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Issue # 302 _ April 2021

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Cover

The evolution of a virus
Low vaccination rates and lack of control over SARS-CoV-2 circulation is increasing the likelihood that more transmissible and lethal variants will emerge By Ricardo Zorzetto

Interview

Jurandyr Ross: The three Brazils

The São Paulo geographer proposes an overview of the country’s different environmental, social, and economic realities By Carlos Fioravanti

 

Sections

Photolab

Editorial

Good practices

Data

Notes

Obituary

Retrospect

Careers

Small Business Innovative Research (PIPE)

 

COVID-19

New vaccines on the way

Butantan Institute and federal government plan to start human trials of two vaccine candidates in the coming months

By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto

COVID-19

A town turned laboratory

Epidemiological studies, such as the one led in the town of Serrana, São Paulo, should provide valuable information about the pandemic

By Frances Jones

COVID-19

Complex choices

Bioethics committees have become increasingly important in solving dilemmas brought about by the pandemic, but few hospitals have them

By Christina Queiroz

Public health

An agenda for forgotten diseases

WHO launches road map to 2030 for preventing and eradicating neglected tropical diseases

By Fabrício Marques

Ethics

Fewer animals in science

New legislation aims to reduce the number of animals used in teaching and research in Brazil

By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

Funding

A sigh of relief

Brazilian Congress overturns government veto and prohibits the withholding of funds of the FNDCT—the country’s top funder of research

By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

Physics

Twisted graphene

Nanoscope captures the effects of misaligning one of two overlaid graphene sheets

By Marcos Pivetta

Materials engineering

Made to order

Artificial intelligence system determines glass formulation based on the desired characteristics

By Ricardo Zorzetto

Photonics

New light conversion

Miniaturization on a microchip that transforms a type of electromagnetic radiation into two distinct frequencies could reduce the size of laser devices

By Eduardo Geraque

Environment

Hidden losses

The size of the Atlantic Forest has remained almost stable for 30 years, but old forest is losing ground to newer formations with lower biodiversity and carbon stock

By Suzel Tunes

Interview

Gabriel Liguori: A bioartificial heart on the horizon

The creator of bioengineering startup TissueLabs discusses how he has sought to overcome the challenges involved in the construction of human tissues and organs with 3D printers

By Frances Jones

Marine biology

Coral nurseries

Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs

By Tiago Jokura

Public administration

Crafting healthcare policy

Since the 1970s, researchers and other actors have worked to integrate government, science, and the economy in the health-industry complex

By Diego Viana

History

Overseas connections

Researchers investigate the production and dissemination of knowledge during the Portuguese Empire, and their ambiguous power relationships with the colonies

By Bruno de Pierro
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