After 367 days of the Covid epidemic, Brazil borders on 255,000 confirmed deaths from Sars-CoV-2, barring any underreporting. On Thursday (25) the country broke a…
Understand Why Uncontrolled Transmission Tends to Create More Dangerous Viruses – 02/27/2021 – Balance and Health
Places like Brazil, where the transmission of the cause of Covid-19 continues to occur on a large scale, tend to transform into factories of new…
The USP project looks at human evolution with a pluralistic and integrative approach – Darwin and Deus
It is a great pleasure to bring the blog reader’s attention to a very interesting scientific dissemination project that was created by employees of the…
Nature teaches us to act together – basic research
By Clarice Cudischevitch Simon Levin mixes mathematics, biology and sociology to understand human behavior * * Why do fish swim in schools? How do birds…
A Brazilian study found a variant of DNA linked to a higher likelihood of obesity in black women – 02/26/2021 – Science
The intense mismatch between people of indigenous, European, and African origins that characterizes the Brazilian population has helped scientists identify a variant of DNA that…
Gold nanobots can help diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer’s synthesis
Gold nanobots are a well-known material with optical properties useful for application in the treatment of diseases such as some cancers in so-called photodynamic therapy.…
Scientists Create First Large Catalog of Genes from Microbes in Amazonian Waters – 02/25/2021 – Science
Brazilian researchers organized a very peculiar type of fishing in much of the Amazon. Instead of trying to catch tucunarés and tambaquis, their target was…
Neuroscience is gaining followers in sports, but the effects have yet to be studied – 02/25/2021 – Sports
Neuroscience has gained ground as an ally in preparing athletes in Brazil and around the world, although some parts of the sports community still have…
The scientist Paul Crutzen, who helped save the ozone layer, dies on February 87th – 25th, 2021 – Science
The Dutch scientist Paul Crutzen (1933-2021), who received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995, died on January 28 at the age of 87 in…
Those who took the vaccine can still transmit the coronavirus and must still wear a mask – 02/25/2021 – Science
Vaccination against Covid-19 in Brazil among the first priority groups was accompanied by many plans of those waiting for the next day of the needle:…
