Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
9,788 SHS students qualify for DOST-SEI’s 2020 S&T scholarships
Has the COVID-19 pandemic dampened your spirits? If you took the 2020 Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute…
This ‘genetic blueprint’ of basmati rice can help us grow stronger rice varieties
•Using nanopore sequencing technology, researchers from NYU created “genetic blueprints” of two basmati rice varieties, Basmati 334 and Dom Sufid.…
Idle minds in isolation: How is COVID-19 affecting our mental health?
This article is part of our “Psychology of a Pandemic” series. History has shown than health crises affect more than…
Beat ‘cabin fever’: 5 tips for coping with COVID-19, from a Pinay psychiatrist
This article is part of our “Psychology of a Pandemic” series. There’s no denying it: The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has…
A Filipino scientist found a cancer-killer in snail bacteria—and named it after Bohol
•Working with scientists at the University of Utah, Dr. Joshua Torres identified a new molecule in bacteria from Truncatella snails. •Named after Bohol, boholamide…
Why do soaps and hand sanitizers expire?
With a towel draped over one arm and clean clothes over the other, you enter your bathroom, excited for a…
Laguna de Bay: The largest lake in the Philippines
One of the Philippines’ chief sources of freshwater fish, Laguna de Bay is the country’s largest inland body of water,…
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis: The heartbreaking story of the Father of Handwashing
•In 1847, a Hungarian physician named Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to realize that improper handwashing could spread diseases in…
FlipFact (March 20, 2020): Is this squeaky fellow the world’s cutest frog?
FlipFact of the Day: Imagine yourself touring one of South Africa’s desert regions. As you carefully make your way through the…
Were Newton’s most productive years really during the Great Plague of London?
FlipFact of the Day: The year was 1665, and the Great Plague of London had just begun to devastate England. By…
