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Paleontology
The predator with voracious jaws
A fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul is the best-preserved representative of the herrerasauridae, one of the first strains of carnivorous dinosaur
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Geology
Titan’s landscape
Of all the celestial bodies in our solar system, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has the most similar geology to Earth
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Farming
Antibiotics and meat production
Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat
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Public health
Kissing bug infestations in the city of São Paulo
Two infestations of kissing bugs, insects that transmit the protozoa that causes Chagas disease, have been identified in the city of São Paulo
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Education
People of color in higher education
For the first time in Brazil's history, people of color represent the majority of students enrolled in public higher education institutions
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Environment
Deforestation increases, CO2 emissions stabilize
The rate of deforestation in the Legal Amazon increased by 30% between August 2018 and July 2019
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Photolab
Biological engineering
Lab-made vascular cells actively produce a coagulation factor
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GOOD PRACTICES
Flawed theory retracted
The idea that HIV may not be the cause of AIDS was suggested in the 1990s, but completely discredited when drugs were created that prevented replication of the virus and eliminated the symptoms of the syndrome
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Good Practices
Purdue researcher admits fraud
At a US district court, Qingyou Han, director of Purdue University's Center for Materials Processing Research, admitted defrauding the NSF, the USA's largest research funding agency
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Data
Formal employment in engineering
Crisis leads to drop in formal employment in engineering
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FAPESP
New FAPESP vice president
Chemist Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been named the new vice president of FAPESP
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Atmospherical Science
Have you ever heard of a stormquake?
A new geological phenomenon has been identified by American researchers
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Environment
Climate change could lead to bread shortages
Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change
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Pharmacology
Personalized medication
Researchers in the USA have created a custom drug tailored specifically to an american girl with a rare and fatal genetic disorder
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Archaeology
Social inequality in the Bronze Age
Analysis of remains and grave goods found in cemeteries near the city of Augsburg in southern Germany suggests that social inequality is an older phenomenon than previously thought
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Astronomy
Saturn has more moons than Jupiter
Researchers announced the discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun
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Biodiversity
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes ride the wind in Africa
High-altitude winds in West Africa can carry insects over great distances
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Data
PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo
In 2018, 22,894 doctorates were granted in Brazil, 7,356 of which were in São Paulo
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Good practices
From good example to bad
The journal Nature decided to revoke an award it gave to Spanish biochemist Carlos López-Otín in 2017 in recognition of his work as a mentor for young researchers
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Good practices
Two faces of excellence
The Wellcome Trust, a biomedical research foundation based in London, has launched two initiatives aimed at gathering information about the behavior of scientists and the environment in which they work
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Photolab
Until archaeology do us part
After death, a man and woman in Lapa do Santo, Minas Gerais State, remained together for more than 8,000 years
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Economy
São Paulo among the world’s major economic centers
Just over a third (35%) of the world's GDP, estimated at a total of US$80 trillion in 2017, is produced in 29 regions of the planet inhabited by 602 million people
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FAPESP
FAPESP board changes
Geneticist Mayana Zatz and chemical engineer Mozart Neves Ramos have been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Public Health
Deaths linked to e-cigarettes
As of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes
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Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotube microchips
The new chip, named RV16X-Nano, proved itself capable of running modern software, and could offer an alternative to silicon microprocessors
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Astronomy
Water in the atmosphere of other worlds
A group has identified water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b by studying images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Geology
A hidden continent in Europe
An international group of geologists has reconstructed the history of an ancient continent that collided with southern Europe approximately 120 million years ago
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