The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated Thursday, Oct. 21, its Biosafety Level 2+ (BSL-2) Laboratory which will enable country’s researchers to work on different virology projects — from plant and animal to human virology in preparation for the upcoming establishment of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to inaugurate on Thursday, Oct. 21, the Biosafety Level 2+ Laboratory as an initial facility for the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST-ITDI) “Tomorrow is the opening of Biosafety Level 2+ lab at ITDI (Industrial...
The Inorganic Chemistry Section, Chemistry Laboratory of the Standards and Testing Division of the Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has been granted accreditation for drinking water testing until 2023. (DOST-ITDI) In a Facebook post, the...
Balik Scientist Dr. Deborah Tangunan is among the 15 candidates who will compete for a spot at the global Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany, and become the “Breakthrough Winner of the Year”. (Falling Walls Lab Finale MSCA-European Union website) The Department of Science and...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Lab hopping is when a patient gets a test result which is not to his liking, whether true or not, and gets another test from a different lab hoping there’s a mistake in the first lab’s result. Often, he doesn’t consult a doctor, who may have ordered the...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN will be making their comeback next month with the release of their first ever studio album. BELIFT Lab, the idol group’s agency, announced on Sept. 17 that ENHYPEN will be releasing the album “Dimension: Dilemma” on Oct. 12 and fans may now pre-order it. ENHYPEN (BELIFT...
The Philippines’ first simulation packaging testing laboratory (SPTL) will be at par with those of other countries, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Architect’s perspective of the Simulation Packaging Testing Laboratory. (Photo from DOST's website) In a statement, the DOST...
(Clockwise from top left) ENHYPEN's Ni-ki, Heeseung, Jungwon, Sunghoon, Jay and Jake (Instagram) Ni-ki (real name Nishimura Riki), 15, the Japanese member of rookie K-pop boy band ENHYPEN, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The idol group’s agency, BELIFT Lab, announced on Sept....
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST) has called on all Filipino researchers who have proposals related to sustainable food production and climate change resilience to share their research work for the upcoming Meet My Lab x JFS...
Government's anti-narcotics operatives have destroyed a total of 853 drug dens and shabu laboratories from June 2016 to July 2021 as part of the Duterte administration’s intensified drug war campaign, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said in its report. In PDEA’s latest “Real...
The results of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso’s laboratory tests are “within normal levels,” according to the Sta. Ana Hospital where the local chief executive is being treated for COVID-19. (MANILA CITY PIO) Hospital Director Dr. Grace Padilla said Domagoso underwent...
Malacañang stressed the importance of finding the true origin of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has put the people behind face masks and the world in turmoil since 2020 but said the issue should not be politicized. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Presidential Spokesman...
