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Isabel Guerra

Canadian fighter Olivia Gerula would be the next challenger of Peruvian boxing world champion Kina Malpartida. Kina “Dinamite” Malpartida will have to defend her WBA title (maybe in Peru again) in no less than four months.

According to Malpartida’s manager Gonzalo Larrain, “it is likely that Kina’s next challenger would be Canadian boxer Gerula Olivia, who is at the top of this list.”

According to WBA Rules, this time they will choose the challenger and place for the fight.

Larrain remarked that Lima has everything it takes to host a WBA title fight again as it made a very good impression on the boxing organization’s representatives who arrived in the Peruvian capital.

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Isabel Guerra

The second phase of the National Center for Agricultural and Forest Biotechnology (CNBAS) will require an investment of approximately US$30 million in the 2010-2012 period, reported project manager Wiliam Vivanco.

With this project, Peru seeks to increase protection and use of the country's biodiversity, which will also serve for trade negotiations, he said.

“The first phase, which is state-funded, aims to strengthen the Peruvian National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA) capacities in equipments, labs and human resources to meet the biosecurity objective in the agricultural sector,” said Vivanco.

He remarked that in a favorable context, the second phase should start by the second quarter of 2010, financed by an external loan.

“We will also have the strategical support of the Interamerican Institute of Agricultural Cooperation (IICA),” Vivanco noted.

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Peru’s National University of Engineering (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, uni) will launch in November, 2010, the first Peruvian nanosatellite into space, which is 10 centimeters (3,94 inches) per side, and will be used to take pictures of earth’s surface for climate, forestry and archaeological research.

The small square-shaped satellite was named "Chasqui I” and manufactured using applied spatial technology capable of withstanding extreme temperatures in space, ranging from -40 to 100 degrees Celsius.

Since there is not a launch pad in Peru, the 2.2-pound nanosatellite will be put into orbit from a foreign country: from the Kursk State Technical University in Russia.

The Peruvian nanosatellite is expected to operate for at least two months in orbit, and once in space, it will be able to completely orbit the earth in only one hour, reported the director of the Center for Communication and Information Technologies of UNI, Doris Rojas.

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With the participation of prestigious university authorities from Spain, Argentina, and Cuba, the First International Congress of Pharmacology Education will be held in Lima from October 5-8.

In addition to this event, organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of Wiener University, the 2nd National Convention of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Education will take place.

The aim of this event is gathering the national pharmaceutical community, integrated by academics, and representatives of trade and production.

This meeting will allow establishing adequate mechanisms to overcome the formative deficiencies and starting the change required by the profession to accomplish the demands of society.

Among representatives to take part of this event are the Honorary Dean of the Pharmacy and Biochemistry Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid, Benito del Castillo; the Dean of the Pharmacy Faculty of the Sevilla University, Agustín García, and the Dean of Pharmacy Faculty of the Buenos Aires University, Alberto Boveris.

Peruvians to participate are the Dr. Miguel Fernández Pérez de Cuba, and six other physicians.

News source: ANDINA

 

Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz


Because the earth will be passing through the dust released by Halley's Comet, people in Peru and in many other countries will be able to enjoy a meteor shower at its peak.

María Luisa Aguilar, an astronomer at the University of San Marcos has assured that people across Peru will be able to enjoy the Eta Aquarid meteor shower best if they observe it from places where there is not much artificial light.

She stated that an area away from the city would be best.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks in 2008 on Monday May 5 and Tuesday May 6, is the first of two showers that occur each year as bits of Halley's Comet streak into the Earth's atmosphere.

María Luisa Aguilar explained that it would be best to view the meteor shower while lying flat on the ground.

"You'll see it better because your face will be directly facing the sky," said the astronomer.

The strength of the Eta Aquarid display varies from year to year but it is believed that this year's meteor shower will be especially good because viewers in the southern hemisphere will be able to see 60 to 70 meteors per hour.

It has also been reported that 2008 is a good year to view the meteor shower because of the new Moon, which means lunar glare will not be a factor.

Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz

For the first time in history, Peruvian scientists have successfully completed the in vitro fertilization and maturation of cells which have lead to the birth of a calf, announced the country's ministry of agriculture on Monday afternoon.

The Vice Minster of Agriculture, Luis Sanchez Araujo, assured that this scientific advance would revolutionize the nation's livestock industry by opening the doors to the immediate genetic improvement of cattle.

He stated that farmers would no longer have to wait three to four years for better livestock.

With the help of the ministry of agriculture, Luis, the first calf born in Peru through in vitro fertilization, was introduced by scientists at Universidad Nacional Agraria in La Molina on Monday afternoon.

"Up until now, Luis has developed normally without any complications in his health," said Giselle Gamarra Lazo, head of the CIETE research center.

Gamarra added that DNA samples had been sent to a laboratory in France for further investigation.

It was reported that Luis' parents both have high quality genes.