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Based in Brazil, Fernanda Ferreira is a science writer who covers a range of STEM (and occasionally non-STEM) topics, from textile conservation to vaccine stockpiles.

Fernanda Ferreira
Shrink to grow: on the road towards a 57-codon bacterium
Sep 8

Sep 8 Shrink to grow: on the road towards a 57-codon bacterium

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Mice, light and exploring ALAN’s potential health hazards
Jul 28

Jul 28 Mice, light and exploring ALAN’s potential health hazards

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
A Tale of Two Vaccines: Zika Vaccines Show Promise in Mice
Jul 8

Jul 8 A Tale of Two Vaccines: Zika Vaccines Show Promise in Mice

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Remembering the Importance of Sleep for Memory Formation
Jun 21

Jun 21 Remembering the Importance of Sleep for Memory Formation

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Sit’N Listen! Episode 7: Mosquitoes and Maladies
Jun 7

Jun 7 Sit’N Listen! Episode 7: Mosquitoes and Maladies

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News, Podcast
How Tay “Machine Learned” Her Way to Become a Twitter Troll
Apr 12

Apr 12 How Tay “Machine Learned” Her Way to Become a Twitter Troll

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
A Turncoat Virus: Remnants of ancient viral infections bolster the immune response to current viruses
Mar 21

Mar 21 A Turncoat Virus: Remnants of ancient viral infections bolster the immune response to current viruses

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Melioidosis: Über-neglected and potentially über-dangerous
Feb 11

Feb 11 Melioidosis: Über-neglected and potentially über-dangerous

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Paris Climate Agreement: An important moral victory with the potential for greatness
Dec 20

Dec 20 Paris Climate Agreement: An important moral victory with the potential for greatness

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Zika virus: newly arrived flavivirus may be behind the increase in microcephaly cases in Brazil
Nov 30

Nov 30 Zika virus: newly arrived flavivirus may be behind the increase in microcephaly cases in Brazil

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Oh no! Recent paper may make it harder to blame your character faults on birth order
Nov 2

Nov 2 Oh no! Recent paper may make it harder to blame your character faults on birth order

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Insect Zoopharmacognosy: Finding medicine where you least expect it
Oct 26

Oct 26 Insect Zoopharmacognosy: Finding medicine where you least expect it

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
The literal tree of life is useful, updatable and already needs updates
Oct 7

Oct 7 The literal tree of life is useful, updatable and already needs updates

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Ants self-medicate: are even cooler than Ant-Man made them look
Sep 1

Sep 1 Ants self-medicate: are even cooler than Ant-Man made them look

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Be Prepared: Little exaggeration in the Pacific Northwest “Big One” Earthquake Article
Jul 24

Jul 24 Be Prepared: Little exaggeration in the Pacific Northwest “Big One” Earthquake Article

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
What’s the skinny on the dangers of skinny jeans?
Jul 7

Jul 7 What’s the skinny on the dangers of skinny jeans?

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble: A medieval drug raises cautious hope in the fight against MRSA
Apr 8

Apr 8 Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble: A medieval drug raises cautious hope in the fight against MRSA

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Sampling primate poop to provide an important remaining piece to the puzzle of HIV-1 origin
Mar 11

Mar 11 Sampling primate poop to provide an important remaining piece to the puzzle of HIV-1 origin

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
Plagues of the Past
Dec 31

Dec 31 Plagues of the Past

Fernanda Ferreira
Science in the News
 
Photo Credit: Gretchen Ertl

Photo Credit: Gretchen Ertl

Based in Brazil, Fernanda Ferreira is a scientist turned science writer.

 

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