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Worried about excessive consumption

Submitted on 18 July 2007 - 11:42am

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Some environmentalists and citizens believe that true changes, at the individual level, to adopt a “green” lifestyle will arise when consumers start recycling grocery store bags, bottles of water and make less use of other materials, like paper and disposable utensils. As every new trend, green products have become notorious; although some hybrid cars waste more gas than other compact cars or that a fluorescent bulb ends up consuming more energy than a regular one, because of their excessive use. For some environmentalists, the environmental movement is turning into another product, in which sometimes, the slogans are more popular than the results.

Dream of becoming an astronaut comes true

Submitted on 18 July 2007 - 11:39am

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As an ‘astronaut’ with the rank of Discovery Specialist II, Puerto Rican teacher Jacqueline López Vargas only had an hour and a half to learn how to use the tools to repair and antenna at the space station. López Vargas was selected among 268 science and mathematics teachers from 21 countries and 43 states of the United States to complete an intense curriculum focused on space science and exploration and a training similar to those astronauts take. Her team, called Determination, was formed by 14 teachers, mostly from the United States, but also from India, the Czech Republic, Poland and Honduras.

Going home with two new organs

Submitted on 18 July 2007 - 9:10am

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Luis Correa de Jesús, the first patient in Puerto Rico to have a kidney and heart transplant was released from the hospital. The procedure was done by surgeons Iván González Cancel and Cid Quintana Rodríguez from the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, together with Edgardo A. Santiago Delpín and Zulma González, from the Hospital Auxilio Mutuo.

Urgent to take preventive measures against dengue

Submitted on 17 July 2007 - 11:28am

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The high number of dengue cases reported during the past three weeks puts Puerto Rico in a state of alert on the possibility of a severe epidemic during this season, said the epidemiologist of the State, Enid García Rivera. Since January until June 30th, 1,497 cases have been reported, representing an increase of 545 cases as compared to the same period last year 2006, a year with low dengue activity. For the week of June 25-30, 110 cases suspecting the disease were reported, 81 more than in the same week last year. As preventive measures the public should eliminate breeding places, fumigate and use mosquito repellent containing DEET.

Study reveals health risk for some Ponce residents

Submitted on 17 July 2007 - 11:04am

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Sixty-six percent of the residents in two communities close to the cement plant Cemex in Ponce have suffered respiratory diseases in the last year, according to a study done by Cruz María Nazario, researcher of the School of Public Health of the Medical Sciences Campus, and a group of graduate students in Public Health from the University of Puerto Rico.

Active curiosity

Submitted on 17 July 2007 - 10:52am

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One of humanity’s most intriguing questions is: Is there extraterrestrial life? About 500 scientists are discussing bioastronomy since yesterday in the conference Bioastronomy 2007, the most important meeting of this field, taking place in a hotel in San Juan. These scientists investigate the same questions that humans have been asking for centuries: Who are we? Where do we come from? Are we alone in the Universe? But these people don’t wait for an answer; they are actively seeking them all over the Universe. Daily they listen to the sounds of space, send satellites and probes to analyze other planets and speculate on what could be found someday.

Unceratin future for industry

Submitted on 4 July 2007 - 3:41pm

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Representatives of Puerto Rico’s private sector assure that the controversy between that sector, the Executive, the Senate, and the president of the House of Representatives, José Aponte, on the extension of the Tax Incentive Law has caused the main economic promotion statute for the country, and the investments by companies and individuals to enter a limbo.

Believable explanations

Submitted on 4 July 2007 - 3:39pm

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CienciaPR Contribution: 

The Professional is a member of CienciaPR
In a trial, evidence is essential. In our Justice System, an individual is considered and found guilty only if there is sufficient and plenty of evidence against him. In science, evidence is very important too. But evidence is not always easy to find. When lacking evidence, we should use William de Occam’s -a priest from the XIV century with much interest in logic and science- advice. He suggested that we should, at least temporarily, while we gather evidence, the explanation that requires the least amount of suppositions. This article is part of CienciaPR’s collaboration with El Nuevo Día.

Hurricane land

Submitted on 4 July 2007 - 3:37pm

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The hurricane, atmospheric phenomenon well known by many in the Caribbean, seems to be -in one way or another- tied to the history of Puerto Rico, as well as its folklore.

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