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The origin of a dengue epidemic

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This article describes the recent article about dengue genetics published in Science by Dr. Mariano García Blanco and his colleagues at Duke University.

 

To read the full article, visit the Spanish version of this site.

 

The Science article could be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2015/07/01/science.aab3369.abstract

 

 

Puerto Rican Luminaries

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Elma Beatriz Rosado

Reproducimos un texto sobre la iniciativa de Casa Pueblo, en la que participa la Universidad de Puerto Rico, para presentar opciones al consumo energético en la isla. Decidimos publicar el escrito en el idioma en que fue redactado originalmente. 

Various efforts are being made to lower Puerto Rico’s energy consumption, and the following story illustrates a vivid one.

Summer biomedical research program for high school and middle school students

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The Biomedical Research Education Program (BREP) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Medical Sciences Campus (MSC) held its Annual Biomedical Summer Internships for middle and high school students during the month of June.  Twenty three (24) Middle School students and twenty eight (27) High School students from three different educational districts participated in the internships. 

Shark that is part of an experiment swims to Puerto Rico

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Pedro Bosque Pérez

A shark that has been monitored was recently track swimming in the south of Puerto Rico. Researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) announced that “St. Mary’s”, shark's name, was escaping the cold temperatures and was swimming in the Caribbean waters.  

 

Spreading false hopes about stem cell treatments

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Recently, several interviews in Puerto Rico have spread misinformation about the use of stem cells for the treatment of several conditions, such as paralysis.

In this article, Wilson González Espada advises readers to inform themselves about FDA regulations on stem cell treatments.

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right corner of the screen.

 

No food without agriculture

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Pedro Bosque Pérez / pedro.bosque@gfrmedia.com

Puerto Rico only produces 15% of the food it consumes, which represents a threat to the archipelago's food security.

 

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right corner of your screen.

Searching for a solution for sigatoka

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Bananas and plantains are a staple in the Puerto Rican and many other tropical countries' diets. These crops are affected by the sigatoka, a disease caused by two species of fungus (Mycosphaerella musicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis) that slowly kill these plants.

The millennial travels of a gecko

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Wilson Gonzalez-Espada

Tener evidencia del pasado es esencial para preservar la cultura humana. La evidencia del pasado puede ser guardada en formato digital o en formato análogo; mediante fotografía o árboles genealógicos. Sin embargo, estas herramientas suelen ser poco útiles si queremos explorar nuestra historia hace siglos o milenios atrás.

Journey to the submarine volcanoes

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Danica Coto / Prensa Asociada

A grupo of scientists sponsored by National Gepgraphic, University of Rhode Island and NOOA will be studying the submarine basin in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean sea, between Puerto Rico and Granada.

The original news story is in Spanish. To read the full text, please click on the "Español" button below or the link at the top right of the page.

Puerto Rican scientist seeks to accelerate heart regeneration by studying stem cells

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Camile Roldán Soto

Ruben Crespo, a Puerto Rican postdoctoral scientist at the Mayo Clinic studies stem cells hoping to understand how they can be used to regenerate important organs such as the heart,


The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can see it by clicking on ESPAÑOL on the right top corner of your screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciap.org).

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