Issue # 303 _ May 2021
Cover
- Education at risk
- Prolonged school closings and unequal access to distance learning is causing increased student dropouts and learning-acquisition gaps By Christina Queiroz
- In search of improvement
- Investing in the training of teachers and the sharing of knowledge between schools helps improve student performance By Christina Queiroz
COVID-19

Patent waivers under debate
Suspending intellectual property rights for vaccines needs to overcome technology and production hurdles if it is to be successful
By Domingos ZaparolliCOVID-19

All eyes on ButanVac
New vaccine candidate uses a more stable version of the spike protein
By Marcos PivettaCOVID-19

In real time
Academic initiatives are collecting personal accounts of memories and mourning experienced during the pandemic
By Ana Paula OrlandiBIOTECHNOLOGY

Transgenics under the magnifying glass
Over the last 25 years, CTNBio has approved more than 150 genetically modified products for use in Brazil
By Fabrício MarquesINVESTMENT

Whence the money
A new study analyzes scientometric data to track the sources of funding for Brazilian research and assess the level of internationalization
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeGood practices

Trust and transparency
Studies focus on conflicts of interest in medical science
By Fabrício MarquesGenetics

Family ties
Roughly 46,000 years ago, modern human beings ventured into the heart of Europe and interbred with Neanderthals
By Ricardo ZorzettoBiology

The colors and songs of evolution
Varying plumage hues and song patterns lead to the formation of new species in certain bird groups
By Marcos Pivetta and Eduardo GeraqueClimate change

Risk of more natural disasters
Global warming may lead to more flash floods and landslides caused by extreme rainfall in the South, Southeast, and Northeast of Brazil
By Marcos PivettaEnvironment

Fighting global warming
US academies of science propose a research program to study the feasibility of Earth cooling measures
By Marcos PivettaAviation

Turbulence in the air
Embraer banks on its successful aircraft portfolio and investment in innovation to navigate one of the most difficult chapters in its history
By Yuri VasconcelosInterview

Ivair Gontijo: On Martian time
A Brazilian engineer is one of those responsible for monitoring NASA's robotic jeep Perseverance, as it searches for traces of life on Earth's closest neighbor
By Yuri VasconcelosOil & gas engineering

More efficient pre-salt production
A new method could help engineers to better manage the flow of oil and natural gas from deepwater oilfields
By Domingos Zaparolli