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Plumeria alba: native species

Submitted on 4 September 2007 - 9:14pm

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In Puerto Rico the frangipani is more famous for a song than by its own. However, the local landscape features a frangipani that is not as visible, but it’s really important, “plumeria alba”, because it is one of the native species of the Puerto Rican and other Caribbean islands flora.

Back to the hydroelectric era

Submitted on 4 September 2007 - 9:11pm

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Hydroelectric technology used to be the main source of electrical power in Puerto Rico a long time ago, and today is one of the main sources of renewable energy in other countries and has been suggested for the Island as an alternative to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

An example of talent

Submitted on 4 September 2007 - 9:09pm

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Doctor Luis Montaner, professor of the Wistar Institute Immunology Program and director of the HIV-1 Inmunopathogenesis Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is a great example to follow by those who aspire to be outstanding researchers.

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