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Possible to avoid environmental disasters

Submitted on 24 January 2007 - 9:09am

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A gallon of used oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of water (a one-year supply for 50 people). Marine ecology could take up to 20 years to recuperate from an oil spill. In fact, the huge amount of additives used in the production of lubricating oil for high performance engines make this king of spill a greater environmental threat than a crude oil spill. Given the recent event of unknown citizens spilling 25 gallons of used oil in Toa Alta, its worth revisiting the Law for the Appropriate Management of Used Oil in Puerto Rico. This law prohibits the disposition of used oil in the soil, sewage, septic tanks, mangrove, swamps, wetlands, drainage systems, among others. It also prohibits the usage of used oil to cover pavement, as a herbicide or insecticide. From the oil’s purchase date, the consumer has up to 30 days to take the used oil to one of the Used Oil Recollection Centers created by this law and 90 days to recover the deposit paid at the establishment where the oil was purchased ($1 for every quarter of motor or transmission oil purchased).

Researchers using Arecibo Telescope discover never-before-seen pulsar blasts in Crab Nebula

Submitted on 23 January 2007 - 2:26pm

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Astronomers and physicists using the Cornell-managed Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico have discovered radio interpulses from the Crab Nebula pulsar that feature never-before-seen radio emission spectra. This leads scientists to speculate this could be the first cosmic object with a third magnetic pole.

The "Bio-Island" faces fierce competition

Submitted on 19 January 2007 - 11:05pm

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We have heard a lot about biosciences and the knowledge-based economy, but, what does this really mean for Puerto Rico? CienciaPR, in collaboration with El Nuevo Dia, analyzes the proposals for the advancement of biosciences in Puerto Rico and its potential impact in the Puerto Rican society.

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The missing link of the Puerto Rican biosciences chain

Submitted on 19 January 2007 - 4:38pm

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The Professional is a member of CienciaPR
We have heard a lot about biosciences and the knowledge-based economy, but, what does this really mean for Puerto Rico? CienciaPR, in collaboration with El Nuevo Dia, analyzes the proposals for the advancement of biosciences in Puerto Rico and its potential impact in the Puerto Rican society.

Ignorance about the importance of the Estuary

Submitted on 18 January 2007 - 1:47pm

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A survey done the San Juan Bay Estuary Consortium showed that 84% of the people surveyed didn’t know the importance of the San Juan Bay Estuary. This motivated the Consortium to launch an educational campaign to orient the public on the conservation of the Estuary and the importance of a harmonious coexistence amongst the residents of the hydrographic basic of the Estuary and this body of water. You can access more information about the Estuary here

Puerto Rico promoted as a life sciences center

Submitted on 18 January 2007 - 11:29am

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Governor Acevedo Vilá, Economic Development and Comerse secretary, Ricardo Rivera; Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company director, Boris Jaskille; Goverment Development bank for Puerto Rico president, Alfredo Salazar, y and the president of the University of Puerto Rico, Antonio García Padilla are in California to promote Puerto Rico as a specialized center for life sciences and biotechnology. During the visit they are expected to sign a collaboration agreement between Puerto Rico’s government and the board of directors of BayBio – a commercial association leader in the life sciences industry in northern California.

Puerto Rican group finds natural substances that might help in the fight against cancer

Submitted on 18 January 2007 - 11:08am

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Preliminary results from a group of Puerto Rican scientists suggest that certain components found in cumin, rosemary and a type of coral found in Caribbean waters, could help fighting three kinds of cancer: brain cancer, leukemia and colon cancer. The potential inhibitors are: eupalmerin, extracted from the coral Caribbean Sea Gorgonian Soft (against brain cancer), rosemary (against leukemia) and cumin (against colon polyps).

Nuyorican toads?

Submitted on 18 January 2007 - 10:53am

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In a joint effort by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rican Department of Natural Resources and various Zoo’s in the U.S., over 500 crested toads (the only native species from Puerto Rico) born and raised in New York’s Central Park were flown to Puerto Rico and released successfully in Puerto Rico's Guanica State Forest.

CienciaPR highlighted as part of the Cybernetic Legacy of 2006 in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 18 January 2007 - 10:37am

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CienciaPR was highlighted as part of the Cybernetic Legacy of 2006 in Puerto Rico by “Tinta Digital: Bitácora electrónica de Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez”, a blog kept by this journalism student at the School of Communication of the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras.

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