Given the choice between eating something caloric with an unpleasant taste and more palatable food with no calories, some vertebrates may choose the former, prioritizing energy to assure their survival. This finding comes from a study performed by researchers at Yale University in the United States, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute and the Federal University of the ABC's Center for Mathematics, Computation & Cognition in Brazil.

Cell publishes on its Jan. 28th edition the results of the largest study ever performed on the molecular profiles of gliomas -- that represent 80 percent of tumors of the central nervous system.

In an international study conducted in Brazil, researchers have identified new glioma subtypes on the basis of epigenetic profile. The new findings serve to stratify glioma patients more accurately and will contribute to an enhancement of treatment protocols.

In partnership with the Government of Georgia and its Ministry of Agriculture, the International Potato Center (CIP) has embarked upon an ambitious project to support expansion and diversification of the country's potato crop, as well as that of the Central Asia and Caucuses region.