Issue # 300 _ February 2021

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A system under construction
Key in the fight against the pandemic, the SUS is facing funding and governance issues, both old and new By

 

COVID-19

A more balanced game

Immunizations begin in Brazil with CoronaVac, the first available vaccine; experts explain the controversies around its data

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COVID-19

vaccine. Now what?

The introduction of vaccines in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic raises new challenges

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Butantan – 120 years

Renewed momentum

The São Paulo institute strengthened itself, mobilized competencies, and integrated teams to face the pandemic

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Butantan – 120 years

Among venoms, not just from snakes

Researchers investigate the action and possible uses of toxins

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Butantan – 120 Years

Constant metamorphosis

Scientific discoveries call attention to quality control in the production of serums and vaccines

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Funding

No break for science

Brazil’s primary funder for scientific research, FNDCT, has been restructured but government vetoes blocking freezes to their resources

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Entrepreneurship

Supply-side research constraints

Small local manufacturers struggle to gain foothold in Brazilian scientific supplies market

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Teaching

Opening up the world of science

Journalistic science texts, such as those of Pesquisa FAPESP, can stimulate students and help elementary school teachers introduce new subject matter

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Oceanography

Deep heating

Sensors installed up to 4,700 meters below the ocean’s surface record increased temperatures in abyssal regions of the South Atlantic

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Geology

Coastal mountains moving

Subject to constant erosion, they are slowly advancing inland, and within a few million years could form a vast coastal plain

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Ornithology

Where birds came from

Most species in the tropics emerged in extreme environments, such as deserts and mountains, before establishing themselves in other biomes

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Astrophysics

The world’s largest space telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is due to be launched in late December; Brazilian astronomers will lead two observation programs and collaborate on another nine

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Environment

Drones map Brazilian forests

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to quickly and efficiently monitor rainforests in great detail

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Aerospace engineering

Amazonia in space

Earth observation satellite built entirely in Brazil to be launched in February

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Political science

Behind the scenes

Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections

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History

The tortuous entry into Brazil

Documents detail the arrival of enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro in the early nineteenth century

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