Redação
biochemistry
Skyscrapers for bacteria communities
Under ideal conditions, Cyanobacteria convert more light to chemical energy
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biotechnology
Artificial neuron controls carnivorous plant
Researchers build artificial neuron with material compatible with biological tissues
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infectology
Mosquitoes learn to avoid poison
Disease-carrying insects can learn to avoid insecticides after being exposed just once to nonlethal doses
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PALEONTOLOGY
A precursor to dinosaurs
An 11-centimeter right femur is all that remains of the oldest dinosaur precursor ever found in South America
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Evolution
Fight or flight
The ability of birds to fly seems incompatible with the ability to attack and defend using spurs
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Video
The uncertain identity of the pigmy marmoset
Brazilian primatologist Jean Boubli, from Salford University, in the UK, and his team, solved a 19th century mistery regarding the world's smallest monkeys | 3'47
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COVID-19
Third dose lowers risk of death
Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19
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COVID-19
A controversial experiment
An experiment deliberately exposes healthy, unvaccinated people to the coronavirus
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COVID-19
Long-term damage to the surroundings
A cellular change induced by SARS-CoV-2 may explain prolonged symptoms of the disease
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environment
More burns, more hospitalizations
Fires also weigh heavily on the public health system
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Financing
More money for science in the USA
The US House of Representatives passed a bill expanding the budgets of research-funding agencies in the country
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Public health
Mosquito net benefits last for decades
Mosquito net benefits last for decades
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Recognition
Tribute to Antonieta de Barros
Antonieta de Barros (1901–1952) has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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BIODIVERSITY
More trees than previously thought
A study estimates that there are about 73,000 species of trees on Earth
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ASTROPHYSICS
The restless heart of the Milky Way
A high-resolution image of the Milky Way's galactic core reveals an abundance of highly energetic events
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Genetics
A connection between big and small
Dog breeds can have up to 40-fold size differences, determined by 25 genes
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Medicine
Walking again thanks to new implant
Pacients with spinal cord injuries were able to walk after implanted with special electrodes
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Collaboration
USP launches innovation center in partnership with China
USP launches innovation center in partnership with China
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ARCHEOLOGY
Neanderthals and humans took turns occupying Europe
Neanderthals and humans took turns occupying Europe
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DATA
Doctorates dropped significantly in 2020
Doctoral training has a significant drop in 2020
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GOOD PRACTICES
The disease of self-plagiarism in Russia
One in every 20 papers published in Russian journals between 2014 and 2017 was an exact or near copy of an existing article
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photolab
Beyond the landscape
Presence of typical bird is a reminder of the diversity of plant formations in Amazonia
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GOOD PRACTICES
Biden’s chief science advisor forced to resign
Biden's chief science advisor forced to resign
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COVID-19
Environmental damage caused by COVID-19
The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic
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PANDEMIC
Infection and elite athletes
Elite athletes also need time to recover after being infected by the novel coronavirus
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PANDEMIC
Death toll underestimated in India
At least 3.2 million Indians have died from COVID-19
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Paleontology
The largest “sea dragon” fossil in the UK
Paleontologists and conservationists announced that they had identified the UK's largest ichthyosaur fossil
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