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Searching for a solution for sigatoka

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Bananas and plantains are a staple in the Puerto Rican and many other tropical countries' diets. These crops are affected by the sigatoka, a disease caused by two species of fungus (Mycosphaerella musicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis) that slowly kill these plants.

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Demystifying GMO's

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Rafael Irizarry Quintero

The author explains what and how the GMO's are created.

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Research workshops for UPR students

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Glorimar Velázquez

The Medical Sciences Campus at the University of Puerto Rico will be offering workhsops for students about how to do research.

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The fantastic jouneys of a Puerto Rican gecko

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Wilson González-Espada
Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez studied the mitochondrial DNA of Caribbean geckos to understand their evolution.

Article: Díaz-Lameiro, A. M., Oleksyk, T. K., Bird-Picó, F. J. And Martínez-Cruzado, J. C. (2013). Colonization of islands in the Mona Passage by endemic dwarf geckoes (genus Sphaerodactylus) reconstructed with mitochondrial phylogeny. Ecology and Evolution. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.770/ abstract

 

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Puerto Rican students presented their engineering projects

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnuevodia.com

Students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez presented their engineering projects for the Capstone course.

Pictures: http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotodetalle-resaltanestudiantesboricuasconingeniosascreaciones-1667475.html/1

 

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US Zoo send thousands of "sapo concho" tadpoles to Puerto Rico

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The Nashville (Tennessee) Zoo will send 3,774 "sapo concho" tadpoles to Puerto Rico to help increase the number of this endemic specie in danger of extintion.

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Creating jobs by saving money

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Reinaldo Millán y Omar Alfonso

Casa Pueblo have designed a plan to alleviate the cost of electric bills in PR using a new technology.

 

 

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Virtual meeting about scientific communication in Spanish

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CienciaPR will be hosting it first virtual meeting on the topic: Science Communication in Spanish, tonight at 9pm (PR). The invited speakers are Luis Quevedo (@luisquevedo) and  Mónica Feliú Mójer (@moefeliu). To participate in the event enter:  Divulgando la Ciencia en Español

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Puerto Rican experts indicate that communication is the key for scientists

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José A. Delgado / jdelgado@elnuevodia.com

Daniel Colón Ramos, Professor at Yale University and co-founder of Ciencia Puerto Rico, participated in a forum organized by the National Academies in Washignton, DC. During the event Daniel explained the importance of communicating the science to the public, especially in Puerto Rico. Giovanna Guerrero, executive director of CienciaPR, also attended the event.

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Students looking solutions by building robots

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnuevodia.com

Several students are participating in the Puerto Rico First Lego League (PRFLL). Under this program the students are building robots that provide solutions with societal impact.

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