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New approach by Portuguese-Brazilian and Australian team explains the distribution pattern of invasive species and how native species adapt to climate change.

FCT is confident that the current review of R&D units is rigorous and transparent, and will bolster the role of reseach centers in establishing an internationally competitive research base in Portugal.

FCT is confident that the rigor and transparency of the evaluation of the R&D Units will reinforce the role of the Units as a fundamental pillar in the consolidation of an internationally competitive national R&D system.

Through FCT, Portugal is now a full participating member of the European consortium ELIXIR, a research infrastructure that ensures free and ongoing access to biological data.

Through FCT, Portugal is now a full member of the European consortium ELIXIR, an infrastructure that ensures free and consistent access to data generated by the biological sciences.

Published in Physical Review Letters, a study by University of Aveiro researchers shows that black holes are more complex than previously thought.

In the journal Physical Review Letters, a team from the University of Aveiro demonstrates that black holes may be more complex than previously thought.

Research published in the journal Science, part-funded by FCT, show how cells measure distances between chromosomes to ensure correct cell division and thus prevent mistakes that may lead to cancer.

A new study published in the journal Science, co-funded by FCT, reveals that cells measure the distance between chromosomes, thus ensuring that cell division occurs without errors.

Recently elected as the next president of Science Europe, Miguel Seabra was interviewed by the journal Nature, on research in Europe and in Portugal.

Miguel Seabra was interviewed by Science magazine about science in Europe and Portugal, as the newly elected President of Science Europe.

A new model to explain the origin and amplification of magnetic fields up to current levels was published in the journal Physical Review Letters by a team of researchers from Instituto Superior Técnico.