Issue # 288 _ February 2020

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Cover

Gene scissors
Human tests attempt to determine whether DNA cutting and editing is a safe way to treat diseases By
Graham Dellaire: Science with caution
Molecular biologist says ethical use of gene editing depends on broad consensus and a shift in scientific culture By
A scientific hitch
Unexpected bacterial DNA found in the genome of genetically modified bulls impacts the plans of companies in the USA and Brazil By
Heather Lombardi: Support for gene editing
FDA official says the agency is in favor of editing the genomes of living organisms to create products that benefit society By

Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Innovation at atomic scale

Pesquisa FAPESP has closely followed developments in the field of nanotechnology

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S&T Policy

Public Policy

Disjointed strategies

Audit places deficient cross-institutional coordination at the root of poor innovation performance in Brazil

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Indicators

The geography of innovation

New methodology measures science and technology performance across Brazilian states

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Interview

Eva Zažímalová: Eyes on the world

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences discusses strategies to integrate science internationally and bring it closer to industry

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Science

Climate change

Australia on fire

Record-breaking heat and drought levels cause fires that cover an area 2.5 times the size of the 2019 Amazon fires

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Ecology

Pollinating ants

The ant species Camponotus crassus is the primary fertilizer of the evergreen plant species Paepalanthus lundii, endemic to the Cerrado of Minas Gerais

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Zoology

Rescuing the watercolors

New book gathers more than 500 "lost" drawings of Brazilian fish produced during a 19th century expedition

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Population genetics

The last of the Tupiniquim

Indigenous people from Espírito Santo reached the Brazilian coastline 1,200 years ago and later met European colonizers during the Age of Discovery

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Physics

Germanium energy

New material could increase the durability and safety of lithium batteries

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Technology

Financial Services 

The fintech wave

Financial technology startups are becoming mainstream and disrupting the banking industry

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Nanotechnology 

Going global

Conceived at a São Paulo university, a company specializing in nanotechnological solutions looks to go international

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Humanities

International Relations

A look at the United States

Eleven years after its establishment, a research institute focuses on systematizing knowledge about the most powerful country on the planet

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Interview

Adrian Lavalle: The exercise of democracy

A study on non-electoral control mechanisms reveals the innovative character of the Brazilian experience

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History

A feast for historians

New studies help to explain how changing eating habits shaped culture and the economy in São Paulo and Recife

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