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Professor Francisco Meza, from the Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering and the Center for Global Change, is one of the Chilean authors who participated in the recent world report on climate change. "This report carries a serious warning about

This seal was achieved after several years of work by the UC, thanks to funding from the Innovation Fund for Competitiveness (FIC) of the Regional Government of Atacama. The denomination of origin represents a recognition of the olive oil from the Hu

The Atlas cedar, or Cedrus atlantica (Endl. Manetti ex Carrière)is a species that belongs to Mediterranean mountain conifers, and is found in North Africa (Morocco and Algeria).

For decades, women have widely been underrepresented in both the realm of entrepreneurship and the broader technology industry. According to an analysis from McKinsey & Company, advancing women’s equality could help add tens of trillions of dollars towards global economic growth, not to mention the broader social changes that could be brought about through advancing the missions of the meaningful companies led by innovative and empowered women entrepreneurs. Recently, we sat down with seve...

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A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory and the tank-based mixture of two herbicides to determine which method is more effective in terms of weed control and environmental impact

Jasper Treasures: Mabaye Dia The Canadian Press 2021-02-17 The friendliness of folks in Jasper has endeared Mabaye Dia and his wife, France Ruel-Dia, to the community since they moved here in November 2012. Dia, Senior Environmental Assessment Scientist with Parks Canada, took a roundabout journey that eventually led to Jasper. He was born in Mauritania, West Africa on Nov. 15, 1963, and spent his youth there. “Growing up in Mauritania, I recall playing soccer with no shoes all day long ...

A sweeter pill to swallow? Bitter almonds identified by new testing method 11 Scientists in Spain think they have identified a way of testing almonds to weed out bitter nuts from their sweeter counterparts – a potentially crucial weapon in fighting food fraud. The bitter taste often found when eating almonds has been identified by scientists in Spain. The culprit has a name: amygdalin, a diglucoside that, when in contact with enzymes present in saliva, breaks down into glucose, benzaldehyde ...

Credit: University of Córdoba Who hasnt at some point been chewing on an almond and tasted an unpleasant and unexpected aftertaste that has nothing to do with the taste we are used to from one of the most consumed nuts in the world? The culprit has a name: amygdalin, a diglucoside that, when in contact with enzymes present in saliva, breaks down into glucose, benzaldehyde (the cause of the bitter taste) and hydrogen cyanide. To reduce this unpleasant surprise, the Farming Systems Engineering ...