Scientific news sheets
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Tunas follow El Niño
December 1997
Over 70 per cent of world tuna landings, amounting to over three million metric tons annually, are taken from the Pacific Ocean.
Gold useful to trace the dynamics of tropical soil formation
December 1997
Gold is not just a safe fallback investment on financial markets, but can also be a useful tool for researchers to retrace the history of tropical soil development.
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Dengue conquers new territory
December 1997
Dengue fever is a viral disease known in about hundred of tropical countries.
Emerald purity derives from the history of its geological context
November 1997
Emeralds occur in deposits that are rare and therefore highly coveted.
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Rice's most serious viral disease--tungro--could be controlled by new biotechnological methods
November 1997
Rice, the staple diet for two billion people in the world, is frequently threatened by tungro disease.