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What is a stroke?

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A stroke is a cerebrovascular incident in which there is a lack of oxygen being supplied to the brain.

This is a modified shorter version of a blogpost originally appeared on our blog Conocimiento: A Tu Salud. 

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Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui

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Conservation Efforts for the Puerto Rican Mountain Coqui (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus portoricensis Schmidt, 1927): Reproductive Biology in Captivity

Neftalí Ríos-López, Eliacim Agosto-Torres, Rayza M. Hernández-Muñíz, Coralys Vicéns-López, Ashley Bernardi-Salinas, Waleska N. Tirado-Casillas, Yvonne M. Flores-Rodríguez

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Studying anemia with genetic therapies

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This article summarizes how genetic therapy is used in the anemia treatment.

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The Selection of the National Bird of Puerto Rico (Second Part)

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There are several birds that could be recognized as the National Bird of Puerto Rico.

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Debate for National Bird (First part)

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There is a large debate about the National Bird of Puerto Rico.

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A lost piece in the genetic puzzle

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Scientists in Puerto Rico participated in the Project 1000 Genomes and published their results in “Science” (vol. 350, núm. 6262) and “GigaScience” (vol. 4, núm. 53). In addition they are collaborating with Russian colleagues to decipher the Russian Genome.

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Studying the relationship between stress and time perception

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Nanet M. López-Córdova

This article explains the relantionship between stress and time perspective.

 

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Hasta el cemento tiene su ciencia

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Wilson Gonzalez Espada

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Optimization of pervious concrete containing fly ash and iron oxide nanoparticles and its application for phosphorus removal.

Authors: Vázquez-Rivera, Natalia I., Soto-Pérez, Linoshka, St John, Juliana N., Molina-Bas, Omar I., Hwang, Sangchul S.

Author Affiliations: Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681, United States

Nature Experiences: A New Requirement for School Students

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Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera

A new program, known as "Contacto Verde", will require students to participate in nature experiences. The goal of this program is to improve the scientific literacy of students, especially in relationship to local flora, fauna, and environmental issues.

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Islands within islands: Diversification of tailless whip spiders (Amblypygi, Phrynus) in Caribbean caves

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