Issue # 308 _ October 2021
Cover
- A formula for equity
- Affirmative action has broadened black people’s access to the most competitive undergraduate programs in Brazil, but the impact on black jobs has been limited By Christina Queiroz
- Impact on science
- Greater inclusion of black and mixed-race students in higher education is leaving its fingerprints on science output By Christina Queiroz
COVID-19
First DNA-based vaccine
India has developed and approved the first COVID-19 vaccine based on DNA technology
By Eduardo GeraqueCOVID-19
Oxygen supply
Brazilian startups offer new ways of monitoring essential medical supplies for patients with respiratory failure
By Yuri VasconcelosIndicators
Rapid response to an extreme crisis
With funding from FAPESP, São Paulo’s scientific community came together to confront the health emergency, shows 2020 Activities Report
By Fabrício MarquesScientometrics
Gears of knowledge
Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science
By Fabrício MarquesInterview
Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science
The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity
By Fabrício MarquesAtmosphere
Pollution that causes global cooling
Aerosol particles that worsen air quality and damage human health also reduce global warming by a third
By Marcos PivettaAtmosphere
Greatest threat to global health
Editorial published in more than 200 medical journals highlights the risks of ignoring climate change
By Marcos PivettaBiology
Rainforest marsupials
Study suggests opossums emerged in the Amazon about 40 million years ago
By Eduardo GeraqueHeritage
Relevant rocks
Scientists identify 36 areas in Brazil with highly diverse geological structures and natural landscapes
By Carlos FioravantiASTROPHYSICS
Devourers of worlds
At least a quarter of Sun-like stars may have swallowed Earth-like planets
By Marcos PivettaAutomotive engineering
Electric vehicles powered by ethanol
Several research groups are working on technologies that would allow the sugarcane-based fuel to be used in electric vehicles
By Domingos ZaparolliAgriculture
Bees for hire
Startup based in São Paulo State connects rural producers to beekeepers with the aim of sustainably increasing productivity
By Tiago JokuraUrban planning
3D favelas
How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Frances JonesNeuroscience
The archaeology of the mind
Supported by mathematical models, study investigates the development of human thought over thousands of years
By Christina Queiroz
