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RUM professor is co-author of article published in the journal Science that sheds new light on the evolutionary history of snakes and lizards

Submitted on 8 March 2024 - 11:37am

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Timothy J. Colston, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biology and director of the Genomic Resources Collection at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Mayagüez Campus (RUM), is one of the co-authors of an article recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Science, which provides a new analysis of the evolutionary history of all snakes and lizards using genomic-scale DNA sequences and fossil data.

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UPR Aguadilla inaugurates Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory

Submitted on 8 March 2024 - 11:30am

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Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Aguadilla

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The laboratory has been functional for a year and students have presented their research findings inside and outside Puerto Rico.

(Aguadilla, P.R. - February 22, 2024) Given the multiple proposals approved in the area of research in the sciences at the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla (UPRAg), the Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory was inaugurated yesterday, thanks to the efforts of various grant funds directed by Dr. Juliana Pérez Laspiur, principal investigator and director of said space.

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HACU and USDA Agricultural Export Market Challenge winning team announced

Submitted on 5 March 2024 - 8:00pm

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service have announced the selection of Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla as the winning team of the Agricultural Export Market Challenge.

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