Poor planning and management of dams and canals is “fatal to many species”.
The alert is given by Ronaldo Sousa, from CBMA, in an investigation now published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology.
CBMA team discovers enzyme with potential for biofuels and pharmaceuticals
A team, led by Björn Johansson from CBMA, discovered an enzyme that degrades one of the most abundant sugars in nature, with potential in the production of biofuels and molecules with pharmacological interests.
ARNET Associate Laboratory Approved
ARNET - Aquatic Research Network is an Associate Laboratory in aquatic sciences composed by 742 researchers (318 Integrated PhDs) from three multidisciplinary R&D units: MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) and Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA).
90 Segundos de Ciência – Sofia Duarte
"90 Seconds of Science" is a portuguese Podcast from radio Antena 1 that gives voice to Portuguese researchers.
Europe was main cause for Covid-19 global spread
A study coordinated by Pedro Soares (CBMA) and Teresa Rito (ICVS) indicates that it is Europe, not China, which has been the main source for spreading the disease around the world.
Prize for best poster presentation at Limnología2020
Diana Graça, won the prize for best poster presentation at Limnología2020.
New yeast discovered in grapes with potential to produce biomass and lipids
It is called "Clavispora santaluciae" and the discovery has just been published in the prestigious “International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology".
