Issue # 276 _ February 2019

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Science communication without barriers
European Commission and research funding agencies seek allies for global open-access initiative By

S&T Policy

Intellectual property

Mapping out the roadblocks

A study looks at why Brazilian industry is poorly innovative and suggests academic publishing and patent counts are two sides of the same coin

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Gender

Visible women

Initiatives aim to increase recognition for female researchers and their contributions to science

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Science

Archaeology

The water people

For 1,000 years, indigenous people in South America lived in stilt-house villages in the lowlands of present-day Maranhão

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Physico-chemistry

Hidden strokes of Portinari

Tests show how the artist produced his artwork and may be useful in confirming the painter of a piece found in his former home

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Paleontology

The horned crocodile of Acre

New fossil belonged to the 31st known species of a group of reptiles that lived in South America between 23 million and 5 million years ago

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Food science 

Microorganisms of flavor

Study identifies the bacteria that give 11 types of Brazilian artisan cheese their distinctive traits

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Astronomy

A world on the edge of the solar system

Astronomers gather more evidence of another planet beyond Neptune

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Technology

Engineering

The advancement of 3D printing

Health and industry applications drive this additive manufacturing technique to grow 25% per year

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Biotechnology

Healing citrus groves

Startup incubated at Campinas Institute of Agriculture launches innovative treatment for citrus disease

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Humanities

Demography

Global health in motion

A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration

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Photography

Yanomami Expression

Claudia Andujar exhibit on daily life in the Amazon forest brings together not only photos, but drawings done by the local indigenous peoples in the 1970s

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Library science

Shelves of hidden treasure

Collections of rare works in Brazil demand protection and promise new discoveries

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