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The Philippine Genome Center was established as a collaboration between the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). [1] It was first conceptualized in 2009 in response to the SARS outbreak which affected Hong Kong, the dengue outbreaks which affecting the Philippines, and the then-ongoing H1N1 flu pandemic which originated in Mexico.
Headquarters of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Los Baños, Laguna. BIOTECH discovers and upgrades technologies to produce high value foods, feeds, additives, specialty products, and develops efficient detection kits to ensure quality and safety.
Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco (18 August 1925 – 23 July 2013 [1]) was a Filipino chemist who was granted the title of National Scientist of the Philippines in 1994. Lim-Sylianco's research focused on mutagens, antimutagens, and bio-organic mechanisms.
Lourdes J. Cruz (born May 19, 1942) is a Filipino biochemist whose research has contributed to the understanding of the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. [1]
Various genetic studies on Filipinos have been performed, to analyze the population genetics of the various ethnic groups in the Philippines.. The results of a DNA study conducted by the National Geographic's "The Genographic Project", based on genetic testings of Filipino people by the National Geographic in 2008–2009, found that the Philippines is made up of around 53% Southeast Asia and ...
Leonard Co was the founding president of the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. [2] He is credited for discovering eight new species of plants. [6] Aside from these, two species of Philippine endemic plants have been named in his honor: the Mycaranthes leonardi orchid [6] and the Rafflesia leonardi, a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia endemic to the Philippines and ...
The Philippine Navy and the Chinese embassy in Manila have yet to respond to AFP's request for comment. Tensions and military confrontations have escalated in the South China Sea in recent months.
Biology Gavino Trono Jr. (born November 11, 1931) is a Filipino marine biologist dubbed as the "Father of Kappaphycus farming". [ 1 ] He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology , focusing on seaweed biodiversity.