By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, Feb.1 (PNA)–Philippine education now must focus on industrial manufacturing, business and invention since agriculture in the countryside is being slowly swallowed by mushrooming subdivisions full of residential…
Category: Science and Technology
DOST-PCAARRD, ACIAR publish manuals on swine respiratory disease control
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Feb 1 (PNA) — The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has…
Manila Rush: Escaping heavy traffic
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Feb. 1 (PNA) — Commuters and motorists in Metro Manila have been figuring out how to escape the heavy traffic situation in its major roads, particularly the…
Scientists create map of neurodegeneration-causing gene mutations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (PNA/Xinhua) — An international team of researchers said Thursday they have created a map of gene mutations that contribute to the neurodegenerative disorder known as hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP),…
Scientists in Japan’s Kobe find new method for reprogramming body cells
OSAKA, Jan. 30 (PNA/Xinhua)–Researchers at an institute in Kobe City, western Japan discovered a new method for creating pluripotent cells in mice by simply exposing body cells to acidic liquids, and the…
DOST vows to support ICT councils in generating investments for BPO industry
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Jan 30 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) plans to further boost the capability of information and communication technology (ICT) councils in its efforts…
Cancer treatment does not increase birth defects risk: Norwegian researcher
OSLO, Jan. 28 (PNA/Xinhua) — Hanne Stensheim, a researcher with the Cancer Registry in Norway, has found that the risk of having children with birth defects does not increase in mothers who…
Whole body MRI could improve cancer treatment: study
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (PNA/Xinhua) — A pioneering scanning technique that can image a patient’s entire body could improve treatment for people with a type of bone marrow cancer called myeloma, according to…
DOST-PCIEERD: Linkages among higher educational institutions to boost country’s R&D policy
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Jan 26 (PNA) — The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is pushing…
TESDA online program clicking with job seekers, students
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, Jan. 23 (PNA)—- Education through online program or internet is now a strong alternative for Filipinos being offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)…
PCIEERD encourages R&D proposals on sustainable transport systems, emerging technologies
MANILA, Jan. 21 (PNA) — The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) is encouraging public and private universities, research and development institutes (RDIs) and nonprofit science…
PLDT installs submarine cable connecting Visayas and Mindanao
By Ercel Maandig CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) -– The Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), the country’s premier telecommunications company, recently completed the ambitious P 400 million submarine optic cable…
Information stealing virus detected in online banking space
NEW DELHI, Jan. 19 (PNA/IRNA) — Cyber security sleuths have detected a ˈblackˈ private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or…
Crystallography at core of structural sciences- UN chief
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (PNA/IRNA) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message for year of crystallography 2014 issued on January 20, said today, crystallography is at the core of structural sciences, revealing…
Open Data site won’t delay passage of FOI bill, Palace official says
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Jan 20 (PNA) — The launch of the national government’s Open Data Philippines website will not delay the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, a…