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Research study on bioethanol weighs alternatives for second generation biofuels
Increased knowledge about genes that may increase sugarcane biomass and resistance to hydric stress includes complementary use of other crops established in Brazil
Japan runs the risk of confronting an obesity problem
Gradual changes by young people in recent years to the Japanese traditional diet pattern means that the country is beginning to exhibit increased childhood-adolescent obesity rates, according to Unicamp researcher
Japanese immigration in the Amazon needs further study, says scientist
Rikkyo University professor, Hiroaki Maruyama, points out that the Japanese presence, despite its small number, was important to the region’s development and has a role in the history of emigration to Brazil that merits further research
Brazilian Nature exhibit opens in Tokyo
Japan is the fifth country to receive the display of documentation by German botanist Carl Friedrich von Martius in his work Flora brasiliensis
More research on malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax is needed
While studies of Plasmodium falciparum have been conducted in recent years, researchers warn that there is still little known about Plasmodium vivax, which is responsible for 85% of malaria cases in Brazil