Gene affects the height of Peruvians
January 22, 2021 5:05 pmGenetic alterations may partly explain why Peruvians are one of the shortest peoples in the world
Latest Posts
Gelatin optical fiber
January 22, 2021 5:02 pmResearchers used agar, a type of gelatin extracted from algae, to develop a biodegradable and biocompatible optical fiber
The bigger the tusk, the better
January 22, 2021 5:01 pmBiologists measured the tusks of 245 males collected in Greenland from 1983 to 2018 and concluded that the organ may play a role in sexual selection
Governor extends FAPESP director’s mandate
January 22, 2021 4:59 pmThe governor of São Paulo, João Doria, reappointed Fernando Menezes de Almeida as administrative director of FAPESP for a further three years
Reclusive and under threat
January 22, 2021 4:58 pmDeforestation is destroying the habitat of the timid and elusive short-eared dog, the only canid species endemic to the Amazon
At least 125 COVID-19 vaccines are in development, with 10 already undergoing clinical trials
January 22, 2021 4:39 pmVaccines in the clinical trials phase worldwide and in development in Brazil (as of May 27, 2020)
University to pay US$3.7 million to settle allegations of fraud
January 22, 2021 4:38 pmRice University has agreed to pay US$3.7 million to the United States government to settle a lawsuit that accused its directors of violating rules on the use of funding from the National Science Foundation
Publishers team up to identify altered images
January 22, 2021 4:38 pmMajor publishers of scientific journals worldwide have created a working group to create new standards and promote technologies capable of detecting manipulated or duplicate images in papers
Fast error correction
January 22, 2021 4:38 pmScientific papers on the novel coronavirus retracted due to misunderstandings and methodological flaws, most committed in good faith
Crucial numbers
January 22, 2021 4:37 pmLittle is known about viruses. Existing on the boundary between the living and the nonliving, they are found in all... View Article
Graphene-coated microspheres
January 22, 2021 4:36 pmLight emitted by an optical fiber travels through the center of a glass microsphere and interacts with the graphene that coats its surface
How science helps environmental conservation
January 18, 2021 2:09 pmBiota-Fapesp program reaches its 20th anniversary lending scientific bases to the creation of nature preservation areas and the search for sustainable development in São Paulo state
In violin bow construction, each wood type is unique
December 9, 2020 3:57 pmBiologist Eduardo Longui, from the Forest Institute of São Paulo, and architect and bowmaker Daniel Lombardi search for alternatives to brazilwood for manufacturing bows for cellos and violins. | 10'03
Dedicated to nature
December 7, 2020 6:29 pmResearcher switches from business administration to biology and becomes a leading expert in environmental preservation
The rise of the digital manager
December 7, 2020 6:29 pmCustomer engagement via social media has increased the demand for digital specialists
Skillful surgeon, resourceful inventor
December 7, 2020 6:27 pmDomingo Braile developed medical devices and introduced heart surgery in small-town São Paulo
A thinker of development
December 7, 2020 6:27 pmWilson Cano was one of the founders of the UNICAMP Institute of Economics and a scholar of industrialization in Brazil
Inked
December 7, 2020 6:27 pmFrom the margins of society to iconic pop culture; study reconstructs the history of tattooing in Brazil
Tools for an equitable society
December 7, 2020 6:26 pmEconomists study how social investment and progressive taxation combat different types of inequality, and how they can be integrated
Clothes made of bacteria
December 7, 2020 6:25 pmBiofabrics made from microbes are crawling their way into the fashion industry
Homegrown graphene
December 7, 2020 6:23 pmGraphene production facilities in Brazil’s Southeast and South place the country among the global producers of the high-tech material
Pizza soot
December 7, 2020 6:21 pmPizzerias in São Paulo produce the equivalent of 9% of the fine particulate matter emitted by vehicles in the city’s Metropolitan Region
Windows on the Milky Way
December 7, 2020 6:19 pmRegions of space with less gas and dust allow astronomers to observe stars on the other side of the galaxy
Fire and biodiversity
December 7, 2020 6:14 pmExperiment suggests that small, controlled fires increase the number of plant species in the Cerrado without decreasing the number of animals
Carlos Guerra Schrago: The theory and practice of evolution
December 7, 2020 6:11 pmThe discipline that seeks to reconstruct the histories of species is itself evolving, according to UFRJ biologist
Stunted by recession
December 7, 2020 6:09 pmIBGE’s latest PINTEC survey reveals slowing innovation momentum among Brazilian firms between 2015 and 2017
Luiz Eugênio Mello: Even something good has room for improvement
December 7, 2020 6:00 pmThe new scientific director of FAPESP on his plans and the challenges for research as a result of the pandemic
Research during the quarantine
December 7, 2020 5:59 pm“I put my epidemiologist’s hat back on” Three years ago, I became dean of the Federal University of Pelotas and... View Article
Historical vulnerability
December 7, 2020 5:58 pmChronic health problems and poor connections with public authorities make combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus a challenge for indigenous peoples
Michel Nussenzweig: Antibody hunter
December 7, 2020 5:56 pmBrazilian-born immunologist searches the plasma of patients who have survived COVID-19 for proteins capable of fighting the novel coronavirus