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HealthCare UnToldGary Toranzos, Professor of Microbiology at University of Puerto Rico: Research on Fossilized Poop is Revealing the UnTold Histories of the Ancient People of the CarribeanOur podcast today is with Gary Toranzos a microbiologist from the University of Puerto Rico. Gary’s Paleobiology research has uncovered how ancient human poop, known as coprolites, can reveal intriguing insights about ancient diets, migration and trade among ancient people of the Caribbean, South America and Mesoamerica.Gary and his research colleagues from Puerto Rico, Minnesota, and California discovered something unexpected when examining a 1500-year-old coprolite sample from Vieques, Puerto Rico. The samples contained remnants of monkey meat, tomato, cotton and tobacco. These discoveries raised questions about the trade and dietary habits of the Huecoid and Sa...
2023-10-1930 min
MicrobiosMdlM114: ASM ¡En Vivo! desde Nueva OrleansLa Microbiología en España, la metagenómica y patógenos emergentes, son tres temas a ser discutidos hoy en La Radio el Mundo de los Microbios. Este episodio es una grabación hecha durante la Conferencia General de la Sociedad Americana para la Microbiología en Nueva Orleans, Louisiana en mayo del presente año. El programa ASM ¡En Vivo! es presentado a ustedes, donde la Dra. Greetchen Díaz, participa conjuntamente con el Dr. Gary A. Toranzos entrevistando al Dr. Ricard Guerrero de la Universidad de Barcelona, la Dra. Filipa Godoy Vitorino de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto R...
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