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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

Evangelicalism and politics

Biological engineering

Lab-made vascular cells actively produce a coagulation factor

Democratic aspirations

Developing a stable political system was a lifetime concern for Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos

Teaching a trade

Established in 1909, Escolas de Aprendizes Artífices were the start of a technical education network that now has federal institutes spread across 644 campuses

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

More information about predatory journals

Scientific integrity researchers attempt to overcome the challenges of classifying fraudulent journals

Formal employment in engineering

Crisis leads to drop in formal employment in engineering

MBAs in the 21^st Century

Changing curriculums reflect efforts by business schools to adapt to new times

The tapir whisperer

Researcher from São Paulo and world-renowned expert on the mammal known as the "gardener of the forest" wins awards for her work

The life of an insect

Biologist from Paraná wins Marsh Award from the Royal Entomological Society of London

Straight to the point

Clearer and simpler posters increase potential dissemination

Anatomy lessons

A 1613 dictionary written by a Brazilian Jesuit priest recorded the Tupi's knowledge of the human body

Deconstructing myths

Pesquisa FAPESP followed the development of pioneering research on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government in Brazil

Expanded knowledge

The presence of the first generations of indigenous people in graduate studies broadens the scope of scientific investigations

Early inoculants

The first products made with nitrogen-fixing bacteria for soybean crops date back to the 1960s

Plant-microbial collaboration

EMBRAPA launches first Brazilian-made product formulated with microorganisms that enhance phosphorus nutrition

Lithium batteries made in Brazil

New initiatives set to propel Brazil into the growing market for automotive energy storage systems

Cooling with a twist

Cooling systems based on twisting and untwisting fibers can reduce water temperature by 7 °C

Cosmic pretzel

Image shows system formed of two young stars entwined within discs of gas and dust filaments

Clues about the origin of type 1 diabetes

Changes in intestinal microbiota may be associated with onset of the disease

The challenge of diagnosing Zika

There is no scientific consensus that any of the 48 approved laboratory tests can differentiate between Zika and the dengue virus

Jacobina controversy

Authors divided over article on the spread of DNA from transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes used in an experiment in Bahia

Creating clean water

Team learning and the search for sustainable solutions highlight science competition at UNICAMP

Midlife crisis

The FNDCT, the main federal funding body for research, is going through a period of recession and uncertainty

Richard Sever: Speeding up scientific communication

Biochemist suggests all researchers should be required to publish draft manuscripts on public repositories

Benefits from collaboration

Long-term collaboration with industry makes research groups 20% more productive, study finds