From the Tropics for the Tropics

NEWSLETTER - Issue 112 - November 15, 2020

Scientists who re-wrote the code of life win the Nobel Prize in Chemestry

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna share the Nobel Prize in Chemestry for the finding of the genome edition method known as CRISPR-Cas9 or “gene scissors”

Integrity of research is fundamental to foster public confidence in science

The problem has worried research funding agencies and motivated academic institutions to discuss the subject and develop educational actions on the matter

COVID-19: lower mortality in the tropics due to higher temperature?

Would higher temperatures be protective for COVID-19 transmission? A study examined the connections between climate and severity of the disease

Case Report: Ramsey hunt syndrome after antimonial treatment for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Herein, we report a case of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in a patient after antimonial treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Interview

COVID-19: virus lifespan in surfaces is affected by tropical temperatures

Lower temperatures help vírus survival, which according to scientists, resists more in smooth surfaces rather than in porous

 

Partners


 

Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
Center for Tropical Medicine - UnB
Hours:
Monday to Friday from 8am to 12pm and from 14pm to 18pm
sbmt@sbmt.org.br - PO Box 4356 - Room 43C - 70904-970
Brasilia - DF - Phone/Fax: (61) 3307-1154

Chief-editor:
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Assignment editors:
Guilherme Werneck
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos