Legacies of the genome
February 4, 2020 6:11 pm Leave your thoughtsMagazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments
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Media in transition
February 4, 2020 6:11 pm Leave your thoughtsDigital media helps scientific journalism reach new audiences, but also provides a platform for those that reject the facts
Science for all
February 4, 2020 6:10 pm Leave your thoughtsLaunched in October 1999, the journal has made science conducted in São Paulo and Brazil better known to the public.
Resistance to science
February 4, 2020 6:10 pm Leave your thoughtsCrisis of confidence sparks global debate on how to respond to attacks on science
São Paulo among the world’s major economic centers
February 4, 2020 6:08 pm Leave your thoughtsJust over a third (35%) of the world's GDP, estimated at a total of US$80 trillion in 2017, is produced in 29 regions of the planet inhabited by 602 million people
FAPESP board changes
February 4, 2020 6:08 pm Leave your thoughtsGeneticist Mayana Zatz and chemical engineer Mozart Neves Ramos have been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
Deaths linked to e-cigarettes
February 4, 2020 6:08 pm Leave your thoughtsAs of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes
Carbon nanotube microchips
February 4, 2020 6:07 pm Leave your thoughtsThe new chip, named RV16X-Nano, proved itself capable of running modern software, and could offer an alternative to silicon microprocessors
Water in the atmosphere of other worlds
February 4, 2020 6:07 pm Leave your thoughtsA group has identified water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b by studying images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
A hidden continent in Europe
February 4, 2020 6:07 pm Leave your thoughtsAn international group of geologists has reconstructed the history of an ancient continent that collided with southern Europe approximately 120 million years ago
High-altitude flight
February 4, 2020 6:07 pm Leave your thoughtsThe bar-headed goose is capable of flying at great heights
R&D Expenditure in São Paulo (2017 and 2018)
February 4, 2020 6:05 pm Leave your thoughtsExpenditure on research and development (R&D) in São Paulo increased from R$26.8 billion in 2017 to R$27.6 billion in 2018
Agencies facing unique challenges
February 4, 2020 6:05 pm Leave your thoughtsA comparative study looks at how two of the USA's top research funding agencies deal with cases of misconduct
Secret donations lead to MIT lab director’s resignation
February 4, 2020 6:03 pm Leave your thoughtsEntrepreneur and digital activist Joichi Ito resigned as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
The shadow of self-promotion
February 4, 2020 5:56 pm Leave your thoughtsDatabase identifies 250 highly productive researchers suspected of excessive self-citation and cross-citation
Journalism for science
February 4, 2020 5:53 pm Leave your thoughtsIn October 1999, the Notícias FAPESP newsletter became the Pesquisa FAPESP journal, expanding the mission for scientific dissemination begun four... View Article
Underwater nursery
February 4, 2020 5:52 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Okenia polycerelloides sea slug reproduces in the pantry
Read the international issue
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The water people
January 21, 2020 2:45 pmFor 1,000 years, indigenous people in South America lived in stilt-house villages in the lowlands of present-day Maranhão
Justice is delayed but (apparently) is not failing
January 21, 2020 2:45 pmA study of the fight against corruption from the perspective of police investigations and criminal prosecutions
Global health in motion
January 21, 2020 2:45 pmA multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration
More than just motors
January 21, 2020 2:44 pmWith an extensive and diversified product portfolio, Brazilian-based WEG supplied electromagnets for the Sirius synchrotron light project in Brazil
The niobium controversy
January 21, 2020 2:44 pmThe production of niobium, for which Brazil is by far the global leader, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions
Winds of change
January 21, 2020 2:44 pmBrazilian wind power could provide three times more energy than all other electricity sources put together; it currently supplies 22 million homes
New energy applications for gold and platinum
January 21, 2020 2:42 pmPlatinum-coated gold nanoparticles could enhance the efficiency of fuel-cell catalysts
The hidden strokes of Portinari
January 21, 2020 2:42 pmTests show how the artist produced his artwork and may be useful in confirming the author of a piece found in the painter’s former home
Fluidity in curved space-time
January 21, 2020 2:41 pmStudy supports theory on how dense matter interacts with strong gravitational fields
How forests are reborn
January 21, 2020 2:41 pmIn dry areas, hardwood trees are the first to naturally regenerate, while the reverse scenario occurs in wet forests
Alexandre Antonelli: At the forefront of science in royal gardens
January 21, 2020 2:40 pmIn February, a Brazilian biologist will assume the role of scientific director of Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom
Life-saving vaccines
January 21, 2020 2:40 pmButantan produces 100 million doses of nine vaccines each year