Two local studies on the development of diagnostic kits for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus or HIV are “ongoing” and are expected to be completed by next year, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by Julia Koblitz on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched its salt production and iodization project in Batanes. (Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash) The DOST-II through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Batanes launched the project in the island province’s...
The results of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) study on the use of saliva as an alternative specimen for the detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), may be out next year, the...
Waste coconut water has been put to good use, after a group of researchers from University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) developed low-cost phytohormones from it, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by Tijana Drndarski on Unsplash) The Philippines currently imports...
Efforts are underway to develop a “potential” vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 10. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they supported a study on a potential candidate for...
A total of 90 participants of the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 10. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
Department of Science and Technology Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña urged Friday, Dec. 10, the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) to continue breeding generations of scholars who will commit themselves to contribute to public welfare and national development. Department of...
The country’s power situation may be a pressing topic for the upcoming May 2022 polls, a top official of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST-PNRI Director Dr. Carlo Arcilla said necessary measures...
Men and those in the older age group are more likely to develop severe and critical cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the initial results of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s (RITM) study on the clinical characteristics and transmission patterns of COVID-19....
Using convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy may not help prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Dec. 9. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Results of the...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a reliable information infrastructure to connect those unserved, underserved, and geographically disadvantaged areas in the country to the online world. Community Cellular Networks established in San Luis, Aurora...
Anticipating that the Philippines may face “crucial energy crisis” in the next few months, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) appealed Monday, Dec. 6, to President Duterte to sign an executive order seeking to tap nuclear energy as...
