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Corals stop reproducing

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 1:42pm

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For the first time in decades, the coral ref. of the northeastern and southeastern coast of Puerto Rico did not have their reproduction, a natural event known as synchronous spawning. This event usually occurs between the fifth and eighth night after the full moon of August or September, when millions of coral eggs and sperm are released into the water to fertilize and form larvae. According to scientists from the University of Puerto Rico, the warming of the seas in Puerto Rico passed the monthly maximum temperature limits and could have contributed to the phenomenon. The excessive warmth of the waters brought with it diseases that have affected the corals, exterminating old and fragile coral reefs and in the worst cases eliminating some species from specific areas.

El Morro becomes a laboratory

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 12:33pm

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Students from the Gabriela Mistral High School in San Juan took bacterial and fungal samples from the walls of El Morro, to determine if they can damage and slowly deteriorate the historical structure. This project, directed by Lilliam Casillas and the teacher Egda Morales, has among its purposes to establish collaboration between science students and researchers.

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Industrials focus on Puerto Rico's challenges in the global scene

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 11:54am

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On November 16, 2006, the Puerto Rican Industrials Association will celebrate the 2006 Executive Leadership Meeting – Innovation and Global Competition: Challenges for Puerto Rico. The activity, to be held in the San Juan Hotel & Casino, will serve as a forum to discuss the challenges that Puerto Rico faces in global competition. Also, it will promote a plan of action to secure a good position for the Island in the field of innovation.

New equipment for prostete surgeries

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 11:21am

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A new equipment, purchased by the Urology Department of the Medical School of the University of Puerto Rico, will allow prostate cancer and other patients with urological problems to be operated with a machine that reduces surgery time and risk, as well as post-operatory pain. The equipment can be use for procedures including prostate scraping, to diagnose bladder diseases, infections, urinary tract stones, tumors and tumor removal. The equipment mainly works using saline solution, which eliminates the risk of blood poisoning.

A home for illegal animals

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 11:07am

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The Species Confinement Center of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) in the Cambalache Forest in Arecibo was created on 2003 to rescue, manage, monitor and relocate exotic species that enter Puerto Rico illegally. Besides rescuing and taking care of the animals, the Center has educational activities for the public, offering talks and demonstrations with the animals.

Alliance between NASA and UPR

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 10:46am

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) are working together through Filius Institute, to motivate blind people to become researchers in science and mathematics. Filius was created 5 years ago, with the purpose of doing research about people with disabilities, and how to integrate them to social life. Currently the Institute together with NASA, works in an interactive program for blind students, presenting them with meteorological conditions of a hurricane and the analysis of these phenomena. Through this kind of initiatives NASA hopes to reduce the unemployment rate among the blind community in the United States that reaches 74%.

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