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Nearly half of Amazon city's COVID-19 cases caused by new variant found in Brazil: research
Publicado em 23 janeiro 2021
A variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in Brazil already accounts for about half of new infections in the country's Amazonian city of Manaus, raising concerns about a greater risk of spread, a researcher warned on Friday.
A team led by immunologist Ester Sabino collected genomic data from COVID-19 tests in Manaus that indicated 42 percent of the confirmed cases were infected by the new variant, which has mutations similar to the British and South African variants.
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Nature Discoveries: New high-voltage electric eels revealed
Publicado em 12 setembro 2019Call it a shock discovery: DNA research has revealed two entirely new species of electric eel in the Amazon basin, including one capable of delivering a record-breaking jolt. The findings are evidence, researchers say, of the incredible diversity in the Amazon rainforest – much of it still unknown to science – and illustrate why it is so important to protect a habitat at risk from deforestation, logging and fires. “In spite of all human impact on the Amazon rainforest in the [...]ver notícia