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Fish Tale Has DNA Hook

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Dan Janzen has continued to explore the power of DNA-barcoding, plus regular taxonomy, coupled with some extraordinary field-sampling (ecological forensic science) in Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica, to probe the hidden diversity lurking beneath the surface of morphospecies - "Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative (..)

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Joby Aviation acquires Avionyx to accelerate aerospace software certification

TechCrunch

It also ostensibly helps to avoid vehicle crashes, like the one currently being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board based on a Joby aircraft crash in February. . The company said a similar facility will be set up in San Jose, Costa Rica, where Avionyx hails from, to accelerate those software verification efforts.

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How to watch Herediano vs. Real Salt Lake online for free

Mashable Tech

The American side will be favorites to progress to the next round, but don't count out the team from Costa Rica. This fixture takes place at the National Stadium of Costa Rica. This fixture takes place at the National Stadium of Costa Rica. When is Herediano vs. Real Salt Lake?

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Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are the boss; a “digital lemonade stand”

TechCrunch

In this case, Goldhirsh, who has been living in Costa Rica, began worrying about his two daughters, who attend a small, six-person school. They can also sell items made by global artisans through a partnership that Mighty has struck with Novica , an impact marketplace that also sells through National Geographic.

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Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

TechCrunch

Draftea , which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America , is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes.

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Colombia is the 2nd Happiest Place for the Planet

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Costa Rica 4. It shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens. Colombia 3. Dominica 5. Honduras 8. Guatemala 9. El Salvador 10. Vincent and the Grenadines " The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. don't have a coherent national collection infrastructure. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. World Snapshot.

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