Guia Covid-19

Highlights

Interview

Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science

The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity

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Scientometrics

Gears of knowledge

Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science

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Indicators

Rapid response to an extreme crisis

With funding from FAPESP, São Paulo’s scientific community came together to confront the health emergency, shows 2020 Activities Report

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COVER

Impact on science

Greater inclusion of black and mixed-race students in higher education is leaving its fingerprints on science output

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COVER

A formula for equity

Affirmative action has broadened black people’s access to the most competitive undergraduate programs in Brazil, but the impact on black jobs has been limited

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INTERVIEW

Carlos Alfredo Joly: It’s time to focus on biodiversity

Botanist who created the Biota program states that defending the preservation of biological wealth is key to fighting climate change

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COVID-19

Oxygen supply

Brazilian startups offer new ways of monitoring essential medical supplies for patients with respiratory failure

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COVID-19

First DNA-based vaccine

India has developed and approved the first COVID-19 vaccine based on DNA technology

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COVID-19

Still too soon for booster doses

An international group of scientists argued against the idea of giving the majority of the population COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

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Covid-19

Less working remotely

Researchers are trying to estimate the impacts on employee communication and the dynamics of collaboration

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COVID-19

Study outlines COVID-19’s profile in African countries

Study outlines COVID-19's profile in African countries

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COVID-19

Another potential route to brain infection

The nose may not be the only way the novel coronavirus reaches the brain

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COVID-19

The protective effect of masks

Widespread and proper use of masks reduces transmission of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 cases, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject

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Archaeology

Arrival in the northwest of the Amazon

According to the dating of seeds and carbonized material, the first humans settled in northwestern Amazonia at least 12,600 years ago

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Environment

Food and greenhouse gases

Global food production accounts for about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with human activity, and foods of animal origin are the worst polluters

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