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Celebration for the Ecological Corridor protection

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The northeast area of Puerto Rico (known as Corredor Ecológico) could be turn into an ecoturistic region with the Rainforest (El Yunque) as the focal point.

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They'll be cooking up a Mars menu that's out of this world

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Six mock 'astronauts' to research what's best to feed space crew on long missions. Among these researchers is Dr. Yajaira Sierra-Sastre, a Puerto Rican nanomaterials scientist and member of Ciencia Puerto Rico. Yajaira has shared with us a recipe of Puerto Rican beans she created with some of the dehydrated ingredients an astronaut would have available in space. You can find her recipe here.

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CDI Laboratories receives funding boost

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The Puerto Rican companies CDI Laboratories —which generates highly specific monoclonal antibodies—has received $8.7 million from the NIH to begin a new research phase.

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Papo Vives inspires generations of scientists

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Papo Vives, a retired science teacher and scientist fromn Quebradillas, has inspired generations of students to become scientists. He talks about the importance of loving what you do and the difference that a good mentor can make in the lives of his/her students.

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Overheated lizards

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A study conducted by a group of puertorican scientists, guided by Dr. Manuel Leal studied how different body temperatures affects the running speed of the lizards in the dry forest in Puerto Rico. This article is part of the collaboration between Ciencia Puerto Rico and Diálogo Digital.

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