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A group of Ecuadorian and foreign scientists has embarked on deciphering the genetic catalog of the Galapagos Islands by comparing the archipelago’s “barcodes of life (barcodes)” with the world gene bank and the hope of discovering new species. About 70 natives help...

The Ministry of Health reported that in August Ecuador will receive four million doses of the Sinovac vaccine to prevent contagion by covid-19. China will send the biologicals in two shipments, which will arrive on the 14th and 21st of this month. That is why there will be a...

Shark fishing, driven by the fin trade, is not incidental and is the main cause of the decline in the shark population. This is one of the conclusions of the scientific study “International fisheries threaten sharks in danger of extinction worldwide in the Eastern Tropical...

According to the Vaccine Meter of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) cut off on August 10, 2021, the National Vaccination Plan 9/100 inoculated 80.03% of the population from 16 years of age onwards. This figure constitutes 55.93% of the total population of the country. In total,...

Ecuador was positioned in the top 5 of the Latin American countries with the highest vaccination rate with 54.34%. With this percentage, it surpasses nations such as Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia. These figures do not refer to the number of vaccines administered,...

Between Juan García and Martha Romero there are 20 years of age difference. The first is 18 years old and the second turned 38 last July. Juan is considered centennial and Martha of generation X. Although they have very different tastes, the two agree on one preference: the...

“Ecuador without forest fires” is the name of the campaign promoted by the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) to prevent forest fires in the national territory. Between 2012 and 2020, losses of more than 196,429 hectares of forests...

On the morning of this Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 200,000 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 from the Chinese laboratory CanSino arrived at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport. The advantage of the CanSino doses is that they are single-dose, that is, with a single...

A team of researchers and scientists, led by Elisa Bonaccorso of the San Francisco de Quito University (USFQ), published in the Nature Magazine a study with the results of several genetic analyzes carried out on the bodies of sharks found in the holds of the ship of Chinese flag...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1, originated in the north of Peru, was felt this noon in Guayaquil, Loja, Machala and other cities in Ecuador. The Geological Survey of Colombia indicated that at 12:10 the earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was reported at a depth of less than 70...