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"Cocaine Sharks" Found In Brazil, Scientist Unsure Where They Get The Drug
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have cocaine in them and scientists believe the drug may be altering their behaviour. In a study conducted on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks from waters near Rio de Janeiro, marine biologists found high levels of cocaine
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Fossils Of Ancient Crocodile-Like Reptile Found In Brazil
A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs.
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Scientists Discover A Cannabis Compound In Common Brazilian Plant
CBD, increasingly used by some to treat conditions including epilepsy, chronic pain, and anxiety, is one of the main active compounds in cannabis.
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Brazilian Scientists Capture How Lightning Rods Attract Bolts
Armed with a high-speed video camera with a high resolution, scientists captured the electric action in Sao Jose dos Campos, a city northeast of Sao Paulo.
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No Data Yet On Efficacy of Covid Vaccines Against Virus Variants, Say Scientists: Report
Preliminary research shows the two vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India are effective against the UK variant of the novel coronavirus but there is no data on their efficacy against the South African and Brazilian mutants detected in the country.
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Brazil Scientists Building Particle Accelerator Size Of Maracana Stadium
Brazilian scientists are racing against time to finish building a particle accelerator the size of the Maracana football stadium before government funds run out or it is superseded by rival technology.
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Amazon's "Tallest Tree" Safe From Fires, Say Scientists
Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern Brazil, untouched by a spate of wildfires that have raged in the rainforest for weeks.
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Largest Dinosaur Fossil In Brazil Discovered
Brazilian scientists have identified the fossil of the largest dinosaur ever discovered in the country, measuring an incredible 25 meters long.
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Serena Williams Concerned by Zika at Rio Olympics, Novak Djokovic Pleads For Brazilians
An open letter addressed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers on Friday called for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to be moved or delayed to help prevent the spread of Zika
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Brazil Confirms Mosquito As Zika Vector
Brazilian scientists said on Monday they have found the first hard evidence the Zika virus blamed for causing brain damage in hundreds of babies is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Brazilian Zika Doctors Find Severe Brain Damage In Babies: Study
Brazilian scientists studying possible links between birth defects and the mosquito-borne Zika virus have found that babies born with microcephaly have severe brain damage with a range of abnormalities.
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Brazilian Scientists Find New Zika-Linked Brain Disorder In Adults
Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new brain disorder associated with Zika infections in adults: an autoimmune syndrome called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM, that attacks the brain and spinal cord.
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US Doctors Upgrade Zika Precautions; Virus Found In Saliva, Urine
Brazilian scientists announced on Friday they had found Zika in the saliva and urine of two patients, as U.S. health officials advised more stringent measures for monitoring pregnant women for Zika and preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
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"Cocaine Sharks" Found In Brazil, Scientist Unsure Where They Get The Drug
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have cocaine in them and scientists believe the drug may be altering their behaviour. In a study conducted on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks from waters near Rio de Janeiro, marine biologists found high levels of cocaine
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Fossils Of Ancient Crocodile-Like Reptile Found In Brazil
A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs.
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Scientists Discover A Cannabis Compound In Common Brazilian Plant
CBD, increasingly used by some to treat conditions including epilepsy, chronic pain, and anxiety, is one of the main active compounds in cannabis.
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Brazilian Scientists Capture How Lightning Rods Attract Bolts
Armed with a high-speed video camera with a high resolution, scientists captured the electric action in Sao Jose dos Campos, a city northeast of Sao Paulo.
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No Data Yet On Efficacy of Covid Vaccines Against Virus Variants, Say Scientists: Report
Preliminary research shows the two vaccines against COVID-19 approved in India are effective against the UK variant of the novel coronavirus but there is no data on their efficacy against the South African and Brazilian mutants detected in the country.
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Brazil Scientists Building Particle Accelerator Size Of Maracana Stadium
Brazilian scientists are racing against time to finish building a particle accelerator the size of the Maracana football stadium before government funds run out or it is superseded by rival technology.
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Amazon's "Tallest Tree" Safe From Fires, Say Scientists
Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern Brazil, untouched by a spate of wildfires that have raged in the rainforest for weeks.
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Largest Dinosaur Fossil In Brazil Discovered
Brazilian scientists have identified the fossil of the largest dinosaur ever discovered in the country, measuring an incredible 25 meters long.
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Serena Williams Concerned by Zika at Rio Olympics, Novak Djokovic Pleads For Brazilians
An open letter addressed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers on Friday called for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to be moved or delayed to help prevent the spread of Zika
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Brazil Confirms Mosquito As Zika Vector
Brazilian scientists said on Monday they have found the first hard evidence the Zika virus blamed for causing brain damage in hundreds of babies is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Brazilian Zika Doctors Find Severe Brain Damage In Babies: Study
Brazilian scientists studying possible links between birth defects and the mosquito-borne Zika virus have found that babies born with microcephaly have severe brain damage with a range of abnormalities.
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Brazilian Scientists Find New Zika-Linked Brain Disorder In Adults
Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new brain disorder associated with Zika infections in adults: an autoimmune syndrome called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM, that attacks the brain and spinal cord.
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US Doctors Upgrade Zika Precautions; Virus Found In Saliva, Urine
Brazilian scientists announced on Friday they had found Zika in the saliva and urine of two patients, as U.S. health officials advised more stringent measures for monitoring pregnant women for Zika and preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
