DOST (Manila Bulletin File photo) Three other vaccine developers are interested in conducting a clinical trial in the Philippines for their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Tuesday, May 25. DOST Undersecretary Rowena...
Scientists have for the first time managed to partially restore the sight of a blind patient by altering his cells, according to the results of a groundbreaking study published on Monday. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The technique known as optogenetics, which has been developed in the field of neuroscience...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that a tripartite agreement is being eyed to be signed between the Philippines and Canada to strengthen partnership on space science and technology applications. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said officials...
While the Philippines has passed several laws seeking to protect the environment, an expert raised concern over the government’s supposed inability to implement measures that could protect the community and improve the lives of the people. Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran, an...
While the world continues to battle the ongoing pandemic, a former health official raised alarm over climate change being a public health emergency affecting people globally as well, with air pollution as a major environmental risk to public health. “Climate change is a public health...
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. underscored Wednesday, May 19, the importance of utilizing advancements in science and technology (S&T) such as the satellite technology to preserve the country's maritime domain. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. attends the...
People do not grow old no matter how long we live. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born. —Albert Einstein Illustration by Ariana Maralit It’s just biology Genetics at play ...
Filipino female scientists with remarkable contributions to medicine and education When an imbalance in the system deprived women of the right to knowledge the right to knowledge and rendered them mere household figures, their skills and passion were obscured by male dominance and patriarchy as...
How many scientists does a country need? By Aaron Villaraza TEACHING THE YOUTH The author receiving a certificate of recognition for a training workshop on Internationalization for international relations officers (INROs) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 2019 Some five years ago,...
She would elicit from her students the best versions of themselves as thinking and aspiring scientists and engineers TEACHING BY EXAMPLE Class ‘79 Section A of Laguna College, with Miss Aurora Baldrias (second row center) and the author (top row third from right) After completing her...
These Filipino scientists are striving to make a mark in their respective fields Most people aren’t aware that science as a discipline and, to a certain extent, as an industry is very much alive in the Philippines. Over the years, we have had some notable scientists, including Fe Del Mundo in the...
Using higher doses of antibiotics in a bid to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria, according to research released on Wednesday that highlights a previously unthought-of risk. Antimicrobial resistance has been labeled by the United Nations as "one...
