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"Dream Team" to build biotechnology installations

Submitted on 20 November 2006 - 10:27am

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The Puerto Rican Conglomerate of Construction presented the main executives of biosciences industries with a model o fan entrepreneurial consortium aimed to supply the development and expansion necessities of the biosciences industry. The Conglomerate includes architects and engineers, experts in environmental planning and permits; project managers; automation, commissioning and validation resources; installation and maintenance technicians and equipment investment.

Defenders of a natural system

Submitted on 17 November 2006 - 4:24pm

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Five years ago a group of neighbors in the municipality of Barranquitas formed the Committee Pro Canyon Las Bocas Natural Reserve, to plead for the conservation of this natural system that comprises almost 1,000 acres and is a sanctuary for flora and fauna species.

House approves the Ecological Corridor

Submitted on 14 November 2006 - 3:30pm

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The House of Representatives approved a law that World create the Ecological Corridor of The Northeast and World declare a natural reserve lands between the coast of Luquillo and Fajardo. The natural reserve would include more than 3,000 acres along the coast of Luquillo and Fajardo and would be integrated mainly by San Miguel I and II, Las Paulinas, El Convento Norte and Sur y and Seven Seas.

Luminosity goes to the mountains and beyond

Submitted on 14 November 2006 - 12:11pm

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The excess of light, due to luminic pollution, in Puerto Rico could affect our health chronically, and disturb interaction among species because of the changed light cycles, with serious implications for the ecosystem. Luminic pollution could be increasing sea turtle mortality and collisions between migratory birds, because the excess light disorients this species. Moreover, this kind of pollution avoids our enjoyment of our beautiful starry skies.

Luminic pollution floods the Island

Submitted on 14 November 2006 - 11:44am

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Puerto Rico separates itself from the rest of the Caribbean by the huge amount of Light it emits, associated to a big energy consumption and widespread urban development. Luminic pollution is the alteration of the natural nocturnal luminosity that impacts negatively the environment and health of human beings. In our Island this is a serious problem; so dramatic that the artificial light emitted by the Island reaches the coast extending to the open sea.

Accelerated coral reef destruction

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 3:26pm

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Coral reefs in Puerto Rico are in disadvantage. Climatologic phenomena, pollution, competition from opportunistic species like algae and sponges that colonize the reefs and other stress factors have caused coral reefs in Cabo Rojo and other parts of the Island an irreparable damage. Unfortunately, a lot of this damage is irreversible; coral grow and recuperate at a rate of one centimeter per year. Used water discharges into the sea, inappropriate land use, deforestation, the increase in population density, uncontrolled urbanization of hydrographic basins and sedimentation that ends up at the reefs, are some of the factors responsible for this damage.

Corals stop reproducing

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 1:42pm

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For the first time in decades, the coral ref. of the northeastern and southeastern coast of Puerto Rico did not have their reproduction, a natural event known as synchronous spawning. This event usually occurs between the fifth and eighth night after the full moon of August or September, when millions of coral eggs and sperm are released into the water to fertilize and form larvae. According to scientists from the University of Puerto Rico, the warming of the seas in Puerto Rico passed the monthly maximum temperature limits and could have contributed to the phenomenon. The excessive warmth of the waters brought with it diseases that have affected the corals, exterminating old and fragile coral reefs and in the worst cases eliminating some species from specific areas.

El Morro becomes a laboratory

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 12:33pm

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Students from the Gabriela Mistral High School in San Juan took bacterial and fungal samples from the walls of El Morro, to determine if they can damage and slowly deteriorate the historical structure. This project, directed by Lilliam Casillas and the teacher Egda Morales, has among its purposes to establish collaboration between science students and researchers.

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Industrials focus on Puerto Rico's challenges in the global scene

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 11:54am

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On November 16, 2006, the Puerto Rican Industrials Association will celebrate the 2006 Executive Leadership Meeting – Innovation and Global Competition: Challenges for Puerto Rico. The activity, to be held in the San Juan Hotel & Casino, will serve as a forum to discuss the challenges that Puerto Rico faces in global competition. Also, it will promote a plan of action to secure a good position for the Island in the field of innovation.

New equipment for prostete surgeries

Submitted on 9 November 2006 - 11:21am

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A new equipment, purchased by the Urology Department of the Medical School of the University of Puerto Rico, will allow prostate cancer and other patients with urological problems to be operated with a machine that reduces surgery time and risk, as well as post-operatory pain. The equipment can be use for procedures including prostate scraping, to diagnose bladder diseases, infections, urinary tract stones, tumors and tumor removal. The equipment mainly works using saline solution, which eliminates the risk of blood poisoning.

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