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Jailed for clinical trial fraud

A federal judge in the US state of Florida sentenced Eduardo Navarro and Nayade Varona to prison for falsifying clinical trial data for a drug being tested against irritable bowel syndrome

University revokes homage to pioneering dermatologist

University revokes homage to pioneering dermatologist

Unexpected feast

The plant biological clock benefits agriculture

Understanding the plant circadian rhythms, and learning how to manipulate them, may widen cultivation options | 2'42

The problem of fossil traficking

Paleontologists speak with Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police to bring a stop to the trafficking of fossil assets in Brazil

Mobile lab sequences variants

In early August, Aparecida, a municipality in São Paulo with about 40,000 residents, was the first to welcome the Butantan Institute’s mobile laboratory, designed to test suspected COVID-19 cases

Younger people suffering from anxiety and depression

The number of children and adolescents experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pfizer vaccine to be made in Brazil

Pfizer vaccine to be made in Brazil

Faster COVID-19 Test

Researchers created a portable graphene-based sensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in RNA or saliva samples

Vaccinated people can contract and transmit SARS-CoV-2

Even people who have already been immunized can be infected with the novel coronavirus and transmit it to others

Fewer vaccines for those who want them

In low- and middle-income countries the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated is considerably higher than in richer countries

Geometry in ancient Babylon

A 3,600-year-old circular clay tablet made in Ancient Babylon appears to be the earliest record of applied geometry

Sea level controls volcano activity

The sea level may control the activity of many volcanoes on the planet

FIOCRUZ president honored by France

Nísia Trindade Lima, a sociologist and president of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), was this month named a Knight by the French National Order of the Legion of Honor

New professors emeriti at USP

Biochemist Walter Colli and parasitologist Erney Plessmann de Camargo became the most recent professors emeriti at the University of São Paulo

Brazilian paleontologists identify new carnivorous dinosaur

A group of Brazilian researchers has identified a new species of carnivorous dinosaur, a dromeosaurid named Ypupiara lopai

Defenders more at risk of dementia

Heading has been associated for some time with an increased risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases

Articles by women receive fewer citations

Scientific papers published by women in prestigious medical journals tend to receive fewer citations than similar studies authored by men

Tuberculosis screening algorithm

Researchers have devised a computer-aided technique for interpreting digital chest radiography images and identifying new cases of tuberculosis

Transplanting microorganisms reduces coral death

It may be possible to reduce coral death caused by ocean warming associated with climate change

R&D intensity in national productive structures

Of the various data used to calculate a country’s GDP, the output of different economical sectors is of particular importance

COVID-19 studies in “hijacked” journals

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a database of some 320,000 scientific papers published on COVID-19

The appeal of predatory journals in Uzbekistan

An article showed why the former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has become known for the publication of papers in predatory journals

Marble columns

As groundwater flows through the limestone substrate, it dissolves the rock in underground systems called karsts

A speck of dirt to solve a crime?

Soil sample analysis can aid investigations and help solve crimes | 4'31

Microorganisms are everywhere (and that’s not a problem)

A genome survey has identified 31 bacteria as the predominant microorganisms in public places in 60 cities worldwide | 4'53

Solid knowledge

Oswaldo Luiz Alves helped advance inorganic chemistry and nanotechnology in Brazil

Biosensors detect the coronavirus

Researchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing

Arrangement and ventilation

Certain arrangements of musicians on stage reduce the concentration of infectious particles

ButanVac clinical trials begin

ButanVac, the vaccine candidate that will be produced by the Butantan Institute entirely in Brazil with no need to import any ingredients, has begun clinical trials