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Mauro
@mrebelo
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Biotech Scientist and Entrepreneur
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2018-03-01 01:22
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mrebelo
agile-methods
2018-11-25 14:47
How to build budgets for R&D projects
In scientific or research and development (R&D) projects, the full experimental design cannot be established in advance, since most experiments require validation of assumptions. You can only budget
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biodiversity
2018-05-04 00:42
Sun Coral Genes Benchmark
To sequence a genome for the first time is still not a simple endeavour. Maybe that is why, out of more than 1.5 million species described, we have less than 1000 genomes sequenced in the genbank database.
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invasive-species
2018-05-03 17:39
Invasive Alien Species - the greatest environmental threat of the 21st century
"Globally, the cost of damage caused by invasive species has been estimated to be £1 trillion per year - close to 5% of global GDP. In developing countries, where agriculture accounts for a higher
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biodiversity
2018-04-22 14:35
Can Regulation prevent Biopiracy and support Biotechnology Development?
Legado das Águas Natural Atlantic Forest Reserve in the State of São Paulo, Brazil A recent article by the Biodiversity access lawyer Francine Franco made me realize that Brazil carries the marks of the
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science
2018-04-15 13:15
"Majority is an expression of force, not rationality"
Winston S. Churchill said that “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” The notorious Brazilian writer Nelson Rodrigues said that: "All unanimity is dumb. Those who
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en-us
2018-04-01 12:59
Can we live with less stuff?
“There are 80 million power drills in America that are used an average of 13 minutes,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wrote in The New York Times. “Does everyone really need their own drill?” Like me, you’ve
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science-communication
2018-03-22 20:57
Men are all the same. And women too (Part II - the women)
Since I tried to explain 'what fancies men', I should also try to answer 'what fancies women',, right?! Women also assess male beauty based on genetic traits. The face-torso-age Trinity. But, consistently,
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science-communication
2018-03-22 11:15
Men are all the same. And women too (Part I - the men)
My father is completely averse to fads. If more than 5 people start to like something (other than his soccer team, Vasco da Gama), he immediately finds a reason to disagree. If I try to argue with him
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bioconomy
2018-03-18 15:09
Genomes, Life and Wealth
Simplified genomes from Atlantic Forest plants (Detoni et al., 2016) Physics and chemistry were the engine of the 20th century. They originated amazing innovation like nuclear energy, transportation and
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science
2018-03-08 14:32
Can we ask for young blood to live more?
Excerpt of HBO's Silicon Valley episode (season 4) 'The Blood Boy' A new scientific article on the positive effects of Parabiosis created a new fuzz around this already hot topic. Researchers from the
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science-communication
2018-03-05 01:58
The Moult - A poetical biological tale about moving on
Chordates, animals with spinal-cord, exhibit continuous growth. It may faster or slower, but because it is continuous, is hard to see. Arthropods, in turn, do not have bones. Its skeleton is external and
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genecoin
2018-03-03 23:43
Meet Genecoin!
Science helps us understand the world around us and create the innovation that improves our quality of life. However, doing science is getting more and more expensive and lack of money is a major bottleneck
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science-communication
2018-03-03 21:57
Posology
Illustration by José Carlos Garcia A woman once told me: "What attracts in you, are the same the things that ends up repelling" It took me a long time to understand what she meant. To explain,
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science-communication
2018-03-03 16:09
The Truth about Dogs and Cats
I'm a scientist and I always cared about sharing the wonders of scientific world with non-scientists. I carried out a science communication blog for more than 10 years. It was an amazingly entertaining
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genecoin
2018-03-03 01:07
The joy and the sorrow of being a Genecoin pioneer
What dos it take to be a pioneer? Well, definitely, to endure some sorrow, on the way to joy. We have created a promotion to give away Genecoin. We thought that people would run to get theirs. After all,
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biodiversity
2018-03-02 12:35
Associated traditional knowledge, Big Data and the Innovation train
Me sampling orchid DNA at the canopy of a centenary Ficus tree at the Legado das Águas reserve in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Photo by Luciano Candisani At the next the Biodiversity COP in 2018 in Egypt,
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biodiversity
2018-03-01 13:02
Grass-roots won't do. A call for high-tech biodiversity business
Today I was reading an the interesting article of Balakrishna Pisupati 'Romanticizing biodiversity' when I stumbled into the statement of late Nobel Laureate, Wangari Mathai, in the UNEP Governing Council
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science
2018-03-01 12:22
Call for a Desinstitutionalized and Distributed Science
Last time I participate in a PhD selection process, I asked 10 students where did they see themselves in 10 years. The answer was unanimous: doing research at the university. I got worried. It is clear
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