Issue # 298 _ December 2020
Cover
- Vaccines edge closer
- Early test results indicate that four vaccines with various dosing schedules provided protection against COVID-19 in adults, with efficacy levels ranging from 62% to 95% By Ricardo Zorzetto
- Back to school?
- Obstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school By Fabrício Marques
- The pandemic detectives
- Health professionals use a variety of methods and instruments to follow the trail of the novel coronavirus and to try to contain the epidemic By Frances Jones
- Welcome voices
- Pandemic leads to greater communication between doctors, scientists, and the general public By Carlos Fioravanti
- “I began valuing my personal relationships more during the pandemic”
- By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
- “When I woke up, it was wonderful to realize that I was still alive.”
- By Sarah Schmidt
Open science
A laptop in hand, a project in mind
Virtual hackathon explores ways to share data and use technology to improve the quality of research
By Fabrício MarquesGender
A field of hurdles
New study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeBiota - 20 Years
Policies for protecting nature
For two decades, the program's biodiversity research has provided a scientific foundation for creating conservation areas and increasing sustainable development in São Paulo
By Suzel TunesGeophysics
Hidden light
Brazilian group identifies rare light in the upper atmosphere over northeastern Brazil, created by the Moon passing in front of the Sun
By Ricardo ZorzettoInterview
Recognized effort
The director of the International Center for Theoretical Physics at UNESP receives award for his leadership role in Latin American physics research
By Marcos PivettaBiometrics
Security at your fingertips
Curitiba-based company registers the fingerprints of newborn babies using 100% Brazilian technology
By Tiago JokuraBiotechnology
New transgenic sugarcane
A São Paulo startup creates genetically modified plant varieties with defenses against sugarcane borers and tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate
By Suzel Tunes
