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Science personalities 2019

Brazilian physicist Ricardo Galvão features on the journal Nature's list of the ten most influential people in science in 2019

Why the Nile is so unchanging

The Nile has followed the same path in North Africa for almost 30 million years

FAPESP appoints new scientific director

Neuroscientist Luiz Eugênio Araújo de Morais Mello has officially been appointed scientific director of FAPESP by the governor of São Paulo, João Doria

Understanding the Brazilian genome

Researchers launched an initiative with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74

Probe reveals origin of solar winds

The Parker Solar Probe space probe has been closer to the Sun than any other manmade object, and it is expected to get even closer over the next seven years of its mission

Technological skin

Shark's skin feels smooth if you run your hand from head to tail, but rough in reverse

Calcium for tomatoes

How evangelical rise changes Brazilian society

In 10 years, followers increased by 61% and reached a range of participation spheres, such as Parliament. Paula Montero and Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira, from USP, and Fábio Lacerda, from Cebrap, explain how | 14'

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

Titan’s landscape

Of all the celestial bodies in our solar system, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has the most similar geology to Earth

Antibiotics and meat production

Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat

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

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

Deforestation increases, CO₂ emissions stabilize

The rate of deforestation in the Legal Amazon increased by 30% between August 2018 and July 2019

Biological engineering

Lab-made vascular cells actively produce a coagulation factor

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

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

Formal employment in engineering

Crisis leads to drop in formal employment in engineering

New FAPESP vice president

Chemist Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been named the new vice president of FAPESP

A prize for men

This year, the six Nobel Prize categories honored 14 people

Have you ever heard of a stormquake?

A new geological phenomenon has been identified by American researchers

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

Personalized medication

Researchers in the USA have created a custom drug tailored specifically to an american girl with a rare and fatal genetic disorder

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

Saturn has more moons than Jupiter

Researchers announced the discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes ride the wind in Africa

High-altitude winds in West Africa can carry insects over great distances

PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo

In 2018, 22,894 doctorates were granted in Brazil, 7,356 of which were in São Paulo

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

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

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