Fred Furtadohttps://www.scidev.net/global/rss.xml/?type=author&rssname=fred-furtadoFred Furtado RSS feeds.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:05:31 GMTenArmadillo mascot scores before World Cup even startshttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/armadillo-mascot-world-cup/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/armadillo-mascot-world-cup/Scientists’ criticism of the event’s organisers may have helped to protect the mascot and ensure green goals. Thu, 5 Jun 2014 04:07:30 GMT+0000Fred FurtadoPanama’s sloths harbour potential drugshttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/panama-s-sloths-harbour-potential-drugs/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/panama-s-sloths-harbour-potential-drugs/Fungi on three-toed sloth’s fur make compounds that fight bacteria, malaria and Chagas disease parasites in the lab. Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:53:12 GMT+0000Fred FurtadoHookworm genome sequence helps identify drug candidateshttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/hookworm-genome-sequence-helps-identify-drug-candidates/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/hookworm-genome-sequence-helps-identify-drug-candidates/The decoded genome is aiding efforts to find drugs against a parasite that infects almost 600 million poor people. Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:38:14 GMT+0000Fred FurtadoBleep bleep: An earthquake is two minutes awayhttps://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/bleep-bleep-an-earthquake-is-two-minutes-away/https://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/bleep-bleep-an-earthquake-is-two-minutes-away/A smartphone app could save lives by providing updates about impending earthquakes. Mon, 2 Dec 2013 02:35:58 GMT+0000Fred Furtado