Search results for Ricardo Muniz

Bio & Medicine Jun 6, 2024

Chimeric nanomicelles show promise as alternative treatment for solid tumors

An article published in the Journal of Controlled Release details the results of a cross-border scientific collaboration that has developed an alternative for the treatment of solid tumors based on inhibition of the inflammatory ...

Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2024

Research optimizes biological control of pest that severely damages soybean crops

An article published in the journal Insects determines with precision the dispersal range of a type of wasp that neutralizes the brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, a major soybean pest in Brazil and one that is highly resistant ...

Cell & Microbiology Sep 27, 2023

Researchers create formula for first synthetic sugarcane molasses with fully reproducible composition

Molasses, a broad term used to describe concentrated sugarcane or sugarbeet juice solutions after removal of sucrose crystals, are an industrial byproduct of the raw sugar production process. Natural molasses have variable ...

Biotechnology Jun 21, 2023

Green technology could permit total use of seaweed by cosmetics industry

An article published in the journal Phycology shows that there is room to transform 100% of the raw material from marine macroalgae (seaweed) into ingredients for cosmetics using industrially available green technology.

Cell & Microbiology May 30, 2023

Research project analyzes medical, nutritional and environmental applications of new Antarctic bacteria

A scientific collaboration between the University of São Paulo (USP) in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and Clemente Estable Institute of Biological Research (IIBCE) in Montevideo, Uruguay, is experimenting with two new bacteria ...

Cell & Microbiology May 15, 2023

Researchers find compound that combats multidrug-resistant bacteria in less than one hour

Resistance to antibiotics is a problem that alarms the medical and scientific community. Bacteria resistant to three different classes of antibiotics, known as multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, are far from rare. Some ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 19, 2023

Researchers cultivate microalgae for biofuel production

A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have grown microalgae under controlled conditions in a laboratory in order to use their metabolites, especially lipids, with the prime purpose ...

Biochemistry Apr 5, 2023

Natural molecule enhances sunscreen efficacy without increasing concentration of conventional UV filters

An article published in the journal Cosmetics reports an investigation of the effects of including rosmarinic acid, an active antioxidant, in a sunscreen along with two conventional ultraviolet light filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ...

Biotechnology Mar 27, 2023

Study paves way to more efficient production of 2G ethanol using specially modified yeast strain

A Brazilian study paves the way to increased efficiency of second-generation (2G) ethanol production based on the discovery of novel targets for metabolic engineering in a more robust strain of industrial yeast. An article ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 22, 2023

Researchers describe promising method to optimize and scale up the production of fuel cell input

A novel process described in an article published in the journal Electrochemistry Communications converts nitrogen and hydrogen to ammonia (NH3) at ambient temperature and pressure with high energy efficiency. Ammonia, a ...

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