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US-based Filipino chemist to lead creation of CRC in MMSU

By Reynaldo Andres/PNA BATAC CITY -- A US-based Filipino chemist is in Ilocos Norte to lead the establishment of a Carbohydrates Research Center (CRC) at the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in this...

House okays PH Space Dev’t bill on 2nd reading

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/PNA MANILA -- A measure seeking the creation of a Philippine Space Agency, which would respond to the growing need for a more secure and independent access to space,...

PH, Aussie university ink MOU on R&D, education

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and James Cook University (JCU), one of the leading Australian learning institutions, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding...

Negros Occidental boosts capability in rabies diagnosis

By Erwin Nicavera/PNA BACOLOD CITY -- The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has acquired the capability to perform rabies diagnosis using the latest Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test (DFAT). Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena, in...

‘Toxorhynchites’ mosquito species vs. malaria, dengue carriers

By Celeste Anna Formoso/PNA PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- An elephant mosquito species called “Toxorhynchites” that is undergoing entomology study in a Department of Health (DOH)-run insectary in Palawan, may hold promise...

Study Shows Chemotherapy Not Needed To Treat Many Breast Cancers

By Carol Pearson/VOA News WASHINGTON —After a diagnosis of breast cancer, many women have surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation. But a new study shows that if the cancer is caught early enough,...

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