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Brazil expands biological control in agriculture through SPARCBio research Brazil is expanding the use of biological control technologies in agriculture, with the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control in Piracicaba developing solutions aimed at managing pests and diseases in tropical farming. "Brazil's agricultural conditions require biological-control technologies adapted to its tropical climate, large open fields and multiple cropping cycles. - Professor José Roberto [...]

Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 1 (ANI): Brazil is expanding the use of biological control technologies in agriculture, with the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control (SPARCBio) in Piracicaba developing solutions aimed at managing pests and diseases in tropical farming. The centre, supported by the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and biological control company Koppert, focuses on developing [...]

Sao Paulo [Brazil]: Brazil is expanding the use of biological control technologies in agriculture, with the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control (SPARCBio) in Piracicaba developing solutions aimed at managing pests and diseases in tropical farming. The centre, supported by the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and biological control company Koppert, focuses on developing biological agents, new [...]

Brazil is expanding biological control technologies for tropical agriculture through the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control, known as SPARCBio, in Piracicaba. The centre works with the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture, the São Paulo Research Foundation, and Koppert on biological agents, new products, and knowledge for Integrated Pest Management. Biological Control in Agriculture Biological control is the use of living organisms such as [...]

Brazilian researchers have developed a biodegradable, starch-based sensor that changes color when moisture enters food packaging. With the addition of cobalt chloride, the sensor changes from blue to pink as moisture levels rise and back to blue as they fall. Consumers and manufacturers could use it to monitor the quality and crispness of foods such as cookies with the naked eye or a cellphone camera, without complex equipment. The research was led by scientists at the São Carlos Institute [...]

For people with moderate to severe asthma, increasing the number of daily steps may be as effective as structured aerobic training sessions for managing the disease. This finding comes from a study led by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and published in the journal Pulmonology. The study demonstrated that both approaches improve quality of life, alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, and control asthma in the medium term. This offers doctors and patients more flexible, [...]

A newly identified dinosaur species discovered during construction work in northeastern Brazil is shedding light on the migration and evolution of giant dinosaurs across ancient continents. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, this species was detailed in a study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. The dinosaur measured approximately 20 meters long and lived around 120 million years ago. Its fossils were unearthed at a construction site for a road rail terminal in Davinópolis, [...]

Increasing daily steps may offer benefits comparable to structured aerobic exercise for asthma control, while also improving quality of life and reducing anxiety and depression symptoms. A study led by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) found that increasing daily walking may be as effective as structured aerobic exercise for managing moderate-to-severe asthma. The findings were published in Pulmonology. The study included 52 physically inactive adults aged 18–65 years [...]

Summary The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Biosciences Institute at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, Rio Claro Campus) are offering a Doctorate (PhD) Fellowship under the project “Exploring microbiomes associated with ant gardens for the discovery of new antifungals” (Process FAPESP 2024/19418-0). The selected candidate will conduct experimental assays with Atta sexdens fungal garden colonies, perform bioinformatic analyses (metagenomics and [...]