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Venezuelan Biologist Researches into the Microbiome of Remote Indigenous Communities from South America (Part 2)
Antimicrobial practicesThe Venezuelan microbiologist recalled the findings of her research. The mouth has a large number of bacteria, many of which are not harmful and are even beneficial. However, others can cause infections. "It is fascinating", she says. "You...
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Venezuelan Biologist Researches the Microbiome of Remote Indigenous Communities from South America (Part 1)
25 years ago, Venezuelan microbiologist María Gloria Domínguez Bello, from Caracas, began doing research with indigenous communities. That experience has been very revealing, and not just in scientific terms.When she talks about her incursions into the South American jungle,...
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Web Conference with Legendary Space Artist Vincent Di Fate: How the Future Was
You are invited to meet one of the greatest space concept artists of the past 60 years: Vincent Di Fate. You will have this opportunity at a web conference on Friday May 28 at 6pm Costa Rica/Mountain time.Below...
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International Aerospace Engineering Students Visit Costa Rica Thanks To Project Polaris
PROJECT POLARIS is an international and nonprofit workforce of 97 college students and young professionals representing 16 different countries.
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Initiative Promotes And Facilitates Entrepreneurship Of Costa Rican Women In Science And Technology
the Costa Rica-United States Foundation for Cooperation (CRUSA) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (Conicit).
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Interview with Roberto Aguilar: One Costa Ricans Path to Success in the Space Industry and Startup Aerialytics
For example: self-sustainable production of proteins using soil-less techniques and reusing of resources (water, plastic)industry
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New Incofer Trains Begin Regular Operation in Costa Rica
Starting this week, Tico train users will be able to travel in the new units acquired by the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer). As of Monday two of the eight trains were put into service; They left the Atlantic...
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Robots Would Occupy 68% of the Jobs in Costa Rica in the “Not Too Distant” Future
68% of jobs in Costa Rica could be occupied by robots, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that analyzed the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean.Of 12 countries included in the analysis,...
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An Astronaut´s Perspective on Searching Meteorites in Antarctica
Please join us this Friday April 30 at 6pm Costa Rica / Mountain time for a webinar with Nicole Lunning.Nicole is Deputy OSIRIS-REx Curator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.As a petrologist she investigates the geochemical evolution of extraterrestrial...
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TEC Link: Book “Intrepids in Science and Technology”
Today we tell you that the Technological Publishing House of Costa Rica, together cc, a work that tells the story of 18 outstanding Costa Rican scientistsThe women included in this book are: Adriana Nanne, Adriana Troyo, Ana María Durán,...
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Cocos Island Costa Rica: A Natural Global Treasure
Cocos Island, located in the Pacific Ocean about 535 km off the coast of Costa Rica, is a true...