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A speck of dirt to solve a crime?
Soil sample analysis can aid investigations and help solve crimes | 4'31
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Video
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
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Obituary
Solid knowledge
Oswaldo Luiz Alves helped advance inorganic chemistry and nanotechnology in Brazil
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COVID-19
Biosensors detect the coronavirus
Researchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing
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Covid-19
Arrangement and ventilation
Certain arrangements of musicians on stage reduce the concentration of infectious particles
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COVID-19
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
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COVID-19
Life expectancy falls in Brazil
The high mortality rate has reduced the population's life expectancy
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COVID-19
2.3 billion people without soap and water
Some 2.3 billion people, equivalent to 30% of the world's population, had no water, soap, or either in 2020
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Archaeology
The enigmatic dragon man
An almost complete skull fossil that was hidden for 85 years may belong to a new species of archaic human being
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Innovation
Wireless pacemaker dissolves in the body
Researchers have developed a wireless, battery-free pacemaker
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Political Sciences
The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature
The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed
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Biodiversity
Deforestation and hungry harpy eagles
The largest eagle in the world, is disappearing from some regions of the Amazon as a result of deforestation
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Cell biology
The explosive exit of Trypanosoma cruzi
Biologist used microscopes to observe and document how the parasite returns to the blood
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Funding
ERC president
German geneticist Maria Leptin will be the new president of the European Research Council
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space tourism
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
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Pharmacology
New Alzheimer’s drug sparks controversy
A new compound designed to fight Alzheimer's disease is causing controversy
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Environment
Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking
The ice that covers the Earth decreased by an average of 87,000 square kilometers per year between 1979 and 2016, possibly due to climate change
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Data
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
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GOOD PRACTICES
Copying from Wikipedia
Publisher Elsevier has withdrawn an illustrated book on chemical elements and mineralogy, first published last year, from circulation upon discovering that several excerpts were plagiarized from Wikipedia
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GOOD PRACTICES
Study reveals extent of misconduct in the Netherlands
A major survey of scientific integrity at universities and research institutions in the Netherlands produced worrying results
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Photolab
Invisible message
When stimulated with ultraviolet light, the cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis sp.) becomes covered with bright red dots
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Video
Harpy eagles are disappearing from parts of the Amazon
Preys for the largest eagle on Earth dwindle in deforested areas | 1'58
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NEUROSCIENCE
A statistical brain
Experiment involving structured sequences of sounds and silences corroborates long-held conjecture that the brain uses probabilistic models to anticipate events
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COVID-19
The awakening of a dormant virus
Study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 activates dormant virus in the human genome
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COVID-19
Hybrid coronavirus antibodies
A promising strategy for preventing and treating the novel coronavirus has been successfully tested in mice by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
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COVID-19
Changes in alcohol consumption
Self isolation and social distancing seem to be changing the way alcohol is consumed in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a fall in the number of people drinking
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COVID-19
Birth rates fall in six state capitals
The number of new births has dropped further in six Brazilian capitals during the pandemic
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COVID-19
Deaths exacerbate income losses
Death of 430,000 people from COVID-19 until May could cost the economy R$10.9 billion per month
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