The Cuban National Research Institute of Tropical Root Vegetables (INIVIT), located in the province of Villa Clara, is developing new seed production methods and more efficient varieties of root vegetables that will boost Cuban agriculture by enhancing crop output and quality.

Cuban scientists announced on Monday that they will increase measures to protect sea turtles in the spawning period in the Peninsula of Guanahacabibes in the western province of Pinar del Rio.

Cuban scientists have been able to mix all the components of the Pentavalent vaccine, used against five different illnesses: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae Type B, in just one vial, a new result of worldwide relevance.

The Cuban tourist industry has a strong impact in congresses, events and incentive travels, as evidenced by expectations on the meeting Information Technologies (Informática) 2011.

Experts from Purdue University, in United States, and the University of New South Wales, in Australia, establish the possibility that temperatures exceed habitability limits in the coming centuries, due to global warming.

Scientific studies consistently show a gradual increase in the global temperature, a phenomenon with diverse negative effects, such as drought, flooding, and the melting of glaciers.

A new vaccine for the prophylaxis of breast cancer and the inhibition of tumours in that organ is being developed by scientists with positive results in the experimental pharmacology.

Natural and traditional medicine has gained importance in health centers in this Cuban province used to prevent and diagnose diseases and employ treatments of rehabilitation.

Cuba will host on Saturday the Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISOL) in another effort to pave the way for the use of this kind of programs in the island.

Five countries' Specialists will begin Monday the International Seminar "Sustainability of Saint Lucia Chico River Basin: A problem of Florida or strategic resources in the region?"