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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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Environment

Lakes to lose ice cover by 2100

Some 5,700 lakes in the northern hemisphere are expected to lose their ice cover during the winter by the end of the century

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Archaeology

The oldest art

A scene portraying pigs native to Indonesia could be the oldest figurative painting attributed to modern humans ever found.

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Good practices

Recognizing diversity in research

Cell Press has adopted an innovative policy to encourage diversity and inclusion in scientific research

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Good practices

Rewards for publishing lead to distortions in South Africa

A survey of 967 researchers from South Africa arrived at an ambiguous conclusion

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Good practices

The “special issue” scam

Fraudsters deceive editors of scientific journals and infiltrate the article review process for special issues

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Letter from the editor | 300

Numbers

With the second most COVID-19 deaths in the world, Brazil has already surpassed 200,000 victims of the disease. The figure could be much lower if preventive measures proven to be effective were more widely followed, such as social distancing, the use of masks, and strict hygiene practices. It is equally undeniable that the number could... View Article

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Photolab

The phoenix tree

Like the mythical bird that rises from the ashes, the andira tree sprouts from the ground after wildfires in the Cerrado

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Careers

Fungus genetics

Researcher from the University of São Paulo earns international recognition for his contributions to the field of microbiology

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CAREERS

Modern mining

Trained to interpret huge volumes of information, data scientists have job opportunities in a wide range of sectors

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RETROSPECT

The beginnings of pediatrics

In the late nineteenth century, Rio de Janeiro doctors worked together to reduce child mortality rates

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Archival science

Behind the scenes of science

Classified as documents, notebooks describing early research can serve as a source of reference for further studies

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Audiovisual

Women’s cinema

Only 15% of Brazilian movies made between 2001 and 2010 were directed by women

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