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El camino del caucho / The way of the rubber
Ledermann, Walter.
  • Ledermann, Walter; Centro de Estudios Humanistas Julio Prado. CL
Rev. chil. infectol ; 35(2): 191-194, abr. 2018. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-959429
RESUMEN
Resumen Las investigaciones de Markham, primero, y luego de Spruce, llevadas a cabo en medio de múltiples peligros, internándose en selvas espesas, vadeando salvajes ríos y enfrentando nativos muchas veces hostiles, permitieron conocer el ciclo de vida del árbol del caucho para el traslado de sus semillas, su aclimatación en Asia y cultivo a nivel industrial. Indudablemente ellos fueron los héroes de esta epopeya al hacer esta investigación venturosa, pero los sabios son modestos y callados, de manera que la gloria se la llevó un empresario decidido y de pocos escrúpulos cual Wickham. En cuanto a Brasil, como buena nación latinoamericana, pecó de ingenuidad, improvisación y negligencia, dejándose arrebatar una inimaginable fortuna el monopolio del caucho. Creemos que las múltiples aplicaciones médicas del caucho, haciendo menos dolorosos los exámenes y procedimientos, pudieran ser de interés para nuestros colegas.
ABSTRACT
Investigations first by Markham, and then by Spruce, performed in the middle of multiple risks, in the deep of dense jungle, through the wild rivers and facing up natives many times hostile, brought the knowledge of the life cycle of Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber's tree, necessary for take its seeds to Asia, its adaptation to this continent and its culture at industrial level. Undoubtedly these men were the heroes of this history, but they were wise, modest and quite people, so the glory was for an entrepreneur decided and of scare scruples, like Wickham. And Brazil, as a good Latin American nation, sinned of naivety, improvidence and negligence, allowing itself the lost of an unimaginable fortune the monopoly of the rubber. Because the many applications of rubber in medical practice, the history of this tree may interest our colleagues.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Rubber / Hevea Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Centro de Estudios Humanistas Julio Prado/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Rubber / Hevea Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Centro de Estudios Humanistas Julio Prado/CL