R&D expenditure in the state of São Paulo
June 26, 2019 3:38 pm Leave your thoughtsResearch and development (R&D) expenditure in the state of São Paulo totaled R$25.8 billion in 2017, slightly lower than the previous year
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Transparency on the rise
June 26, 2019 3:37 pm Leave your thoughtsA study published in the journal PLOS Biology suggests biomedical research is becoming more open and transparent
Systematic violations in peer-review process
June 26, 2019 3:37 pm Leave your thoughtsTwenty-six scientific articles by electrical engineer Antonio Orlandi have been retracted
No blame, no policing
June 26, 2019 3:37 pm Leave your thoughtsDutch code of conduct proposes ongoing discussion on scientific integrity without fear of reprisals, highlighting the duties of care of research institutions
From neural networks to artificial intelligence
June 26, 2019 3:36 pm Leave your thoughtsIn the early 1990s, researchers from São Paulo submitted research proposals to FAPESP on artificial neural networks, a relatively unknown... View Article
A perfect fit
June 26, 2019 3:36 pm Leave your thoughtsFrogs are very particular when choosing the flowers in which they will spend their whole lives
Dinosaurs probably originated in Southern Brazil
June 24, 2019 4:59 pm Leave your thoughtsPaleontologists talk about characteristics and origins of dinos | 10'59"
Therapeutic literature
June 24, 2019 4:14 pm Leave your thoughtsPhilosopher combines psychoanalysis and literature to create a reading project for public school students
Long-term perspective
June 24, 2019 4:14 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers can benefit from well-planned retirement
Treasures of the sertão
June 24, 2019 4:13 pm Leave your thoughtsA scientific expedition to Ceará in the mid-nineteenth century helped to expand collections at the National Museum
From cassava to corn, from indigenous to caipira
June 24, 2019 4:13 pm Leave your thoughtsStudies revisit the history of one of Brazil’s most important culinary traditions
Secrets of the forest
June 24, 2019 4:12 pm Leave your thoughtsUsing a multidisciplinary approach, book recovers legends and records of naturalists to reveal little known aspects of the Amazon
Fabrício Bloisi: Local with global mindset
June 24, 2019 4:12 pm Leave your thoughtsThe president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding of US$500 million, and encourages internationalization of innovative companies
Renewing the fleet
June 24, 2019 4:11 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Navy launches the Riachuelo, the first of five submarines that will set a new technological benchmark for the Brazilian naval industry
A face in the crowd
June 24, 2019 4:07 pm Leave your thoughtsFacial recognition systems are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and are already in use to prevent fraud, identify university exam participants, monitor travelers, and check in air passengers
Brazilian technology at the Pentagon
June 24, 2019 4:07 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense
Unusual Stars
June 24, 2019 4:06 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers puzzled by recent discoveries of stars with variable brightness
The progressive destruction of Brazilian beaches
June 24, 2019 4:06 pm Leave your thoughtsLoss or accumulation of sand and mud has altered 60% of the Brazilian coastline
Green, yellow, or red
June 24, 2019 4:04 pm Leave your thoughtsBioluminescence research sheds new light on the mechanisms behind firefly colors
The fragile DNA of sharks
June 24, 2019 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsOverfishing could further decrease the naturally low genetic diversity of some commercially valuable species
Searching for rare diseases
June 24, 2019 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsNumber of Brazilians diagnosed with uncommon genetic pathologies increases 150% in four years
Doubling the effort against cancer
June 24, 2019 3:57 pm Leave your thoughtsHospitals such as ICESP and A.C.Camargo combine basic research with applied research in the search for better treatments for tumors
Magdalena Skipper : In the editor’s office
June 24, 2019 3:55 pm Leave your thoughtsNew editor in chief of Nature talks about the challenge of overcoming the reproducibility crisis and the rise of open access
Support for innovative research in Ceará
June 24, 2019 3:42 pm Leave your thoughtsState creates mechanisms for funding corporate projects, despite the economic crisis
Out of the comfort zone
June 24, 2019 3:42 pm Leave your thoughtsIPEA study finds tax incentives have failed to boost private R&D investment in Brazil in recent years
A center for safeguarding health in the Amazon
June 24, 2019 3:39 pm Leave your thoughtsFounded in 1936, the Evandro Chagas Institute produces world-leading research on infectious and parasitic diseases and environmental issues
Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos: The return of yellow fever and Zika
June 24, 2019 3:38 pm Leave your thoughtsDiscoverer of more than 100 species of viruses in the Amazon, the virologist from the state of Pará says it's just a matter of time before there are new outbreaks of the two diseases
Funding for scientific research
June 24, 2019 3:21 pm Leave your thoughtsThe way in which the Federal Constitution would consider the allocation of resources for science and technology mobilized the scientific community from the beginning of the constituent process
The challenges of universalizing healthcare
June 24, 2019 3:21 pm Leave your thoughtsPrior to the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS), only workers with formal employment and no debt owing to Social Security were entitled to publicly funded medical care
Architecture of the Constitution
June 24, 2019 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsThree decades after its ratification, a scientific study reveals the uniqueness of the federal Constitution's construction and evidence of pioneering spirit in its codification of citizens' rights