A group of workers from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and foreign experts are working on the development of a new technology that will allow them to treat diseases and improve some crops. The tool named CRISPR-Cas9, allows the treatment of genetic diseases like muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, huntington, leukemia and various types of […]
Archives for July 2017
Donate one bag of cement and help the residents of Drake Bay
On a daily basis, Drake Bay schoolchildren, workers and heads of families have to contrive and even risk their lives to cross the homonymous river which overflows during the rainy season. The situation is such that students travel with an extra change of clothing to the uniform, just to cross the river, since there is […]
Revenues from this film in the country will be for children with cancer
On August 31st the film “Lo que de verdad importa” (What really matters) will be released in the country and, beyond the positive message it gives, the valuable thing is that all the revenues at the box office will be donated to Costa Rican children with cancer and terminal diseases. This was announced by the […]
Court IV asks forensics for explanations on not delivering bodies
The Constitutional Chamber requested a report by the Department of Legal Medicine of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) due to the retention of bodies caused by the strike of the workers of the Judicial Power. After an amparo appeal filed by the Ombudsman’s Office, directors and heads of the department have 48 hours to inform […]
Women’s Prison needs homes for abandoned cats
The inmates of the Vilma Curling prison for women live in the company of several cats in Desamparados. Although many of them have been adopted by residents, the population is growing, so the administration is in search of a solution, which could be to put a good part of the animals up for adoption. Earlier […]
400 homeless people received care in San José
Once again, the Pro Mundo Foundation will help about 400 homeless people of the capital with the project “Chepe se baña”. This Saturday the bus was installed in La Merced Park to offer the inhabitants of the street the possibility of a dignified bath, food and recreation. According to Mauricio Villalobos, representative of the foundation, […]