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Insufficient food
In addition to poverty, research on hunger is starting to examine bottlenecks in the journey that food takes from farm to fork
Letter from the editor
Food on the table
Brazil is known for its agricultural activity. The country’s harvests break record after record, with growing productivity, and Brazil is a world leader in exports of various commodities. However, there is another agricultural reality that is less attractive. The area planted with rice and beans, the basis of the national diet, decreased by more than... View Article
PHOTOLAB
Laboratory star
Crystal inside pulsed laser equipment creates beautiful luminous effect
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
Damage inventory
How Francisco Inácio Bastos transitioned from psychiatry to epidemiology to broaden his understanding of drug use in Brazil
PHARMACOLOGY
A potential vaccine against cocaine abuse
Vaccine stimulates the production of antibodies against cocaine in animal experiments
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DATA
Decline in scientific output in 2022
Data show a decline in scientific output in São Paulo and Brazil as a whole in 2022
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
How retracted articles survived peer review
Article examines how papers retracted due to error or fraud managed to pass peer review
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GOOD PRACTICES
Animal abuse at malaria research center
Agency stops funding malaria research center after mistreatment of monkeys
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Obstacles to innovation
Knowledge about Zika and Chikungunya resulted in several patents, but few products within public reach
Technology
India plans national research agency with US$6 billion budget
India planning to create a national funding agency to stimulate research at the country's universities, institutes, and laboratories
By Redação
Astronomy
Why we see fewer stars at night
Increased artificial light in the night sky hinders astronomical observations, study says
By Redação