Life sciences/Microbiology
Once a manufacturing powerhouse, Puerto Rico is now keen to develop its knowledge economy. The path forward includes new academic-industry partnerships in the biotech sector and innovative research on the island’s environmental resources.
The 29th annual meeting of the AAAS Caribbean Division will convene in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 20 September.
Students hunted down bedbugs and scoured fish markets to find material for their DNA barcoding project.