Highlights
Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 Tracker
In just two days, a group of Brazilian researchers designed and developed a cell phone application capable of reading the result (positive or negative) of a COVID-19 rapid test
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Covid-19
Growing lung cells
São Paulo–based startup TissueLabs has created a platform that mimics the environment of the pulmonary epithelium to allow scientists to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, affects the lungs
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Covid-19
Self-isolation and city air
Self-isolation measures have cleared city streets, leading to a decrease in air pollution
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Astronomy
High-resolution moon
Researchers have produced the first detailed digital map of the Moon's entire surface
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Genetics
Gene affects the height of Peruvians
Genetic alterations may partly explain why Peruvians are one of the shortest peoples in the world
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Medicine
Gelatin optical fiber
Researchers used agar, a type of gelatin extracted from algae, to develop a biodegradable and biocompatible optical fiber
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Zoology
The bigger the tusk, the better
Biologists measured the tusks of 245 males collected in Greenland from 1983 to 2018 and concluded that the organ may play a role in sexual selection
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Foundation
Governor extends FAPESP director’s mandate
The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, reappointed Fernando Menezes de Almeida as administrative director of FAPESP for a further three years
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Biodiversity
Reclusive and under threat
Deforestation is destroying the habitat of the timid and elusive short-eared dog, the only canid species endemic to the Amazon
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Data
At least 125 COVID-19 vaccines are in development, with 10 already undergoing clinical trials
Vaccines in the clinical trials phase worldwide and in development in Brazil (as of May 27, 2020)
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Good practices
University to pay US$3.7 million to settle allegations of fraud
Rice University has agreed to pay US$3.7 million to the United States government to settle a lawsuit that accused its directors of violating rules on the use of funding from the National Science Foundation
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Good practices
Publishers team up to identify altered images
Major publishers of scientific journals worldwide have created a working group to create new standards and promote technologies capable of detecting manipulated or duplicate images in papers
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Photolab
Graphene-coated microspheres
Light emitted by an optical fiber travels through the center of a glass microsphere and interacts with the graphene that coats its surface
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