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Philosopher and provocateur

November 9, 2021 6:56 pm Published by

An icon when it comes to research on authors such as Marx and Wittgenstein, José Arthur Giannotti left a legacy of original work and trained generations of researchers

A radical romantic

November 9, 2021 6:54 pm Published by

Academic studies give new perspectives on Álvares de Azevedo’s work for the 190th anniversary of his birth

Free passage through the skin

November 9, 2021 6:46 pm Published by

Simulations indicate that applying an electric field stimulates the formation of "blisters" that turn the epidermis into a gateway for drugs to enter the body

A vein under pressure

November 9, 2021 6:45 pm Published by

Following transplantation to the heart in surgeries to treat coronary artery disease, saphenous veins undergo drastic restructuring and can become clogged

Boosted atmosphere

November 9, 2021 6:40 pm Published by

Studies indicate that almost 80% of 405 recent extreme events were more frequent or intense due to changes caused by humans

Widespread lack of support

November 9, 2021 6:34 pm Published by

113,000 children have been orphaned in Brazil during the pandemic, challenging families to search for alternatives to prevent them from being placed into residential care

Mobile lab sequences variants

November 9, 2021 6:31 pm Published by

In early August, Aparecida, a municipality in São Paulo with about 40,000 residents, was the first to welcome the Butantan Institute’s mobile laboratory, designed to test suspected COVID-19 cases

Faster COVID-19 Test

November 9, 2021 6:30 pm Published by

Researchers created a portable graphene-based sensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in RNA or saliva samples

Geometry in ancient Babylon

November 9, 2021 6:27 pm Published by

A 3,600-year-old circular clay tablet made in Ancient Babylon appears to be the earliest record of applied geometry