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Data
International collaboration in publications by major fields
Percentage according to field of knowledge – world average, Brazil, São Paulo universities and selected countries (2009-2013)
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projects
Recent thematic and young investigator projects
Projects contracted in September and October 2015
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environment
Geogenomics
Geogenomics is aimed at explaining biological diversity in tropical rainforests
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Data
State commitments in R&D
Expenditures on Research & Development (R&D) as a percentage of state actual net revenue 1 – budget allocation 2 and higher education 3 (2013)
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monitoring system
Cell phone app for crops
A cell phone application will allow farmers to send information to the CEMADEN
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Wolman disease
Transgenic chicken eggs target rare disease
Transgenic chicken will be used for combating a rare genetic disorder
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Astronomy
Old center, new edges
Astronomers has created the largest “growth chart” of the Milky Way
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construction
Mining waste
UFMG researchers built a house with waste material from iron ore mining
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climate change
Draining off carbon dioxide
A regenerating forest drains off more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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sewerage
Higher risk of leptospirosis
The risk of contracting leptospirosis in slums is recognizably high
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Technology
A drone for firefighters
A drone helps firefighters to locate people inside a burning building
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Energy
A more powerful solar panel
New option can surpass and replace the silicon used in solar energy panels
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larvicide
Plants battle the mosquito
Leaves and seeds display properties that kill Aedes aegypti larvae
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ITA
New president takes office at the ITA
Engineer Anderson Ribeiro Correia is named the new president
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Research
BRICS establish a fund
BRICS establish a fund to finance joint scientific projects
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animal experimentation
Project to review animal experimentation
Scientific community have joined forces to prevent changes in the Arouca Law
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Cancer
Working harder to fight cancer
United States announced a task force to boost research
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Immunology
Agreement to produce an Ebola vaccine
Companies sign agreement to produce an Ebola vaccine
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projects
Recent thematic and young investigator projects
Projects contracted in December 2015 and January 2016
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Q fever
Fighting inflammation
Bacteria inhibit immune reaction that wipes out infected cells
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Power paper
Power paper stores energy
A sheet of paper obtained by cellulose fibers into microfibers stores energy
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flora
Tiny flora from the past
Researchers analyzed the internal structures of fossil seeds
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beef cattle
Flavorful crossbreed
Bulls of a newly developed crossbreed are released to producers
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