Redação

Careers

Room to think about the profession

Room to think about the profession

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fetal death

Fewer stillbirths in Brazil

Rate in Brazil dropped 22.9% in 16 years, according to study

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New materials

Whiskey dries into uniform stains

Dried whiskey droplets may be useful in creating new industrial coatings

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Ideonella sakaiensis

The bacterium that “eats” plastic bottles

Bacteria can break down and digest plastics known as PET

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Cerrado

Agriculture dries out the Cerrado

The larger the area for agriculture, the smaller the rainfall volume

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photography

Ion trap in a chip

Brazilian physicist has won two prizes in United Kingdom competition

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Genetics

Healthy, but with mutations

Despite carrying mutations, individuals may not develop disease

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EvoPio

Virtual birdsong

Computational model creates soundscapes of a never-repeating combination

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Silver cloud

An unexpected silver cloud

Unprecedented findings on the chemical compound silver tungstate

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plague combat

Monitored stinkbugs

Feeding behavior of stinkbugs monitored in Brazil

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Chemistry

A new kind of white dwarf

Astrophysicists identified a white dwarf almost entirely composed of oxygen

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Funding

Private funding for science

João Moreira Salles announces the creation of a institute to support science

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FAPESP WEEK

In Michigan and Ohio

Symposium in Michigan and Ohio strengthens ties between researchers

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climate change

More robust maize

Institutions launch a partnership to develop 70 new varieties of maize

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transgender

Guidance for transgender youth

NIH will study the effects of delaying puberty in adolescents

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New center

New digs for the Nobel Foundation

Nobel Foundation builds new headquarters

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Good Practices

Defective peer review

Defective peer review

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Good Practices

Localized effects of retraction

Localized effects of retraction

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projects

Recent thematic projects

Projects contracted in February and March 2016

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Photolab

Beyond the microscope

Beyond the microscope

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Data

Women in science

Female research participation – world, regions and selected countries (2013 or most recent year)

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Careers

Creative ideas from the Amazon

Creative ideas from the Amazon

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careers

Innovation in the industrial sector

Innovation in the industrial sector

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Cancer

Smoking is the biggest risk factor for cancer

In 2020, cigarettes will be responsible for the majority of cases among men

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hair, eyebrows and beards

The gray hair gene

Study establishes genetic variability and hair characteristics

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Human Media Lab

Flexible, bendable cell phone

A flexible cell phone can fit into pockets and mold itself to the pressure

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deforestation

Harpies lose diversity

Forest loss reduces genetic diversity of harpies

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Cerrado

Effect of rain on soil microbes

Soil microorganisms vary with season and the characteristics of the vegetation

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Agricultural Research

The search for functional foods

Embrapa opens a center for research into functional foods, aromas and flavors

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USP

Open access at USP

Open Books Website will introduce works by university faculty in open-access

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