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Butantan – 120 Years

Constant metamorphosis

Scientific discoveries call attention to quality control in the production of serums and vaccines

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Profile

Shining stars

Scientist uses astronomy concepts to discuss race and gender issues

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Careers

Public well-being

Public health experts are responsible for creating and implementing ways of protecting the health of the population

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Retrospect

Physician, anthropologist, and broadcaster

Inquisitive and inventive, Edgard Roquette-Pinto participated in the country’s antiracial movements and the introduction of radio

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History

The tortuous entry into Brazil

Documents detail the arrival of enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro in the early nineteenth century

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Political science

Behind the scenes

Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections

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Aerospace engineering

Amazonia in space

Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 ready for launch

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Environment

Drones map Brazilian forests

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to quickly and efficiently monitor rainforests in great detail

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Ornithology

Where birds came from

Most species in the tropics emerged in extreme environments, such as deserts and mountains, before establishing themselves in other biomes

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Geology

Coastal mountains moving

Subject to constant erosion, they are slowly advancing inland, and within a few million years could form a vast coastal plain

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Oceanography

Deep heating

Sensors installed up to 4,700 meters below the ocean’s surface record increased temperatures in abyssal regions of the South Atlantic

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Teaching

Opening up the world of science

Teachers explain how they use Pesquisa FAPESP in the classroom

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Entrepreneurship

Supply-side research constraints

Small local manufacturers struggle to gain foothold in Brazilian scientific supplies market

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Funding

No break for science

Brazil’s primary funder for scientific research, FNDCT, has been restructured but government vetoes blocking freezes to their resources

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Cover

A system under construction

Despite insufficient investment, Brazil’s universal health care system has improved social indices and has been crucial to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

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Butantan – 120 years

Among venoms, not just from snakes

Researchers investigate the action and possible uses of toxins

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Butantan – 120 years

Renewed momentum

The São Paulo institute strengthened itself, mobilized competencies, and integrated teams to face the pandemic

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INTERVIEW

Dimas Covas: The trajectory of Butantan

The hematologist from USP readies the São Paulo institute to fight the pandemic and has plans to transform it into one of the world’s top producers of vaccines and serums

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COVID-19

vaccine. Now what?

The introduction of vaccines in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic raises new challenges

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COVID-19

A more balanced game

Approved for emergency use, CoronaVac is the first vaccine to be offered in Brazil

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COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreak started on a flight

Map shows the origin of passengers who showed symptoms of illness after the journey

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COVID-19

A safer way to ride share

Always open car windows to reduce the risk of being infected by the novel coronavirus

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COVID-19

Yes to the vaccine

On January 18, FAPESP started the #vacinasim (“yesvaccine”) social media campaign to reinforce public confidence in their safety and effectiveness

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COVID-19

Immunity could be long-lasting

The immune system's ability to recognize the novel coronavirus and fight it seems to last for at least eight months

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COVID-19

Lockdown and the city air

The strict social distancing measures adopted by governments to try to contain the spread of the pandemic have improved air quality in some of the world's major cities

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Biodiversity

Damage beyond deforestation

Fragments of Atlantic Forest have already lost 23–42% of their biodiversity and forest carbon stocks

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Astronomy

A galaxy destined to fade

Astronomers observed a galaxy ejecting immense quantities of cold gas, enough to form 10,000 new stars the size of the Sun every year

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Physics

Plasma can desalinate seawater

Experiments demonstrated for the first time the possibility of using plasma to accelerate the formation and precipitation of salt crystals from seawater

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Public policies

Scientists return to key posts in US government

Joe Biden, the new president of the USA, nominated geneticist Eric Lander as chief science advisor and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policies

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Neuroscience

Brains shrink to save energy

In adverse conditions, such as when it is cold or food is scarce, the brain of some rodents shrinks in size, helping to conserve energy

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