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USP wants to read the DNA of up to 5,000 Brazilian couples before pregnancy to discover if future babies may inherit silent genetic diseases.

Viviane Alves 12/06/2026 at 15:49

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“Lazy” DNA reveals the secret of sloths and shows how jumping genes can explain slow metabolism and surprising longevity

Caio Aviz 11/06/2026 at 20:56

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Embraced for almost a thousand years in the sacred ground next to a cathedral, two women hold a secret that DNA has only deepened. They were around 40 years old, had no kinship, and what brought them together to the grave no one can say.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 10/06/2026 at 21:24

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Scientists manage to correct genes in human embryos before birth with unprecedented precision, and the discovery reignites the debate on hereditary diseases, the future of babies, and the limits of genetics.

Caio Aviz 09/06/2026 at 20:46

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A rare species of fish draws the attention of scientists for challenging evolutionary theories by thriving for over 100,000 years without sexual reproduction, thanks to a mechanism known as genetic conversion; meet the Amazon molly.

Ruth Rodrigues 06/06/2026 at 12:54

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800-year-old skeletons found embracing have their impressive story revealed after DNA results

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 24/05/2026 at 20:00

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The rover found on Mars organic molecules preserved for 3.5 billion years, including a compound with a structure similar to substances that gave rise to DNA, and this had never been detected before on the red planet.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 21/04/2026 at 10:25

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Japanese scientists have discovered that human DNA carries a second secret code that determines which genes will be silenced, and a protein called DHX29 is responsible for filtering the weaker genetic messages.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/04/2026 at 21:22

Fita cassete transparente com estrutura interna representando armazenamento de dados em DNA em ambiente de laboratório tecnológico.

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Scientists Create DNA Tape That Can Store Up to 455 Exabytes in 1 Gram and Promise to Change the Future of Data Storage

Caio Aviz 23/02/2026 at 10:56

Sempre achamos que a vida nasceu em poças quentes, mas poeira do asteroide Bennu prova que aminoácidos e blocos de DNA surgem congelados no espaço, sob radiação (1)

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We Always Thought Life Began in Warm Puddles, But Dust From Asteroid Bennu Proves That Amino Acids and DNA Blocks Form Frozen in Space, Under Radiation, Billions of Years Ago

Carla Teles 14/02/2026 at 18:59

800 esquilos souslik europeus viram “refugiados” de aeroportos após queda de 99% em 50 anos na Eslováquia, projeto captura, coleta DNA, marca, cria novas colônias

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800 European Souslik Squirrels Become “Refugees” from Airports: After a 99% Decline in 50 Years in Slovakia, Project Captures, Collects DNA, Marks, Creates New Colonies, and Attempts to Save the Endangered Species

Carla Teles 20/01/2026 at 21:33

Pesquisa internacional mostra que bonobos respondem a possíveis invasões fortalecendo relações sociais, sem agressividade.

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New Study Reveals That Bonobos, Primates That Share Nearly 99% Of Their DNA With Humans, Respond To Threats Without Violence, Strengthen Social Bonds, And Reveal An Evolving Strategy Based On Cooperation

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 16/01/2026 at 21:33

USP wants to read the DNA of up to 5,000 Brazilian couples before pregnancy to discover if future babies may inherit silent genetic diseases.

“Lazy” DNA reveals the secret of sloths and shows how jumping genes can explain slow metabolism and surprising longevity

Embraced for almost a thousand years in the sacred ground next to a cathedral, two women hold a secret that DNA has only deepened. They were around 40 years old, had no kinship, and what brought them together to the grave no one can say.

Scientists manage to correct genes in human embryos before birth with unprecedented precision, and the discovery reignites the debate on hereditary diseases, the future of babies, and the limits of genetics.

A rare species of fish draws the attention of scientists for challenging evolutionary theories by thriving for over 100,000 years without sexual reproduction, thanks to a mechanism known as genetic conversion; meet the Amazon molly.

800-year-old skeletons found embracing have their impressive story revealed after DNA results

The rover found on Mars organic molecules preserved for 3.5 billion years, including a compound with a structure similar to substances that gave rise to DNA, and this had never been detected before on the red planet.

Japanese scientists have discovered that human DNA carries a second secret code that determines which genes will be silenced, and a protein called DHX29 is responsible for filtering the weaker genetic messages.

Scientists Create DNA Tape That Can Store Up to 455 Exabytes in 1 Gram and Promise to Change the Future of Data Storage

We Always Thought Life Began in Warm Puddles, But Dust From Asteroid Bennu Proves That Amino Acids and DNA Blocks Form Frozen in Space, Under Radiation, Billions of Years Ago

800 European Souslik Squirrels Become “Refugees” from Airports: After a 99% Decline in 50 Years in Slovakia, Project Captures, Collects DNA, Marks, Creates New Colonies, and Attempts to Save the Endangered Species

New Study Reveals That Bonobos, Primates That Share Nearly 99% Of Their DNA With Humans, Respond To Threats Without Violence, Strengthen Social Bonds, And Reveal An Evolving Strategy Based On Cooperation

In the cold desert of Ladakh, where it hardly rains, engineer Sonam Wangchuk created the ice stupa, a tower that freezes winter water and stores it for irrigating crops in the spring, a simple engineering feat that mimics nature.

Almost 6,000 residents live concentrated along a single street nearly 9 km long in the interior of Poland. Houses form a continuous row, and behind them, narrow agricultural strips emerge, creating one of the most unusual rural patterns in Europe.

They planted a sea of eucalyptus to produce cellulose, but the monoculture turned into a green desert, dried up springs and rivers, and pushed families out of regions in Minas Gerais and Bahia.

Júlia Pimentel, an 11-year-old from Minas Gerais, independently invented a new formula to calculate the square root using simple addition and multiplication, and her method was published in one of the most important mathematical scientific journals in Brazil.

Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China.

The Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, was covered in flowers and turned into a colorful carpet with more than 200 species in the phenomenon called “desert bloom,” when atypical rains awaken seeds that had remained dormant in the soil for many years.

Heir bought 23,000 degraded acres in the Scottish Highlands, fenced the area, planted nearly 1 million native trees, and transformed empty mountains into a forest officially recognized after meeting 15 evaluation criteria over 20 years.