The mutation risk
March 17, 2021 3:35 pmNew strains of SARS-Cov-2, such as the one identified in the United Kingdom in December, could make the pathogen more transmissible and virulent
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The era of genetic vaccines
March 17, 2021 3:34 pmThe vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna result from historical investments in messenger RNA technology leading to the creation of new products
Distribution challenges
March 17, 2021 3:34 pmGovernments need to work with pharmaceutical and logistics companies to overcome obstacles to start the SARS-CoV-2 immunization campaign
Approval strategy
March 17, 2021 3:34 pmAmid uncertainty, São Paulo announces state vaccination plan
First cases of reinfection confirmed in Brazil
March 17, 2021 3:33 pmOn December 9, Brazil’s health authorities officially confirmed the country’s first proven reinfection by SARS-CoV-2
Butantan develops serum for the novel coronavirus
March 17, 2021 3:33 pmThe Butantan Institute has completed development of a serum to combat SARS-CoV-2
Unequal access
March 17, 2021 3:32 pmEven before efficacy data for the vaccine candidates was released, it was clear that there will not be enough supply to immunize the entire global population before the end of next year
Australia gives up on vaccine candidate
March 17, 2021 3:32 pmA vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland and biotechnology company CSL, both from Australia, is the first of more than 200 candidates to be discarded
Vaccines and sharks
March 17, 2021 3:32 pmA compound extracted from the livers of sharks is used in five coronavirus vaccine candidates
Sound absorbing wings
March 17, 2021 3:28 pmMicroscopic structures on the scaled wings of two moth species are able to absorb many of the ultrasound waves emitted by bats
Ten people who made a difference in 2020
March 17, 2021 3:28 pmIn December, the journal Nature published its traditional annual list of 10 science personalities who deserved recognition in 2020
Microneedles to treat cancer
March 17, 2021 3:27 pmA dressing made up of hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve in the body promises to improve skin cancer treatment with photodynamic therapy
Space 1.6 million years from now
March 17, 2021 3:27 pmUsing new data astronomers have predicted the movement of the 300,000 stars within 326 light-years of the Sun over the next 1.6 million years
The weight of human production
March 17, 2021 3:27 pmAsphalt and concrete make up most of the mass produced by humans
Successful return
March 17, 2021 3:25 pmThe Japanese space mission has successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu and brought them safely back to Earth
The oldest and largest blind snake
March 17, 2021 3:25 pmPaleontologists from the University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto campus, have identified the world’s largest and oldest blind snake
Anti-predator chemical shield
March 17, 2021 3:25 pmSeemingly harmless at first glance, the African maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) carries a lethal weapon in its coat
Underground dispute
March 17, 2021 3:25 pmA team of researchers from the USA, Spain, and Brazil have explained the growth behavior of plant roots
Engineering courses: fall in the number of new and graduating students
March 17, 2021 3:21 pmNumber of new students fell by 17% between 2018 and 2019 to 39% below its peak in 2014
Frustrated ambitions
March 17, 2021 3:19 pmA group of researchers from the Netherlands has been working on a large multidisciplinary survey on scientific integrity at Dutch universities and research institutions
1951 paper on homosexuality retracted
March 17, 2021 3:19 pmThe Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease has announced the retraction of a scientific article published almost 70 years ago.
Artificial intelligence in peer review
March 17, 2021 3:19 pmSoftware identifies potential conflicts of interest between the authors of an article and the researchers reviewing it
Take care
March 17, 2021 3:17 pmSurgeon Angelita Habr-Gama has dedicated her career to developing treatment strategies that aim to prevent rectal cancer patients from needing... View Article
Underwater stars
March 17, 2021 3:17 pmWhen disturbed by a physical bump or a beam of light, the tunicates Pyrosoma atlanticum emit a turquoise light
Could these be the precursors of pterosaurs?
March 1, 2021 2:11 pmStudy suggests that extinct small terrestrial vertebrates, the lagerpetids, were the closest relatives of those mysterious winged reptiles | 6'43
The many perspectives of physics
February 25, 2021 4:41 pmBrazilian scientist from São Paulo, head of a research group at Utrecht University, recognized by the European Physical Society
Freelance scientists
February 25, 2021 4:40 pmWebsites connect companies with researchers offering freelance services
The roots of environmentalism
February 25, 2021 4:37 pmColonial period exploitation, and the counterculture movement influenced the course of research and environmental defense in Brazil
Significance restored
February 25, 2021 4:28 pmResearch sheds light on the works of Maria Firmina dos Reis, the founder of black literature in Brazil
A world of possibilities
February 25, 2021 4:22 pmEstablishing literary authorship poses a complex challenge to researchers