Soil Assessment: USP Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Index Brazilian scientists from the University of São Paulo (USP) have developed a pioneering Soil Health Index (SHI) specifically tailored for mangrove ecosystems, offering a quantitative tool to evaluate soil vitality and guide conservation efforts. This innovation, detailed in a recent Scientific Reports publication, addresses a critical gap in monitoring mangrove restoration and degradation. Mangroves, [...]

The Breakthrough: USP and Einstein's Graphene Scaffold for Bone Regeneration A groundbreaking collaboration between researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) Escola Politécnica and the Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein has yielded a bioactive scaffold that dramatically accelerates bone healing. This innovative biomaterial, incorporating graphene, recruits the body's own bone cells to repair fractures, achieving nearly 90% regeneration in just one [...]

Scientists in Brazil have developed a surprising new food ingredient by combining two natural products: honey from native bees and the shells of cocoa beans. The result is a sweet mixture with a strong chocolate flavor that may have benefits for health and sustainability. The research was carried out by a team at the State University of Campinas, known as UNICAMP, in São Paulo, Brazil. The findings were published in the scientific journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, which even [...]

Brazilian researchers have developed an index that can measure the health of mangrove soils at different stages. When applied to degraded, restored, and preserved areas, the index revealed that healthy mangroves, including recovered ones, provide ecosystem services at nearly maximum capacity. In contrast, deforested mangroves have only a small fraction of this potential. The Soil Health Index (SHI) ranges from 0 (worst) to 1 (best) and is described in an article published in the journal [...]

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of its kind ever conducted and published in the journal Nature, an international consortium of researchers compared common genetic variants in 14 psychiatric conditions and classified them into five major groups. These groups, referred to in the study as factors, share genetic variants with each [...]

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of its kind ever conducted and published in the journal Nature, an international consortium of researchers compared common genetic variants in 14 psychiatric conditions and classified them into five major groups. These groups, referred to in the study as factors, share genetic variants with each [...]

A Inovadora Descoberta da USP sobre os Efeitos do Estresse na Adolescência no Cérebro Pesquisadores da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), especificamente da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP), publicaram um estudo pioneiro que revela como o estresse na adolescência provoca alterações cerebrais duradouras. Utilizando ratos como modelo experimental, a pesquisa demonstra que experiências estressantes nessa fase crítica do desenvolvimento cerebral interferem no [...]