Highlights

Funding

Budget amendments used as a complementary source of funding for public universities

Although they help fill budget gaps, researchers are concerned about growing dependence on the mechanism

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Interview

Renato Cotta: Engineer advocates for increased investment in the nuclear sector

UFRJ researcher helped develop Brazil’s ultracentrifuge technology for uranium enrichment

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Immunology

Scientists develop anti-tumor immune cell that reduces rejection risk

CAR-NK lymphocytes could be produced in advance for use in numerous patients

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Immunology

Center in São Paulo will test modified immune cells to treat blood cancer in 81 patients

Goal is to fight leukemia and lymphoma resistant to chemo and radiotherapy

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Ecology

Sloths die of heat in the Amazon

Ten three-toed sloths die in Amazon heatwave

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Biotechnology

Oil-filtering membrane

Membrane could reduce energy consumption in oil refining

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Immunology

An explanation for severe dengue

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

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Innovation

Concrete made with coffee instead of sand

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

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Astrophysics

Superhot gases connect galaxies

Filament of superhot gas connects four galaxy clusters

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Immunology

Rabies vaccine in gel form for bats

Vaccine in gel form helps control rabies transmission in bats

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Paleontology

Ice Age survivors

443-million-year-old arthropods withstood major climate changes

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Environment

The unwanted effects of sunscreen

Compound used in sunscreen and other cosmetics hinders plastic degradation

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Zoology

Solved: the mystery of sex in egg-laying mammals

Platypus sex determined by hormone-derived gene

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Zoology

Fifty-nine snake species in the Pampas

Guide presents 59 snake species found in the Pampas

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Technology

Detecting cancer with microwaves

Scientists test microwave device for detecting cancer in blood

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