MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 16th 2013
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Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 06:41 UTC
US environmentalist donates 15.000 hectares of pristine Patagonia land for a national park
US millionaire and environmentalist Douglas Tompkins who has dedicated his life to promoting the beauty and wildlife of Patagonia will be donating one of his several estancias of pristine land to the Perito Moreno National Park in the extreme south of Argentina.
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Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 05:25 UTC
US scientists with cloning techniques created human embryonic stem cells
For the first time, Oregon State researchers in the US have used cloning techniques to create human embryonic stem cells that could offer hope for conditions such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
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Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 03:28 UTC
Communist Germany allowed Western pharmaceutical firms testes new drugs in hospital patients
Western pharmaceutical firms allegedly conducted drug tests on unwitting patients in communist East Germany. The lucrative clinical trials enabled the GDR government to bring much needed hard currency according to a report from Deutsche Welle.
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Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 03:24 UTC
Chevron agrees to invest 1.5bn dollars in developing YPF shale field in Patagonia
Argentina’s nationalized oil company YPF signed on Wednesday an agreement with US oil major Chevron Corp to define the terms and conditions of Chevron's investment of 1.5 billion dollars in the vast Vaca Muerta shale field.
