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Montevideo, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The mulatto verses of the great Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén and the playing of candombe were mixed in songs and drums and made the cold Montevideo night warm, in a cultural event that today is called Everything Mixed.

Scientists identify best practices for reintroduction of endangered and extinct amphibians in a new publication.

A new diagnostic test showed comparable or even better results than the gold-standard assay

RENO, Nev. – The search for answers to protect Central American frogs from extinction is also giving scientists clues on how to predict and respond to emerging diseases and epidemics in humans, plants and other wildlife.

Scientists have developed and validated an assay that could be used to diagnose Indian strains of the amphibian chytrid fungus that were not detected by previous tests. The novel assay also works for other better-known strains from other parts of the world, such as the one present in Panama.

Researchers have developed and validated a ground-breaking test for the amphibian chytrid fungus responsible for the dramatic decline of amphibians 

Scientists from India, Panama and Australia collaborated in the development and validation of an assay that could be used to diagnose Indian strains of the amphibian chytrid fungus that were not detected by previous tests. The novel assay also works for other better-known strains from other parts of the world, such as the one present in Panama.

Dozens of species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians quietly disappeared from parts of Latin America in the 1980s and 2000s, with little notice from humans, outside of a small group of ecologists.

A UC Davis study links an amphibian die-off in Costa Rica and Panama with a spike in malaria cases. The study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity to human health.

Ecuador’s World Athletics Championships 200 metres bronze medallist Alex Quiñónez has been assassinated in his home city.