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The coronavirus variant first found in Brazil is developing worrying new mutations that could make vaccines less effective, experts say
Publicado em 16 abril 2021
Brazil's top public-health body is warning about the P.1 coronavirus variant, first found in Brazil.
Some mutations may make the virus more resistant to vaccines, Fiocruz said.
Another study published Wednesday indicated P.1 could reinfect people who previously had COVID-19.
A coronavirus variant causing cases to soar in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere is mutating in "particularly worrying" ways that could make it more resistant to vaccines, researchers from Brazil's leading [...]
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Jolting discovery: Powerful new electric eel found
Publicado em 11 setembro 2019Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt than any other known animal. The researchers collected 107 eels in four countries and found differences in their DNA, along with minor physical variations. One species had the ability to generate 860 volts of electricity, more than the 650 volts discharged by the only previously identified type of electric eel. While 250 species of fish in South America generate [...]ver notícia