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Flooding is not unusual in the Philippines. From the streets of Manila to the country fields, it’s not uncommon to wade in knee-deep water to get to where you’re going.
But have you seen rice that actually grows with the floods? Check this out - researchers from my old employment - the International Rice Research […]
There is such a prestige attached to the word “scientist”. You probably think of men and women in white lab coats, with binders in hand and looking like Einstein. Well, that is so not true. Not in other countries and certainly not in the Philippines.
Just yesterday, President Arroyo honored the Philippines’ fifty great men […]
Ocean Park Manila Bay, the newest pride of Philippine tourism, has become so popular that our readers have been asking us for information and contact.
So here are some very useful information:
The Manila Ocean Park is located behind the Quirino Grandstand, in Luneta, Manila. For more information, contact +(632) 567.7777 and +(632) 567 2309.
Operating […]
I’m so excited to be able to share this news with you! As a biologist, I’m thrilled that the Philippines finally has its own oceanarium.
The state-of-the-art Manila Ocean Park had its soft opening last week, on February 29. It’s gorgeous and truly world-class! Let’s take a tour, via Mel & Joey:
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This is Sinag, the Philippines’ first solar powered vehicle.
Sinag, which is Tagalog for sunshine, is 100% pinoy. It was designed and engineered by De La Salle University students and faculty.
Already, the car is making an international debut.
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Did your hgh school ever have those annual science fairs where you’re forced to think of an experiment, make poster boards and strut your research for all to see? My high school was big on that. But for the love of my profession, I can not remember what I did for my science fair project! […]
Dr. Roman Kintanar, a former director of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), was honored by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) by putting his name among the stars. “Kintanar” was the name given to an asteroid found between Mars and Jupiter.
The Astronomical League of the Philippines proposed the asteroid’s name to the […]
Christopher Go, an amateur astronomer from Cebu, had a hand in the interest currently brewing around the Red Spots on the surface of the planet Jupiter. Yes, that’s “Red Spots”.
We all know of the Great Red Spot, but now there’s “Red Jr.”, officially called “Oval BA“.
Oval BA first appeared in the year 2000 when three […]
Although cultivated rice plants begin life in paddies, prolonged submergence has devastating effects on their development and productivity. The identification of a gene for flood tolerance by scientists at the Philippine-based International Rice Research Insitute (IRRI) and the University of California marks a significant step towards minimizing flood damage in rice-producing areas.
The gene called Submergence […]
By 2015, as envisioned, a cup or 160 gram of what would be genetically engineered cooked rice can give the poor - who would often content themselves with rice alone for their diet - the combined nutrients from a slice of steak, a piece of prawn, a fried egg, some vegetables and fruits.
The Golden Rice […]
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