ECUADOR-SCIENCE
Archaeology
Birds
Sibling Bird Species See Themselves In A Different Light Two related South American species of birds, difficult to distinguish with the human eye, use ultraviolet light to differentiate between themselves, according to a zoologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Butterflies
Ecuador - Butterflies - Stamps
Medicine
AIDS- 6,000 cases reported in Ecuador - December 1, 2004 - Immunologist Jacinto Vargas, one of the pioneers to treat the disease, said the epidemic was advancing fast in the past 20 years because not all the sectors of the society paid attention to . HIV-prevention.
AIDS: ECUADOR: UN Warns of Out-of-Control AIDS Problem in - AIDS is spreading rapidly in Ecuador's most-populated province and could become a national epidemic if left unchecked, UNICEF representative Paul Martin warned Tuesday. "In 10 or 15 years, if there isn't important prevention work, we are going to have a frightening epidemic, starting on the coast and spreading to the entire country," Martin said. "In certain zones on the coast in Guayas the levels of AIDS infections are approaching levels reached 10 years ago by Africa and the Caribbean," he noted. October 20-2004
Tuberculosis in Ecuador - Spanishi
Science
Science is a low priority for government of Ecuador - Alfredo Valdivieso states the country's primary science agencies is not slotted for funds- December 14, 2004 SCINET