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The last report of the Royal Academy of Doctors in Spain (last update: July 2016) elaborated on the need to…
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Jornada CienciaUK 2019: “La carrera y la praxis investigadora en academia, industria y alternativas en el Reino Unido”
CONTENT ONLY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Más de 5.000 investigadores españoles desarrollan su carrera en universidades y empresas de Reino…
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The world report of the World Health Organization about tuberculosis, which is known since the 17th century as The White…
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In 2019 the word “plastic” is almost as ubiquitous as the material itself is in our lives and environment. In…
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Cannabis has been smoked for millennia by people across the globe. Nowadays, this substance is consumed in many different ways…