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UPR scientists study mummified fecal remains

Submitted on 31 May 2022 - 7:10pm

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Original Source:

El Nuevo Día

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By:

Bonny Ortiz Andrade

Researchers at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) studied mummified fecal remains (coprolites) of two extinct pre-Columbian cultures that inhabited the island and, when compared with samples from native communities that still exist and urban communities in other parts of the world, found that the diversity of microscopic fungi (mycobiome) in the intestines of the first settlers was lower than in the current ones.

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Puerto Rican Parrot Population Reaches Record Numbers in the Río Abajo State Forest

Submitted on 31 May 2022 - 7:07pm

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El Nuevo Día

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By:

Gerardo E. Alvarado León

For the first time since 1992, when the Puerto Rican parakeet aviary was established in the Río Abajo State Forest in this municipality, more than 200 will fly freely in their habitat, after 60 chicks were born in the wild during this breeding season, which runs through June.

The beekeeping industry on the island is not taking off

Submitted on 26 May 2022 - 5:49pm

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Primera Hora

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By:

Bárbara J. Figueroa Rosa

Although it has been scientifically recognized that the Puerto Rican bee is highly valued for its docility and resistance to diseases and pests that attack this species in other countries, Puerto Rico has not developed a beekeeping market that could not only contribute economically to the government, but also help in the pollination process in local and international agricultural sectors.

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Polytechnic students create novel twill-based filament for 3-D printers

Submitted on 26 May 2022 - 5:45pm

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El Nuevo Día

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By:

José Ayala Gordián

A group of chemical engineering students at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico seeks to revolutionize the emerging field of 3D printing by developing a novel sargassum-based filament, which would not only allow the manufacture of all kinds of products for consumers, but would also give a use to the tons of this seaweed that congests the coasts of the island and that, in the future, could create a new economic sector and jobs.

UPR Aguadilla wins $880,000 grant for STARp project

Submitted on 25 May 2022 - 2:00pm

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UPR Aguadilla

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The project focuses on undergraduate research, active learning strategies and citizen science projects. This is the first time that UPR-Aguadilla receives a grant from NSF, the most important and prestigious federal scientific agency in the United States.