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E. coli celebrity among scientists

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This is the second of a series of articles published by CienciaPR in collaboration with El Nuevo Dia, about organisms used as experimental models in biomedical sciences.

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Key to the mysteries of the human being

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Cuban Biotechnology Revolution

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Cuba is one of the few developing countries that has been able to turn its science and technology advancements into a productive area that generates social benefits and more recently commercial benefits from exporting. This Caribbean country has been doing research to create vaccines against AIDS and certain types of cancer and they have already generated the only vaccine against meningitis B, as well as interferon’s to fight viral infections. This Cuban biotechnology revolution happened thanks to a series of state investments and research with a practical focus and the foundation of several research centers, university reforms and its natural sciences programs and more importantly, sending Cuban scientists abroad.

Fungi essential for the environment

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There are around 500 species of fungi in Puerto Rico that includes decomposers, edible, poisonous and hallucinogenic fungi. Mycologist Beatriz Ortiz Santana points out the ecological importance of fungi, because they help recycle organic matter and nutrients into the environment. Also, fungi are edible and they can be used to make medicines and prepare certain cheeses, wine, and beers. About the not so nice aspects of fungi, Ortiz Santana explained that some of these organisms are responsible for rotting food, contaminating the environment, deteriorating valuables (like wood, clothes, paintings, electronics, etc.), causing diseases in plants, animals and humans. There’s another variety of fungi that produce mycotoxins and are considered venomous, while other are hallucinogenic.

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