Moonbow towns like Monteverde and Santa Elena. These occur when clouds of mist are blown in from the Caribbean by the Christmas Winds. The Christmas Winds happen from the end of December through late January or early February. These clouds of mists create a streaming pattern of stripes giving rise to their popular name in Spanish of Pelo de Gato or Cat's Hair. Moonbows happen in this part of Costa Rica almost every full moon in the months of December through February. The bows that are caused by Pelo de Gato are not limited to just before dawn but can happen
Spanish National Center for Biotechnology largest Spanish research institutes, with a total staff of 676 (December 2011), of which 381 are scientific staff (65 PIs, 10 research associates, 113 PhD students and 198 postdoctoral scientists), and 236 technical and administrative staff. The CNB is currently divided in five departments: and a Program on Systems and Synthetic Biology Spanish National Center for Biotechnology The National Center for Biotechnology (CNB) forms part of the Spanish National Research Council(CSIC), the largest public research institution in Spain. The CNB was founded in 1992 to promote research in advanced biotechnology and molecular biology, and to act as a link between