The Second World Summit on Evolution (WSE) will convene 24-27 August 2009 in the Galapagos Islands. With their historical significance in the development of the evolutionary theory, the Galapagos Islands offer an unparalleled venue to celebrate Darwin's bicentennial. The summit will bring together experts and students from widely different areas of evolutionary biology that rarely have the chance to meet
ANNOUNCEMENT The Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce and the University of San Francisco de Quito are organizing the "3rd National Arbitration Competition". The Competition is an educational initiative with a competitive format, aiming to promote the study of both local and international commercial law and national arbitration as a method of conflict resolution. Students from
The Institute of Heritage and Sustainable Tourism is a non-profit organization whose objective is to promote scientific or creative research in the tourism, gastronomy, hospitality, food, or beverage sectors. The main purpose is to generate the necessary tools to enhance culinary identity, food heritage, and sustainable gastronomy. Objectives: Promote scientific or creative research in the tourism, gastronomy, hospitality, food, or
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National and International Speakers In addition, B-cell targeted therapy and cell-based therapy covering stem cell transplantation will be addressed. More information neurocronico.usfq.edu.ec Contact: info@neuroquito.com
We are pleased to announce the World Summit on Evolution in the Galapagos, June 9-12, 2005. This conference will be held on Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, the islands that helped spark Darwin’s revolutionary ideas that changed how we view the Earth and all of its species. The concept of evolution has itself evolved. Through a series of presentations and discussions we
A few years ago, the concept of the microbiome emerged, defined as the entirety of microbes, their genetic material, and the interactions they establish in the space where they live. We can find microbiomes in various environments, for example, in the intestines of humans and animals. It is now known that more than 100 trillion microbial cells inhabiting the human